The birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: covering Burma and Thailand south of the eleventh parallel, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. v.1: Non-passerines

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (03) ◽  
pp. 37-1563-37-1563
Keyword(s):  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Malay Peninsula

scholarly journals Population census and age category character of Stump-tailed macaque, Macaca arctoides, in Northern Peninsular Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
SYAMIL ABD RAHMAN ◽  
MOHD-RIDWAN ABD RAHMAN ◽  
AMSAH MOHD ARIF ◽  
MUHAMMAD ABDUL-LATIFF ABU BAKAR ◽  
BADRUL MUNIR MD ZAIN
Keyword(s):  
Population Data ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Population Census ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Macaca Arctoides ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Pelage Coloration ◽  
Age Category

Abstract. Syamil AR, Mohd-Ridwan AR, Amsah MA, Abdul-Latiff MAB, Md-Zain BM. 2019. Population census and age category character of Stump-tailed macaque, Macaca arctoides, in Northern Peninsular Malaysia. Biodiversitas 20: 2446-2452. Macaca arctoides is reported to be distributed only in the northern part of Malay Peninsula. Intensive scientific observations have never been carried out before on this neglected macaque in the northern range. Thus, in this article, an estimation of population data on the Malaysian stump-tailed macaques that were found in Wang Kelian forest areas in Perlis State Park, Malaysia is presented. Intensive field observations were conducted from Sept 2018 to January 2019 with scanning sampling. The study revealed a total of 171-176 stump-tailed macaques, consisting of 44 (25%) adult males, 28 (16%) adult females, 19-22 (11%) sub-adult males, 16-19 (10%) sub-adult females, 43 (25%) juveniles, and 21-23 (13%) infants. Two main groups were observed, which were the Nomad and the Batat groups. Their ranging areas appear to sometimes overlap each other, while some Nomad members were observed in the Batat group. The age structure can be differentiated through body size and pelage coloration. The stump-tailed macaque populations in Wang Kelian are sensitive to human presence, while their habitat area is threatened by human illegal poaching activities. More conservation efforts are needed to conserve this neglected macaque from local extinction.

scholarly journals Review of the flower-inhabiting water scavenger beetle genus Cycreon (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae), with descriptions of new species and comments on its biology

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Arriaga-Varela ◽  
Sin Yeng Wong ◽  
Alexander Kirejtshuk ◽  
Martin Fikácek
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Host Species ◽  
Organic Material ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Gut Contents ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Median Lobe ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
The Family

The hydrophilid genusCycreonOrchymont, 1919, previously known from two historical specimens only, is reviewed based on the numerous material collected recently from the inflorescences of various Araceae species in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. Four species are recognized in the genus:C.sculpturatusOrchymont, 1919 from Sumatra,C.armandiShatrovskiy, 2017 from Singapore,C.adolescenssp. n.from peninsular Malaysia, andC.floricolasp. n.with two subspecies, the nominotypical one from Peninsular Malaysia, andC.floricolaborneanussubsp. n.from Borneo. All species are very similar, differing only by the pronotal punctation, shape of the clypeus and the mentum, and the form of the median lobe of the aedeagus. Specimens ofC.floricolasp. n.andC.adolescenssp. n.were collected from inflorescences of various genera of the family Araceae. The field observations and analysis of mid gut contents indicates that they feed on organic material on internal organs of the inflorescences, including the pollen of the host plant. They were also observed to carry a large amount of pollen and are likely pollinators of their host species of Araceae.

scholarly journals Not in the Least Concern: anthropogenic influences on a South-east Asian apple snail Pila scutata (Ampullariidae)

Oryx ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Hui Ng ◽  
Siong Kiat Tan ◽  
Amirrudin Ahmad ◽  
Do Van Tu ◽  
Ravindra C. Joshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Red List ◽  
Taxonomic Resolution ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Apple Snail ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
16S Sequencing

AbstractSouth-east Asian apple snails, Pila spp., have been declining since the introduction of globally invasive, confamilial South American Pomacea spp., yet Pila ecology remains poorly studied, with most occurrence records unconfirmed. Pila scutata, a previously widespread species, presumed native to the Malay peninsula and assessed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List, was formerly harvested for food, and may have experienced anthropogenic translocations. We surveyed the Malay peninsula (specifically Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore) to investigate the current distribution and genetic diversity of P. scutata. Six populations were found in Singapore, but only one in Peninsular Malaysia. Mitochondrial COI and 16S sequencing revealed that the Malaysian population shared a single haplotype of both genes with the Singapore populations (500 km distant). This low genetic diversity could stem from a recent anthropogenic introduction, which brings into question the true native range of P. scutata and, coupled with poorly resolved taxonomy of the genus, necessitates a reassessment of its IUCN Red List status. Introduced populations pose a dilemma, and the lack of genetic diversity is of concern in light of Pila decline throughout South-east Asia. Our results highlight that conservation management of P. scutata and its congeners must therefore be better informed by greater taxonomic resolution and more comprehensive investigations of their ecology, both in native and introduced ranges.

