The Deanery Team

Prof Sun Yeneng

Dean

Assoc Prof Ang Wee Han
Vice Dean
Special Duties
Prof Bao Weizhu
Vice Dean
Graduate Studies & Academic Affairs
Assoc Prof Chew Fook Tim
Vice Dean
Undergraduate Studies
Assoc Prof Chng Shu Sin
Vice Dean
Student Life & Alumni Relations
Prof Sow Chorng Haur
Vice Dean
Outreach & Admissions
Prof Thorsten Wohland
Vice Dean
Research
Ms Shaw Lay Pheng
Director
Administration

Box Story

New bent-toed gecko species in Timor-Leste

“We have barely scratched the surface of Timor-Leste’s biodiversity. New discoveries can have profound impacts on conservation and policy-making.”

In August 2022, we led an expedition to Timor-Leste in collaboration with Conservation International and the government of Timor-Leste. The Museum’s herpetologist, Dr CHAN Kin Onn, discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko which was named Cyrtodactylus santana, in reference to the Nino Konis Santana National Park, in which the gecko was discovered.