Knobbly Sea Star (Protoreaster nodosus)
Hausmann Marketing & Aquarium, 4th January 2009

The life of a juvenile Knobbly Sea Star – worth just $4.50.

And there I was thinking that every encounter with this rare gem on our shores was priceless.

• NParks Flora&FaunaWeb
• The Digital Nature Archive of Singapore
• Project Semakau
• Wild Fact Sheets
• The Tide Chaser: Sea Stars (Phylum Echinodermata: Class Asteroidea) of Singapore
• Star Trackers
• The Echinoblog: Starfish Conservation: Protoreaster nodosus? the new Indo-Pacific buffalo??

Gecko (F. Gekkonidae) being scavenged by Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina)
Pulau Semakau, 16th December 2008

• The herpetofauna and mammals of Semakau Landfill: A Project Semakau checklist

The gecko could have belonged to either one of the following species, which have been recorded from Pulau Semakau:

Spiny-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

Spotted House Gecko (Gekko monarchus)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

There are several other species of gecko which might occur on the island as well, but which have yet to be conclusively documented:

Flat-tailed Gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

Four-clawed Gecko (Gehyra mutilata)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

Maritime Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)

• Ecology Asia
• Wildlife Singapore
• The Reptile Database

I’m reminded of this video clip:

Spotted Moon Crab (Ashtoret lunaris)
Pulau Ubin, 18th October 2008

• Wild Fact Sheets
• A Guide to Seashore Life in Singapore
• Brachyuran Crabs of West Coast, India
• The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 2
• SeaLifeBase

Arabian Cowrie (Mauritia arabica)
East Coast Park, 22nd May 2008

• Wild Fact Sheets
• Project Semakau
• The intertidal molluscs of Pulau Semakau: preliminary results of “Project Semakau”
• SeaLifeBase
• The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1