Leptobrachella is a genus of frogs in the family Megophryidae. Members of Leptobrachella are found throughout Asia including on Borneo and the Natuna Islands. They are sometimes referred to as Borneo frogs, slender-armed frogs, or dwarf litter frogs. The genus contains over 82 species with 25 found in China alone.
The Kinabalu giant red leech is a large bright orange-red coloured leech that is endemic to Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. It can grow to a length of over 50 cm (20 in).
John Percy Moore (1869–1965) was an American zoologist who specialized in the research of leeches.
Litoria majikthise is a species of frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, rivers, and swamps, and it is threatened by habitat loss.
Pearson's horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam.
The least horseshoe bat is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam. It is a food source of the parasite Sinospelaeobdella, a jawed land leech.
Phytobdella catenifera is a large terrestrial leech found in Peninsular Malaysia. John Percy Moore chose this species’ epithet ‘catenifera’ after the striking chain-striped pattern on the creature's back.
Americobdella is a genus of carnivorous leeches from southern Chile, comprising only the species, Americobdella valdiviana.
Gracixalus is a genus of shrub frogs from south-eastern Asia.
Haemadipsa picta is a large terrestrial leech found in Borneo, Indochina, and Taiwan. It was described by John Percy Moore based on specimens collected from Sarawak, Borneo. It preys primarily on medium- to large-sized mammals, including humans.
Erpobdellidae is a family of leeches. It is one of the four families belonging to the suborder Erpobdelliformes of the proboscisless leeches order, Arhynchobdellida.
Placobdelloides is a genus of glossophoniid leeches.
Sinospelaeobdella is a genus of jawed land leech, endemic to caves in China. It contains the species S. cavatuses and S. wulingensis, the latter being named after the Wuling Mountains where it was found.
Orobdella is a genus of leeches. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Orobdellidae. They are large annelids, with the largest species exceeding 20 cm (7.9 in) in length, but some are much smaller: mature individuals of Orobdella koikei can measure only 4 cm (1.6 in). They inhabit the banks of mountain streams and feed on earthworms. The majority of species are endemic to Japan; two species are known from Taiwan, one from Korea, and one from Russian Far East.
Orobdella ketagalan is a species of terrestrial leech in the order Arhynchobdellida, the proboscisless leeches. It is endemic to northern Taiwan. It is known from the vicinity of Taipei, including its type locality, Yangmingshan National Park. The specific name refers to the native Taiwanese Ketagalan people inhabiting the area. The closest known relative of Orobdella ketagalan is Orobdella meisai from southern Taiwan, followed by Orobdella dolichopharynx and Orobdella shimadae from the Ryukyu Islands (Japan).
Hirudinaria is a genus of large Asian leeches belonging to the family Cylicobdellidae; previously it was placed in the Hirudinidae. It includes species such as H. manillensis that may be called "Asian medicinal leeches", but together with the genus Poecilobdella, they are also described as Asian buffalo leeches.
Haemadipsa sylvestris is a species of blood-feeding leech recorded from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Indonesia. A species of freshwater crab, Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum, has been recorded as a host. The species is known to grow as large as 40 mm in length and 7 mm wide. It is a lowland species, and closely associated with water; it lives near riverbanks and ponds, and may sometimes be flooded out in some regions.
Torix is a genus of Rhynchobdellid leeches in the family Glossiphoniidae, found in Eastern Asia and Japan. Rana japonica, the Japanese brown frog, is the main host of T. tagoi.
Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis is a species of terrestrial blood-feeding leech in the family Haemadipsidae. It has been observed exclusively from Sabah, Malaysia. The species is divided into two subspecies: Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis kinabaluensis and Tritetrabdella kinabaluensis inobongensis, the former being the typical subspecies. The species epithet derives from the sacred mountain Mount Kinabalu.
Haemadipsa rjukjuana is a species of terrestrial blood-feeding leach in the family Haemadipsidae. They are mostly found in Taiwan, although they have also been confirmed from Gageo Island in South Korea.
