Reptiles > Squamata
The Plicate Knob-scaled Lizard (Xenosaurus plicatus) is a rare, relictual reptile belonging to the enigmatic family Xenosauridae. Endemic strictly to high-elevation cloud forests along the Sierra Madre Oriental in central Mexico, this remarkable rock specialist lives...
Amphibians > Anura
The Orange-hourglass Tree Frog (Pseudophilautus stictomerus) is an enchanting shrub frog endemic to the hyper-diverse lowland rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka. Recognized by the vibrant, distinctive hourglass or chevron marking adorning its back, this diminutive...
Plants > Ericales
The Canebrake Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia alabamensis) is one of the rarest and most critically imperiled carnivorous plants in North America. Restricted to a tiny handful of isolated hillside seepage bogs in central Alabama, this striking perennial produces two...
Reptiles > Squamata
March’s Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis marchi) is a breathtakingly vibrant arboreal pit viper restricted to the cloud-draped mountain rainforests of Central America. Named in honor of herpetologist Douglas March, this slender, emerald-hued viper spends almost its...
Reptiles > Squamata
The West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon (Kinyongia multituberculata) is a magnificent montane reptile endemic exclusively to the misty Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. Formerly grouped within the Fischer’s chameleon species complex, this specialized canopy...
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