Reptiles > Chamaeleonidae & Chameleons
Smith’s Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion taeniabronchum) is one of the rarest, smallest, and most critically endangered reptiles in Southern Africa. Confined to a handful of isolated montane fynbos patches in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, this exquisite...
Birds > Columbidae & Doves
The Blue-headed Quail-Dove (Starnoenas cyanocephala) is one of the most enigmatic, brilliantly ornamented, and critically endangered terrestrial birds of the Caribbean. Sole member of the monotypic genus Starnoenas, this secretive Cuban endemic spends its life...
Plants > Campanulaceae & Bellflowers
The Limahuli Cyanea (Cyanea kuhihewa) is one of the most critically imperiled, botanically treasured, and extraordinarily beautiful members of the Hawaiian lobelioid flora. Known in the Hawaiian language as ‘haha,’ this rare palm-like shrub represents the...
Reptiles > Trionychidae & Softshell Turtles
The Asian Giant Softshell Turtle (Pelochelys cantorii), also known as Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle, is one of the most colossal, bizarre, and critically endangered freshwater reptiles in the world. Native to major river basins across South and Southeast Asia,...
Mammals > Macropodidae & Kangaroos
The Golden-mantled Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus) is widely considered one of the rarest, most dazzling, and most critically imperiled macropods on Earth. Endemic exclusively to remote, cloud-shrouded mountain summits in northern New Guinea, this magnificent...
