Pokedex of Singapore wildlife records over 10,000 species

Museum's online database also shows how flora, fauna interact

Ang Yuchen (right) Museum Officer, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, holding specimens of fly species featured on the Biodiversity of Singapore, and Rudolf Meier, Deputy Head, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, in front of projection of the Biodiversity of Singapore Digital Reference Collection at Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum on March 12, 2018. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 26, 2018, with the headline Pokedex of Singapore wildlife records over 10,000 species. Subscribe