Bornean Ground Cuckoo

Birds > Cuculidae & Ground Cuckoos

The Bornean Ground Cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiceus) is an exceptionally rare, secretive, and strikingly beautiful cursorial bird endemic exclusively to the pristine primary dipterocarp rainforests of Borneo. Occupying a basal lineage within the family Cuculidae, this...

Bullock’s False Toad

Amphibians > Calyptocephalellidae & False Toads

Bullock’s False Toad (Telmatobufo bullocki) is an extraordinary and critically imperiled amphibian endemic strictly to the ancient temperate rainforests of the Nahuelbuta Coastal Range in southern-central Chile. Belonging to the archaic family...

Black Warrior Waterdog

Amphibians > Waterdogs

The Black Warrior Waterdog (Necturus alabamensis) is an exceptionally rare, fully aquatic paedomorphic salamander endemic strictly to the winding freshwater tributaries of the Black Warrior River basin in north-central Alabama. Belonging to the ancient family...

Table Mountain Ghost Frog

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

The Table Mountain Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei) is one of the rarest, most evolutionarily unique, and critically imperiled amphibians on planet Earth. Belonging to the ancient Southern African family Heleophrynidae—which diverged from other frog lineages over 160...

Giant Rainbow Plant

Plants > Carnivorous Plants

The Giant Rainbow Plant (Byblis gigantea) is one of the most visually mesmerizing and critically endangered carnivorous flora in the world. Endemic strictly to a fragile, highly localized coastal strip of southwestern Western Australia, this semi-shrubby perennial...