Secret species – Camera traps show what lies within Myanmar’s lowland forests

[UngulateNerd92]

Monitor lizard, Malayan porcupine, Indochinese tiger, Malayan tapir, great argus pheasant, sun bear and gaur. No, this isn’t the answer to the question “what are your seven favourite forest-dwelling animals?” Instead, these species have all shown up on camera traps installed by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) teams in the Tanintharyi region of southern Myanmar.

Secret species – Camera traps show what lies within Myanmar’s lowland forests | Fauna & Flora International

 

[drill]

Monitor lizard, Malayan porcupine, Indochinese tiger, Malayan tapir, great argus pheasant, sun bear and gaur. No, this isn’t the answer to the question “what are your seven favourite forest-dwelling animals?” Instead, these species have all shown up on camera traps installed by Fauna & Flora International (FFI) teams in the Tanintharyi region of southern Myanmar.

Secret species – Camera traps show what lies within Myanmar’s lowland forests | Fauna & Flora International

Species of monitor?

 

[UngulateNerd92]

Species of monitor?

It doesn't say, but if you look at the video in the link, my first thought was a Dumeril's monitor (Varanus dumerilii).

 

[amur leopard]

What kind of bat would the one that flew into the picture as the porcupines came in? It looks massive!

 

[UngulateNerd92]

What kind of bat would the one that flew into the picture as the porcupines came in? It looks massive!

It seems kind of hard to tell considering how abruptly it flew off, but considering its size, my first thought was some sort of Flying fox (Pteropus sp.).