Amphibians > Salamanders & Hynobiidae
The Anji Salamander (Hynobius amjiensis) is one of the rarest and most restricted amphibians in Asia, an ancient hynobiid salamander confined to a fragile subalpine marsh high atop Mount Longwangshan in eastern China. Discovered only in the late 20th century, this...
Birds > Albatrosses & Diomedeidae
The Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), also celebrated as the Galápagos albatross, is the only member of the albatross family (Diomedeidae) that breeds within the tropical zone. Confined almost entirely during nesting season to a single, wind-blasted...
Amphibians > Harlequin Frogs & Bufonidae
The Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog (Atelopus cruciger), known locally as the ‘sapito rayado,’ is a jewel-like bufonid amphibian endemic strictly to the coastal cloud forests of northern Venezuela. Celebrated for its bright sulfur-yellow body patterned with...
Birds > Reed Warblers & Acrocephalidae
The Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris) is a diminutive, highly endangered passerine endemic exclusively to the remote, wave-swept atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The species derives its evocative common name from its voracious appetite for ‘miller...
