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Bukit Larut (other)
Bukit Larut ('Late Hill' in Indonesian and Malay) may refer to: * Bukit Larut, hill resort in Malaysia located in the state of Perak, Malaysia * Jalan Bukit Larut, federal road in Perak, Malaysia. See also * Acanthosaura bintangensis ''Acanthosaura bintangensis'', the Bukit Larut Mountain horned agamid or Bintang horned tree lizard, is a species of agama found in Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy c ..., also as Bukit Larut Mountain horned agamid * Pseudocalotes larutensis, also as Bukit Larut false garden lizard {{disambig ...
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Bukit Larut
Bukit Larut is a hill resort in Malaysia located in the state of Perak, Malaysia, 10 kilometres southwest from Taiping. It was established under the direction of British colonists in 1884 as a place of observation for tin mining activity and as a retreat for the English people who were based in nearby Larut and Taiping. The area was initially named Maxwell Hill after the British Malaya administrator George Maxwell, and was renamed as Bukit Larut in 1979. Bukit Larut is rich in biodiversity. Bukit Larut is home to 621 highland plant species which accounts for 20.4% of the overall highland plant species found in Peninsular Malaysia, as well as 27 mammal, 227 bird, 9 reptile, and 56 amphibian species. The area receives the highest rainfall in Malaysia with precipitation reaching up to annually. Access to Bukit Larut's only road is restricted to four-wheel drive vehicle and foot travel due to the steep and narrow nature of the road. After a 1997 proposal to redevelop Bukit Larut ...
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Jalan Bukit Larut
Jalan Bukit Larut, or Maxwell Hill Road, Federal Route 315, is a federal road in Perak, Malaysia. The road connects Taiping Lake Gardens in Taiping until Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill) summit. The access road from Hutan Lipur Kaki Bukit Larut to Bukit Larut is available only by (government-owned) resort authority's Land Rovers (private vehicles are not allowed without a permit) although people are free to walk up the hill as many do for exercise (reaching the peak can take up to 3–5 hours). The journey, 13 kilometres from the base to the top of Bukit Larut using Land Rovers, takes around 30 minutes. The Kilometre Zero is located at Jalan Taman Tasik junctions. Taiping War Cemetery is located near the road. At most sections, the Federal Route 315 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h. List of junctions and town The entire route is located within the district of Larut, Matang dan Selama, Perak. All junctions listed are at- ...
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Acanthosaura Bintangensis
''Acanthosaura bintangensis'', the Bukit Larut Mountain horned agamid or Bintang horned tree lizard, is a species of agama found in Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r .... References bintangensis Reptiles of Malaysia Reptiles described in 2009 Taxa named by Perry L. Wood Taxa named by Jesse L. Grismer Taxa named by Larry Lee Grismer Taxa named by Nohrayati Ahmad Taxa named by Aaron M. Bauer {{agamidae-stub ...
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