Mammals > Pitheciidae & Saki Monkeys
Vanzolini’s Bald-faced Saki (Pithecia vanzolinii) is one of the most enigmatic and rarely observed primates in South America. Native to the remote, dense rainforests of the western Brazilian Amazon, this distinctive platyrrhine monkey vanished from scientific...
Mammals > Chlamyphoridae & Armadillos
The Greater Fairy Armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus), known locally in the Guaraní language as ‘tatú pichí ciego mayor’ or the Burmeister’s armadillo, is one of the most enigmatic and seldom-observed fossorial mammals in South America. Endemic to...
Mammals > Erinaceidae & Gymnures
The Long-eared Gymnure (Hylomys megalotis) is a rare and secretive eulipotyphlan mammal endemic strictly to the dramatic limestone karst towers of central Laos. Belonging to the hedgehog and moonrat family Erinaceidae, this primitive insectivore lacks spines,...
Reptiles > Boas & Pythons
Boelen’s Python (Simalia boeleni) is one of the most magnificent, revered, and elusive constrictors on the planet. Native exclusively to the mist-shrouded, high-altitude montane cloud forests of central New Guinea, this highland giant thrives at extreme...
