MammalsseenatTamanNegaraNP,Malaysia,11Ͳ16June2012 ByPaulCarter  ThisreportliststhemammalsseenbymyselfandDaveSargeantonour5dayvisittoTamanNegaraNP.Wespent 4nightsintheKualaTahanareaandthen2nightsatSungaiRelau(seethenotesattheendofthereportonareas visitedandlogistics).Wesaw22mammals,125birdsand3snakes.Foranyqueriesandcorrectionsonthisreport pleaseemailmeat[email protected]. Dave’sdetailedreportonthebirdrecordsisavailableathttp://norththailandbirding.com/.Birdsseenincluded LargeFrogmouth,BarredEagleͲOwl,JambuFruitDoveandGarnetPitta.  MAMMALLIST  EnglishandlatinnamesusedarethosegiveninthemammalSpeciesoftheWorldlist(version3)byWilsonand Reeder(2005):athttp://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/. Alternatecommonnames(from“AFieldGuidetotheMammalsofThailandandSouthͲeastAsia”byCMFrancis, 2008)areshowninbracketsinthelistbelow.  1ͲCommonTreeͲshrew(Tupaiaglis) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.KualaTahanvillage,atahouseneartheschool. 2ͲCrabͲeatingMacaque(Macacafascicularis)Ͳ(LongͲtailedMacaque) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ15.TahanHide. 2012Ͳ06Ͳ15.SungaiRelauArea,aroundtheNPChalets. 3ͲWhiteͲthighedSurili(Presbytissiamensis)–(WhiteͲthighedLangur) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ13.KumbangHide;andthetrailtothehidefromKualaTerenggan. 4ͲBlackGiantSquirrel(Ratufabicolor) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ16.SungaiRelauArea;ontheNegeramTrail. 5ͲGrayͲbelliedSquirrel(Calloscuriuscaniceps) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.Mutiararesort.Verycommonherebutnotseenelsewhere. 6ͲPlantainSquirrel(Callosciurusnotatus) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.OnthetrackfromMutiararesorttotheCanopyWalkway. 7ͲBlackͲstripedSquirrel(Callosciurusnigrovittatus)Ͳ(SundaBlackͲbandedSquirrel) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.KumbangHide.Oneenteredthehideearlymorningsandtheevenings,afterfood.Photobelow.

 8ͲPrevost'sSquirrel(Callosciurusprevostii) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.KumbangHide. 2012Ͳ06Ͳ15.SungaiRelauArea,aroundtheNPChalets.Frequentsightingsatthecarparkandaccommodation officearea.Twophotosbelow.   9ͲSlenderSquirrel(Sundascuriustenuis) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ15.SungaiRelauArea,atthestartofthejeeptrack. Ithadbuffmarksonthenoseandalongtail(TL>HB).

 10ͲBower’sBerylmys(Berylmysbowersi)–(Bower'sRat) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.KumbangHide. LargegreyͲbrownrat.HBlengthabout25cm.TLseemedsimilartoHBlengthandnotaslongasforLongͲtailed GiantRat(whichisorangecolouredandmostlyterrestrial). 11ͲSundaicLenothrix(Lenothrixcanus)–(GreyTreeRat) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.KumbangHide.Onvinesattherearofhide,around10pm.HBlengthabout15Ͳ20cm.Greyabove, whitebelow.Longslendertail;didnotnotetailcolour. 12ͲSundaicArborealNiviventer(Niviventercremoriventer)Ͳ(DarkͲtailedNiviventer) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.KumbangHide.HBlengthabout10Ͳ13cm.RedͲbrownabove;whitebelow.Darkbrowntailwithshort hairsalongthetail;plussomelongerhairsattip.Longwhiskers.Longguardhairs.Brownontopoffeet.Most frequentrodentvisitortothehide.Firstphotobelow.

 13ͲIntermediateLeafͲnosedBat(Hipposideroslarvatus)–(IntermediateRoundleafedBat) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ14.GuaTelingaCaveentrance.BrowntoredͲbrown;3lateralleaflets;theposteriornoseͲleafisbroader thantheanteriornoseͲleaf.Photoabove. 14ͲLesserSheathͲtailedBat(Emballonuramonticola) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.CanopyWalkwayTicketOffice,9am.DayͲroostunderofficebldg.ThisistheonlysheathͲtailbatinSE Asia(Francis,2008)contrarytosomeonlinereportsofAsianSheathͲtailedBat(Emballonuraalecto)inthepark.

 15ͲLeopardCat(Prionailurusbengalensis) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ11.KualaTahanpumpͲstation;forestedgeabout100mbeforethegateͲ10pm. 16ͲSmallͲtoothedPalmCivet(Arctogalidiatrivirgatas) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ15.SungaiRelauArea;atthebridgeatthestartofNegeramtrail;ataround9to10pm.

 17ͲAsianPalmCivet(Paradoxurushermaphroditis)Ͳ(CommonPalmCivet) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ11.KualaTahanpumpͲstation;about250mbeforethegate;onphonelines. 18ͲMalayanCivet(Viverratangalunga) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ13.KumbangHide.Seenforagingaroundthehide(9pm)andthewaterholearea(2am).About14white stripesonthetail.

