Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey

Mammals > Primates & Colobines

The Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri), affectionately known locally as the ‘snubby’ or ‘monkey with an upturned nose,’ was discovered scientifically in 2010 in the rugged mountains of Kachin State, Myanmar. Renowned worldwide...

Starry Shrub Frog

Amphibians > Rhacophoridae & Shrub Frogs

The Starry Shrub Frog (Pseudophilautus stellatus) is one of the world’s most famous ‘Lazarus species’ and a crowning jewel of amphibian conservation. Described originally in 1853 from a single museum specimen, it was presumed entirely extinct for...

Bulmer’s Fruit Bat

Mammals > Chiroptera & Fruit Bats

Bulmer’s Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is one of the rarest, most endangered, and enigmatic bats in the world. First described from 12,000-year-old fossil bones unearthed in a prehistoric rock shelter and thought to have vanished at the end of the Pleistocene,...

Lake Pátzcuaro Salamander

Amphibians > Salamanders

The Lake Pátzcuaro Salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii), culturally revered locally as the ‘Achoque,’ is a critically endangered aquatic amphibian endemic exclusively to Lake Pátzcuaro in the highlands of Michoacán, Mexico. Renowned for its complete obligate...

Black-headed Spider Monkey

Mammals > Primates

The Black-headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps) is an exceptionally acrobatic and critically endangered primate endemic to the imperiled Chocó-Darién rainforest corridor of northwestern South America. Renowned for its slender, spidery limbs and an extraordinarily...