A photographic survey of Odonata in Sabah, Malaysia, 2023
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Benjamin Schwartz, Philip Benstead, Rory A. Dow, Denis Matthey, Michael Post · Faunistic Studies 47 · 2025
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Bibliographic details
| Title | A photographic survey of Odonata in Sabah, Malaysia, 2023 |
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| Author | Benjamin Schwartz, Philip Benstead, Rory A. Dow, Denis Matthey, Michael Post |
| Journal | Faunistic Studies in South-East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata |
| Issue | 47 |
| Published | 13 July 2025 |
| Pages | 1–60 |
| ISSN | 2195-4534 |
| Publisher | International Dragonfly Fund e.V. |
| Language | English |
Abstract
This report provides a summary of photographic documentation of Odonata at 101 sites in Sabah, in Malaysian Borneo, during two trips: January 9 to 30, 2023, and October 2 to 14, 2023. We report 130 species documented in photographs of 1,383 individuals. This represents 68% of the 190 taxa reported to occur in Sabah prior to this trip. Notable photographic records are described and include 8 species recorded in Sabah for the first time (one of which is a new genus for Borneo). Some species that may be new and undescribed, or known and undescribed, were photographed. A complete list of all records and corresponding iNaturalist observations, species x site data, habitat descriptions, weather conditions, search time, and counts for species observed at each site are included in tables.
Keywords
Odonata, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo.
Suggested citation
Benjamin Schwartz, Philip Benstead, Rory A. Dow, Denis Matthey, Michael Post (2025): A photographic survey of Odonata in Sabah, Malaysia, 2023. Faunistic Studies in South-East Asian and Pacific Island Odonata 47: 1–60.