HABITAT / URBAN
LAT 1.3814 · LNG 103.7256
OBSERVER / Jason
Swinhoe's striated hawkmoth
Hippotion rosetta
Class · Insecta
Order · Lepidoptera
Sungei Tengah · 09 Sep 2026
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HABITAT / COASTAL
LAT 1.2240 · LNG 103.7490
OBSERVER / Nicolas
Estuarine stonefish
Synanceia horrida
Class · Actinopterygii
Order · Scorpaeniformes
Pulau Hantu · 29 Jun 2025
HABITAT / URBAN
LAT 1.2185 · LNG 103.8420
OBSERVER / Max
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
Class · Insecta
Order · Coleoptera
St John's island · 21 Aug 2026
HABITAT / URBAN
LAT 1.2849 · LNG 103.8439
OBSERVER / damien
Kopstein Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis kopsteini
Class · Reptilia
Order · Squamata
outr · 04 Sep 2026
HABITAT / URBAN
LAT 1.3766 · LNG 103.8181
OBSERVER / damien
Sunda slow loris
Nycticebus coucang
Class · Mammalia
Order · Primates
Old Upper Thomson Road · 04 Sep 2026
HABITAT / URBAN
LAT 1.4464 · LNG 103.7807
OBSERVER / Jason
racket-tailed drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
Class · Aves
Order · Passeriformes
Admiralty park · 03 Sep 2026
HABITAT / URBAN
LAT 1.4464 · LNG 103.7807
OBSERVER / Niru
Six-spotted Jumping Spider
Bavia sexpunctata
Class · Arachnida
Order · Araneae
Admiralty park · 02 Sep 2026
HABITAT / URBAN
LAT 1.3759 · LNG 103.8266
OBSERVER / Nicolas
Twas diggin
Sunda Pangolin
Manis javanica
Class · Mammalia
Order · Pholidota
Old upper Thompson road · 19 Feb 2026
HABITAT / URBAN
LAT 1.2655 · LNG 103.8126
OBSERVER / Jason
White-spotted jellyfish
Phyllorhiza punctata
Class · Scyphozoa
Order · Rhizostomeae
Marina Keppel Bay · 29 Aug 2026
HABITAT / COASTAL
LAT 0.0000 · LNG 0.0000
OBSERVER / ANONYMOUS
ID: Knobbly Sea Star — Protoreaster nodosus — The identification is based on the five-armed body plan and the distinct dark, chocolate-chip-like conical knobs on its dorsal surface, which are diagnostic for Protoreaster nodosus. — A heavy-bodied sea star easily recognized by the prominent, dark, conical knobs protruding from its dorsal surface.
Knobbly Sea Star
Protoreaster nodosus
Class · Asteroidea
Order · Valvatida
Singapore · 25 Aug 2026