1854年至1862年，华莱士前往马来群岛（现马来西亚与印度尼西亚）考察。由于在分隔巴厘岛和龙目岛的龙目海峡发现完全不同的两类动物相，他提出了生物地理学境界线的理论，也就是如今所说的华莱士线。他在马来群岛共收集了超过12万件标本，包括超过1000个新发现的品种，例如著名的鼯鼠。1869年，《马来群岛》一书出版，这本图文并茂，生动丰富的著作是19世纪西方科考记录的名作。

阿尔弗雷德·华莱士（1823—1913），英国博物学家、探险家、地理学家与生物学家。

I.PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
INDO-MALAY ISLANDS
II.SINGAPORE
III.MALACCA AND MOUNT OPHIR
IV.BORNEO-THE ORANG-UTAN
V.BORNEO-JOURNEY IN THE INTERIOR
VI.BORNEO-THE DYAKS
VII.JAVA
VIII.SUMATRA
IX.NATURAL HISTORY OF THE INDO-MALAY ISLANDS
THE TIMOR GROUP
X.BALI AMD LOMBOCK
XI.LOMBOCK-MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
XII.LOMBOCK-HOw THE RAJAH TOOK THE CEN8U8
XIII.TIMOR
XIV.NATURAL HISTORY OF THE TIMOR GROUP
THE CELEBES GROUP
XV.CELEBES-MACASSAR
XVI.CELEBES-MACASSAR
XVII.CELEBES-MENADO
XVIII.NATURAL HISTORY OF CELEBES
THE MOLUCCAS
XIX.BANDA
XX.AMBOYNA
XXI.TERNATE
XXII.GILoLo
XXIII.VOYAGE TO THE KAIOA ISLANDS AND BATCHIAN
XXIV.BATCHLAN
XXV.CERAM,GORAM, AND THE MATABELLO ISLANDS
XXVI.BoURU
XXVII.THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MOLUCCAS
THE PAPUAN GROUP
XXVIII.MACASAR TO THE ARU ISLANDS IN A NATIVE PRAU
XXIX.THE K& ISLANDS
XXX.THE ARU ISLANDS-RESIDENCE IN DOBBO
XXXI.THE ARU ISLANDS-JOURNEY AND RESIDENCE IN THE INT
RIOR
XXXII.THE ARU ISLANDS-SECOND RESIDENCE IN DOBBO
XXXIII.THE ARU ISLANDS-PHYSICAL GEOGRAPIHY AND ASFIECIS OR
NATURE
XXXIV.NEW GUINEA-DOREY
XXXV.VOYAGE FROM CERAM TO WAIGIOU
XXXVI.WAIGIOU
XXXVII.VOYAGE FROM WAIGIOU TO TERNATE
XXXVIII.THE BIRDS OF PARADISE
XXXIX.NATURAL HISTORY OF THE PAPUAN ISLANDS
XL.THE RACES OF MAN IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
APPENDIX ON CRANIA AND LANGUAGES
INDEX