Carter’s Semaphore Gecko

Reptiles > Squamata

Carter’s Semaphore Gecko (Pristurus carteri) is a charismatic, diurnal lizard native to the sun-scorched deserts and rocky wadis of Oman and Yemen. Unlike the overwhelming majority of geckos, which are nocturnal and rely on sticky toe pads to climb smooth...

Desert Tawny Owl

Birds > Owls

Formally described in 2015 after genetic and acoustic studies resolved centuries of confusion with Hume’s Owl, the Desert Tawny Owl (Strix hadorami) is an exceptionally tough, desert-adapted raptor named in honor of Israeli ornithologist Hadoram Shirihai. It...

Sand Cat

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Sand Cat (Felis margarita) is the only felid species on Earth adapted exclusively to hyper-arid desert terrain. Roaming vast, blistering dunefields and stony plains across North Africa, Arabia, and Central Asia, this diminutive predator possesses extraordinary...

Arabian Oryx

Mammals > Even-Toed Ungulates

The Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), known in Arabic as al-maha, is an exquisite, medium-sized desert antelope belonging to the family Bovidae, historically native to the hyper-arid deserts and gravel plains of the Arabian Peninsula. Renowned for its luminous,...
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