 19ͲMalayanTapir(Tapirusindicus)Ͳ(AsianTapir) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12and2012Ͳ06Ͳ13.KumbangHide.Seenatvarioustimesthroughthenight,from10pmto3am;and alsoduringdaylightat7amrestingjustwithintheforestedge.Photobelow. 2012Ͳ06Ͳ14.AtnightatametapirroamsthegardensatMutiara,presumablyoneofthepairthatwasreleased therein2011.

 20ͲWildBoar(Susscrofa)Ͳ(EurasianWildPig) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ12.Mutiararesort. 2012Ͳ06Ͳ15.SungaiRelauArea,atthestartofJeepTrail. 21ͲLesserMouseͲdeer(Traguluskanchil) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ15.TrailboardwalknearTahanHide.About9am.Firstphotobelow. 2012Ͳ06Ͳ16.SungaiRelauAreaͲNegeramTrail.About9pm.

 22–RedMuntjac(Muntiacusmuntjak) 2012Ͳ06Ͳ14.OnthemaintrailnorthofGuaTelinga.  REPTILELIST Englishandlatinnamesareasperthefieldguide“ReptilesofThailandandSouthͲeastAsia”byIndraneilDas. 1ͲRedͲtailedRacer(Gonyosomaoxycephalum) 12June–atMutiararesortgardens,midday,beingharassedbysquirrels.VerylittleblackontheeyeͲstripe.GreyͲ browntailbutsomeorangeonit.Firstphotobelow.  2ͲBlueͲneckedKeelback(Macrophistodonrhodomelas) AtTahanHidearea–15June–around9am.Secondphotoabove. 3–DogͲtoothedCatSnake(Boigacynodon) BoardwalkneartheMutiaracampsite–around9pm.Asmallspecimenatabout90cmlong.

  3ͲRoughͲnecked(Clouded)MonitorLizard(Varanusrudicollis) Common.AfewseenatSungaiRelaucarpark–15June.AlsoatMutiararesort. 4ͲCommonSunSkinkͲEutropismultifasciata  LOGISTICSandAREASVISITED  KualaTahan Wespent2nightsatTraveller’sHomeandweleftourhirecartherewhilstovernightingatthehides.Wewent nightͲspottingonthesealedroadtothepumpͲstationacouplekilometresupstreamfromthetown.LeopardCat andAsian/CommonPalmCivet. MutiaraTamanNegaraResort Goodfood(buffetmealswerediscountedtothelistedprices)andspotlightingaroundthebuildingsandcampsite area.WeobtainedpermitsandhidebookingsattheParkOfficebehindtherestaurant.Theparkofficehasalistof setpricesforcanoecosts(percanoe,notperperson;about3paxpercanoe). KumbangHide Wespent2nightsinthehide;usingtheboatstogetthereandback.AfterbeingdroppedatKualaTerengganitisa 1hour(2km)walktothehide.Beneaththehidethereisapipewithconstantlyrunningwater,goodforawash. Onthefirstnighttherewerenumerousrodentsinthehideafterfood,whilsttherewassurprisinglyverylittle rodentactivitythesecondnight(perhapsbecauseablackleopardwasinthearea–seenbytheguideofanother groupwhilstwewerewatchingthecivetatthebackofthehide).TheparkcanoecostRM120eachway;itgoes upstreamthroughabout7rapids(excellentboatmanshipinvolved,anavigatorperchedonthefront);Iwas wishingIhadputmycameragearinwaterͲproofbags.Keyspeciesseenatthehide:Tapir,BlackͲstripedSquirrel, Bower’sBerylmys/Rat,SundaicArboreal(DarkͲtailed)Niviventer,SundaicLenothrix(GreyTreeͲrat)andMalayan Civet. TahanHide ClosetoMutiararesort,thetreeintheopenwasfruitingwithgoodbirdsvisiting.SawLesserMouseDeernearby. BelauHide OneafternoonwetookacanoedowntothedropͲoffpointnearthehidethenwalkedbacktoMutiara.Thepark canoecostRM80. GuaTelingaCave Onlythefirstfewmetresarenowaccessible,andnotthe80msectionfrombefore,apparentlyduetocollapse. SawIntermediateLeafͲnosedBat;wedidnotseeanyLesserFalseVampireBats. CanopyWalkway Thisnowopensat9.30am(previouslyitwas11am).Itwasnotveryproductiveforbirds(perhapsbecausestaff hadjustclearedtheentirewalkwaywithaloudleafͲblower)butLesserSheathͲtailedBatswereroostingunderthe ticketoffice. SungaiRelauGate Atthewesternedgeofthepark;about4hoursdrivefromKualaTahan(viaJerantut,KualaTembelingandKuala Lipis).TheNPaccommodationatthestartofthejeeptrackincludesairconrooms(aboutRM80),fanroomsand dorms.Thegateonthebridgeatthestartofthejeeptrackwaslockedataround1030pmthenightsthatwewere there.Ourwalksincludedthefirst1.5kmoftheNegeramtrail(SmallͲtoothedPalmCivetandBlackGiantSquirrel) andtheJeeptrack(SlenderSquirrel).  Carrental:Ihavenowused“HawkRentACar”(http://www.hawkrentacar.com.my)twicewithgoodserviceboth times.Theyhaveanofficeattheairport(KLIA)andinKL(nearthePetronasTowers).