Citadel Dinky Frog

Amphibians > Frogs

The Citadel Dinky Frog (Diasporus citadelus) is a captivating miniature eleutherodactylid frog discovered atop the remote, cloud-swept ridge of Cerro Brewster in central Panama. Formally described in 2012, this micro-endemic amphibian lives suspended dozens of feet in...

Persephone Betta

Fish > Gouramies & Fighting Fish

The Persephone Betta (Betta persephone) is a critically endangered, jewel-like labyrinth fish strictly endemic to the ancient, tannin-drenched peat swamp forests of Johor in southern Peninsular Malaysia. Named after Persephone, the mythological Greek queen of the...

Oxapampa Harlequin Toad

Amphibians > True Toads

The Oxapampa Harlequin Toad (Atelopus oxapampensis) is an extraordinarily rare and jewel-like bufonid amphibian endemic strictly to the cloud-enshrouded eastern slopes of the Peruvian Andes. Discovered within the pristine wilderness of Yanachaga-Chemillén National...

Short-nosed Sea Snake

Reptiles > Elapid Snakes

The Short-nosed Sea Snake (Aipysurus apraefrontalis) is an extraordinarily rare marine elapid endemic to the coral reef ecosystems of northwestern Australia. Long considered an offshore reef specialist restricted strictly to isolated atolls in the Timor Sea, the...

Negros Fruit Dove

Birds > Pigeons & Doves

The Negros Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus arcanus) stands as one of the most enigmatic and critically imperiled avian taxa on Earth. Known to science exclusively from a solitary female specimen collected in May 1953 on the cloud-shrouded slopes of Mount Kanlaon, an active...