Bornean Rainbow Toad

Amphibians > True Toads & Bufonidae

The Bornean Rainbow Toad (Ansonia latidisca), also known as the Sambas Stream Toad, is one of the most vividly patterned and storied amphibians in Southeast Asia. Undocumented for nearly 87 years after its initial collection in the 1920s and feared extinct, this...

Big-eyed Tree Frog

Amphibians > Tree Frogs

The Big-eyed Tree Frog (Leptopelis vermiculatus), also celebrated as the Peacock Tree Frog or Amani Forest Tree Frog, is one of the most visually mesmerizing amphibians native to Africa’s ancient Eastern Arc Mountains. Confined to high-altitude cloud forests in...

Green Racket-tail

Birds > Parrots

The Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) is a rare and striking psittacine endemic entirely to the northern islands of the Philippines. Characterized by its brilliant emerald plumage and extraordinary spatulate racket-tipped central tail feathers, this...

Barca Snakehead

Fish > Bony Fish

The Barca Snakehead (Channa barca) is one of the rarest, most visually arresting, and culturally revered freshwater fishes in Asia. Endemic to the seasonal wetlands and braided floodplains of the upper Brahmaputra basin in northeastern India, this magnificent channid...

Western Hoolock Gibbon

Mammals > Primates

The Western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) is the sole ape species native to the Indian subcontinent, celebrated across South Asia for its acrobatic arboreal agility and evocative, melodious vocal duets. Inhabiting the continuous upper canopies of northeastern India...