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Haemadipsa Sumatrana
''Haemadipsa'' is a genus of leeches, with members commonly known as ''jawed land leeches''. These annelids are known from subtropical and tropical regions around the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Well-known ''Haemadipsa'' are for example the Indian Leech (''Haemadipsa sylvestris'') and the yamabiru or Japanese Mountain Leech (''Haemadipsa zeylanica''). Members of the genus feed on blood. They are troublesome to humans and animals especially because their bites result in prolonged bleeding. Species in the genus ''Haemadipsa'' *''Haemadipsa cavatuses'' *''Haemadipsa cochiniana'' *''Haemadipsa crenata'' *''Haemadipsa hainana'' *''Haemadipsa interrupta'' *''Haemadipsa japonica'' *''Haemadipsa limuna'' *''Haemadipsa moorei'' *''Haemadipsa montana'' *''Haemadipsa ornata'' *''Haemadipsa picta'' (Tiger leech) *''Haemadipsa rjukjuana'' *''Haemadipsa sumatrana'' *''Haemadipsa sylvestris'' (Indian leech) *''Haemadipsa trimaculosa'' *''Haemadipsa zeylanica'' (Japanese mountain leech) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borneo
Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java Island, Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. The list of divided islands, island is politically divided among three states. The sovereign state of Brunei in the north makes up 1% of the territory. Approximately 73% of Borneo is Indonesian territory, and in the north, the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak make up about 26% of the island. The Malaysian federal territory of Labuan is situated on a small island just off the coast of Borneo. Etymology When the sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Jorge de Menezes made contact with the indigenous people of Borneo, they referred to their island as ''Pulu K'lemantang'', which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