A new spiny, prehensile-tailed species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Malaysia with a preliminary hypothesis of relationships based on morphology

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2625 (1) ◽  
pp. 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. LEE GRISMER ◽  
SHAHRUL ANUAR ◽  
EVAN QUAH ◽  
MOHD ABDUL MUIN ◽  
CHAN KIN ONN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Cyrtodactylus durio sp. nov., is described from northwestern Peninsular Malaysia on the basis of its head, body, limbs, and tail being extremely spinose as well as other unique combinations of squamation and color pattern. It is proposed that C. durio sp. nov. forms a clade with C. brevipalmatus, C. elok, C. spinosus, and C. stresemanni on the basis of having a spiny, prehensile tail and that it is the sister species of C. stresemanni based on unique caudal tuberculation. Cytrodactylus durio sp. nov. is the latest in a growing list of new species of amphibians and reptiles recently described from the Malay Peninsula, and Peninsular Malaysia in particular, that clearly underscores the need for continuing exploratory research in these regions.

scholarly journals A synopsis of the native Combretaceae in the Malay Peninsula

Webbia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-280
Author(s):  
Ian Turner
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Malay Peninsula

A synopsis of the native species of Combretaceae in the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore) is presented. A total of 29 species in four genera (Combretum, Getonia, Lumnitzera and Terminalia) are recognised. Keys to genera and species are included with synonymy and typification. In total 63 lectotypifications, three second-step lectotypifications and 11 neotypifications are proposed in the paper.

Flora of Singapore Precursors, 11. A new species of Urophyllum (Rubiaceae) from the Malay Peninsula

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 373 (3) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
KHOON MENG WONG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Flower Size ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Urophyllum malayense (Rubiaceae) is described, endemic to the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore). It has resemblances to Urophyllum trifurcum but differs notably in the extent of inflorescence branching and flower size.

A new skink of the genus Subdoluseps (Hardwicke & Gray, 1828) from Peninsular Malaysia

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4609 (2) ◽  
pp. 358
Author(s):  
L. LEE GRISMER ◽  
ZAHARIL DZUKAFLY ◽  
MOHD ABDUL MUIN ◽  
EVAN S. H. QUAH ◽  
BENJAMIN R. KARIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Research ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Taxonomic Analysis ◽  
East Malaysia ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
Isthmus Of Kra

An integrative taxonomic analysis of Subdoluseps herberti from southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia and S. samajaya from Sarawak, East Malaysia (Borneo) recovers the former as paraphyletic with respect to the latter. The analyses recover the three southernmost populations of S. herberti in Peninsular Malaysia as conspecific and the sister lineage of S. samajaya, whereas S. herberti from Thailand and northern Peninsular Malaysia constitute the sister species to S. samajaya plus the southern three Peninsular Malaysian populations. As such, the southern populations are described herein as S. malayana sp. nov. and all three species are referred to as the S. herberti group. Clade boundaries and breaks within this group on the Thai-Malay Peninsula occurring at the Isthmus of Kra, across the Kangar-Pattani line, and between the Thai-Malay Peninsula and Borneo are consistent with phylogeographic patterns of other Sundaic taxa. The discovery of S. malayana sp. nov. continues to underscore the fact that, despite the well-studied nature of the lizard fauna of Peninsular Malaysia, much of it still remains unrealized and for conservation efforts to move forward, field research followed by expeditiously revised taxonomies must continue.  

scholarly journals Mammalian Diversity of Gunung Ledang, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Faiznur Ain Ahmad Bakri ◽  
Masatoshi Yasuda ◽  
Maryati Mohamed ◽  
Adlil Ikram Sharuddin ◽  
Muhazam Syah Hambar
Keyword(s):  
Forest Ecosystem ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Camera Trap ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Panthera Pardus ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Terrestrial Mammals ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Management ◽  
Tapirus Indicus

Mammals play a crucial role for the biotic processes of the rainforest ecosystem. Studying their behaviour and biology are vital to fully understand the jigsaw of rainforest dynamics. This study was made to update the diversity checklist of mammals in Gunung Ledang. This study was done in Taman Negara Johor; Gunung Ledang (2.37°N, 102.60°E) where it is known to be the highest mountain (1,276 m asl.) in the southern Malay Peninsula. This study was conducted from July 2018 to April 2019. In total, 22 cameras were installed along three nature trails which are Sagill trail, Telekom Trail, and Resort Trail. Overall, a total of 31 species of terrestrial mammals from small- to large-sized were recorded in our camera trapping study of 3434 camera-days.Mammals such as the Leopard (Panthera pardus), Sumatran Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis), and Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) were caught in the videos of camera trap. This showed that the diversity of mammals in Gunung Ledang is quite high. Tthis paper already gave valuable insights in a rainforest guild that is highly diverse and of outstanding value to the forest ecosystem. Management plans and strategy to conserve the mammals in Gunung Ledang can be done as accordingly afterwards.

scholarly journals The Morphology of Early Towns in Malay Peninsula

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.9) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Sharyzee Mohmad Shukri ◽  
Mohammad Hussaini Wahab ◽  
Rohayah Che Amat ◽  
Idris Taib ◽  
Syuhaida Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
History Of ◽  
Historical Sites ◽  
The 19Th Century

Malay Peninsula has a very compelling socio geographical, cultural history and town setting comprises historical sites, fortress and early towns that has formed an evolution of the urban sprawl. The history of the early towns on the Malay Peninsula goes as far back as the beginning of the ancient Malay kingdom of Lembah Bujang and Langkasuka; and maybe far before that period. Early Malay towns in Malay Peninsula (currently known as Peninsular Malaysia) have unique characteristics in terms of architecture urban form and history. The morphology study of towns in Malay Peninsula have found characteristics of urban form and setting dating from 5000 BC maybe earlier to 19th century may be classified into four phases of pre-modern settlements cycles. This research employs qualitative approach that encompasses of literature review of scholarly articles and reports, in-depth interview and structured observation. Based on the historical and physical evidences that are still exist, thirteen (13) early town will be selected as a study area. This paper present the finding of urban morphology and characteristic in a chronicle of urban form and setting in the Malay Peninsula dating from 5000 BC up to the 19th century.    

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