Reptiles > Trionychidae & Softshell Turtles
The New Guinea Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys bibroni), also known as Bibron’s giant softshell turtle, is one of the largest and most impressive freshwater chelonians on Earth, endemic to the extensive river basins and lowland estuaries of the island of New...
Mammals > Petauridae & Gliders
The Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) is one of Australia’s rarest, most exquisite, and highly threatened arboreal marsupials. Thought to be extinct for over a century after its initial discovery in 1886, this majestic nocturnal glider was miraculously...
Plants > Zamiaceae & Cycads
The Kwango Giant Cycad (Encephalartos laurentianus) is the colossal king of the cycad kingdom, an ancient, palm-like gymnosperm that represents an evolutionary lineage that flourished during the Mesozoic era when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Endemic strictly to the...
Amphibians > Brachycephalidae & Saddleback Toads
The Three-toed Mountain Toadlet (Brachycephalus tridactylus) is an extraordinary biological marvel of extreme evolutionary miniaturization, ranking among the smallest terrestrial tetrapod vertebrates on planet Earth. Discovered by Brazilian biologists in 2012 atop an...
Amphibians > Arthroleptidae & Squeakers
The Manengouba Long-fingered Frog (Cardioglossa manengouba) is an exceptionally rare and striking anuran endemic strictly to the misty volcanic slopes of Mount Manengouba in the Cameroon Highlands of Central Africa. Discovered by herpetologists in 2008, this exquisite...
