New species of freshwater crab discovered in Sarawak

September 01, 2021
Tags : LKCNHM, Research

A recent expedition into the Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary in Sarawak, Borneo has borne the exciting discovery of Arachnothelphusa rimba, a new species of freshwater tree-climbing crab. This discovery was […]

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The Road to RIMBA I: Preface

May 18, 2018
Tags : LKCNHM, LKCNHM News, Museum, News

Longboat journey up Sungai Engkari towards Nanga Segerak research station. Photo credit: LKCNHM. Last October, a team from the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) embarked on a 3-week field expedition to the depths of the Sarawak rainforests of Malaysian Borneo, as part of the RIMBA-Sarawak collaborative project between the museum (NUS) and Sarawak

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