Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana

Reptiles > Iguanians

The Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri), affectionately known by islanders as the ‘Swamper’, is one of the world’s most specialized and endangered iguanid lizards. Restricted to an area of less than ten square kilometers of brackish...

Silky Sifaka

Mammals > Primates

The Silky Sifaka (Propithecus candidus), known locally in Malagasy as the ‘Simpona’, is one of the rarest, most ethereal, and most critically endangered primates on the planet. Revered for its long, immaculate, silky white pelage that glows against the...

Oahu Tree Snail

Invertebrates > Gastropods

The Oahu Tree Snail (Achatinella mustelina), celebrated in Hawaiian culture and folklore as the legendary ‘kāhuli’ or ‘singing snail,’ is a jewel-like arboreal gastropod endemic exclusively to the mountain ridges of Oahu. Renowned for its...

White Abalone

Invertebrates > Gastropods

The White Abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) is a critically endangered, deep-water marine gastropod native to the kelp-fringed rocky reefs of southern California and Baja California. Highly prized for having the tenderest and most delicious meat of all abalone species, it...

Madagascar Big-headed Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles

The Madagascar Big-headed Turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis), known locally as the ‘Rere,’ is an ancient, critically endangered side-necked turtle endemic to the western waterways of Madagascar. As the sole living representative of the genus...