Journey to north western Peninsular Malaysia

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Cute little porcupine from Africa....what species is this???

[MrTree]

this one confirm from Africa?

Here is China is a lot cheaper ah. Look same too,

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this one confirm from Africa?

Here is China is a lot cheaper ah. Look same too,

I think I heard Ah Lim said its from Africa. Its a hedgehog, not porcupine....sorry.

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Fishing @ Bukit Merah area:

A river near Bukit Merah lake:




A juvenile of giant gourami (local name is Kaloi), Osphronemus goramy.





Knifefish, Notopterus notopterus.

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Hard lipped barb, most probably Osteochilus hasselti.





Crocking gourami,Trichopsis vittatus.




According to an expert, this freshwater clam should be Anodonta woodiana of the Family Unionidae. Introduced from Taiwan through the tilapia fish food trade.

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Collecting fish in the leech infested canal:




Swamp eel, Monopterus albus.





Snake-skin gourami,Trichogaster pectoralis introduced from Thailand as food fish.

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Panchax, Aplocheilus panchax.




A peat swamp forest in Bukit Merah area now became oil palm plantation.






Isoetes sp.

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Aquatic canivorous plant, Utricularia sp.




Betta imbellis :




Rasbora gracilis :

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Hairgrasses (Eleocharis sp.)found abundantly in the ditches of oil palm plantation:




Nepenthes mirabilis is more common in northern Peninsular Malaysia than the southern part.





DAY 3 - Visiting a forest stream in south western Kuala Lumpur:

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Black lily, Tacca sp., most probably Tacca laevis.




Tree fern, Cyathea sp.





Unidentified species of fern

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Dwarf snakehead, Channa gachua. Top is a female & bottom is male.




Channa gachua (male), this one bite my fingers while trying to photograph it.

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Never get the Paros?

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Never get the Paros?

Water level too high! Raining almost everyday.