Brigalow Belt Trapdoor Spider

Invertebrates > Spiders & Arachnids

The Brigalow Belt Trapdoor Spider (Euoplos dignitas), whose specific epithet ‘dignitas’ honors its majestic size and dignified presence, is a monumental golden-red trapdoor spider discovered in the semi-arid woodlands of central-eastern Queensland,...

Robust Giant Frog

Amphibians > Giant Frogs

The Robust Giant Frog (Conraua robusta) is an immense and formidable riverine amphibian native strictly to the cold, fast-flowing mountain streams and cascading waterfalls of the Cameroon Volcanic Line in Central Africa. A close relative of the renowned Goliath Frog...

Brazilian Jewel Tarantula

Invertebrates > Spiders & Arachnids

The Brazilian Jewel Tarantula (Typhochlaena seladonia) is arguably the most breathtakingly radiant and biologically extraordinary dwarf tarantula in the world. Endemic to tiny, highly fragmented remnants of Brazil’s ancient Atlantic coastal rainforest (Mata...

Van Zyl’s Golden Mole

Mammals > Golden Moles

Van Zyl’s Golden Mole (Cryptochloris zyli) is an exceptionally rare, subterranean mammal endemic to a fragile, narrow coastal corridor of Western Cape, South Africa. Belonging to the ancient African mammalian lineage Afrotheria, this tiny fossorial creature is...

Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily

Plants > Liliaceae

The Minnesota Dwarf Trout Lily (Erythronium propullans) is an exquisitely delicate, miniature spring ephemeral wildflower endemic strictly to a tiny pocket of southeastern Minnesota. Evolving following the retreat of the Wisconsin glaciation approximately 9,000 years...