New creatures at the Borneo rainforest

The World Wildlife Fund has just released a report on newly discovered flora and fauna in the Borneo rainforest area with many new exotic species.

Borneo is the world's third largest island with an area of ​​743,330 km ² . With a favorable geographical location, located between the East Sea and Java, Borneo is one of the highest biodiversity areas in the world.

According to WWF (World Wildlife Fund) report, more than 123 new species were discovered in Borneo forest since February 2007. This is part of a joint effort of the countries with common interests on the island to establish a protection area of ​​220,000 km ^{2 of} tropical forests.

New detection rate of new species is 3 species per month. Previously, scientists calculated, there are about two million species known on Earth, and there are about 5 to 100 million species still unexplored.

According to Adam Tomasek, head of the WWF project in Borneo forest: "For three years, independent scientific discoveries have proven, new life forms continue to attract the participation of scientists at the heart of Borneo. . "

Here are some new species discovered in Borneo:

The newly discovered flowerpecker is named with the eye part that has the same advice as glass. They have a gray body with white arcs above and below the eyes. They live mainly in the high canopy.

With a length of up to 0.5 m, the species of Phobaeticus becomes the longest insect in its family. They are found at Gunung Kinabau Park, Sabah. Only 3 individuals of this species have been found.

The first frog, about 7 cm long, is the first frog with no lungs. They breathe through the skin. This makes their bodies flatter, creating more contact surfaces and absorbing more oxygen. The aerodynamic shape helps them swim more skillfully in fast-flowing streams in Borneo's Kalimantan rain forest.

With 8 fins, 3.6 cm long, the newly discovered fish named Eirmotus Insignis. They live in warm, shallow springs that flow slowly in the rainforest, living mainly in the center of Borneo.

The red-brown ants Lordomyrma was discovered in 2008. At that time, 7 individuals were obtained from a pile of leaves in the Sabah rainforest, Borneo.

Scientists have discovered a new freshwater pink shrimp, the scientific name is Macrobrachium in the Keilan River, located in the East Kalimantan region, the heart of Borneo forest. This new shrimp species is quite small, only about 1 cm long; they are different from the types with the last name in the number of teeth.

Ibycus snails with yellow and green colors were discovered on the leaves at an altitude of 1,900 m in Sabah, Malaysia. They have a 4 cm long tail, three times the length of the head.

Silver-backed Kopstein snake can reach an impressive length of 1.5m. Their necks are bright orange. the body with colorful scales: green, blue, brown.

The small frog Rhacophorus has just been discovered at Gunung Mulu Park, Sarawak, Borneo center. Adult males are only 3.5 cm long. Also known as Mulu flying frogs, their skin is green at night but turns brown during the day. Their eye color also changes.

A wild orchid species named Thrixspermum Erythrolomum has just been discovered. The orchid species lives in Malaysia's second highest mountain range, Gunung Trus Madi, 2,642 m.