Reptiles > Squamata
Standing’s Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi) is among the largest and most visually breathtaking lizards inhabiting the bizarre, xerophytic ecosystems of southern Madagascar. Named in honor of physician Herbert F. Standing, this robust arboreal gecko is celebrated...
Mammals > Cetaceans
The Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is the third-largest rorqual on Earth, surpassed in length only by the blue whale and fin whale. Sleek, hydrodynamic, and exceptionally rapid, this majestic pelagic cetacean is capable of swimming bursts reaching up to 30 miles...
Fish > Cypriniformes
The Chili Rasbora (Boraras brigittae), also widely known as the mosquito rasbora, is a jewel-like miniature fish endemic to the ancient, highly acidic peat swamp forests of Borneo. Barely exceeding half an inch in total length, this pint-sized member of the carp...
Reptiles > Squamata
The Masobe Gecko (Paroedura masobe) is one of Madagascar’s most mesmerizing and visually arresting reptiles. First described by science in 2002, this nocturnal lizard is named ‘masobe’—a Malagasy word meaning ‘big eyes’—in tribute to its...
Amphibians > Caudata
The Michoacán Stream Salamander (Ambystoma altamirani), also known as the Mountain Stream Siredon, is an extraordinary ambystomatid amphibian specialized for life in freezing, high-altitude headwater torrents of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Unlike its world-famous...
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