Treasured find: Despite the name, the Borneo Earless Monitor is capable of hearing, although it lacks visible external ears. — Borneo Bulletin/ANN
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) field assistants recently made an unexpected “living fossil” discovery in Temburong, dubbed the Green Jewel of Brunei.
The Borneo Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) is a rare Bornean endemic lizard, the only known species in the family Lanthanoidae, an ancient lineage of lizards.
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