Amphibians > Hyperoliidae & Reed Frogs
Davenport’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius davenporti) is a miniature, jewel-like amphibian endemic strictly to the cold montane wetlands and bamboo-fringed marshes of the Livingstone Mountains in southwestern Tanzania. Described in 2008, this dazzling reed frog...
Reptiles > Anguidae & Alligator Lizards
Frost’s Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia frosti) is an exquisite and critically endangered squamate reptile endemic strictly to the mist-wrapped heights of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in western Guatemala. Discovered and described in the late 20th century,...
Birds > Monarchidae & Monarch Flycatchers
The Cerulean Paradise Flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi), known locally as the ‘Manuel,’ is an elusive, radiant songbird endemic strictly to the isolated volcanic island of Sangihe in eastern Indonesia. Known for decades only from a single holotype...
Mammals > Cercopithecidae & Colobine Monkeys
The Gray Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi), also known as Guizhou snub-nosed monkey or Brelich’s monkey, is one of the rarest and most critically imperiled primates on Earth. Restricted entirely to a single isolated mountain massif—Mount Fanjingshan in...
Plants > Campanulaceae & Bellflowers
The Alula (Brighamia insignis), known whimsically as the ‘cabbage on a stick’ or ‘vulcan palm,’ is one of the most botanically extraordinary and critically endangered endemic plants on Earth. Confined originally to the sheer, dizzying sea...
