Amphibians > Rhinodermatids & Anura
Darwin’s Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), named in honor of legendary naturalist Charles Darwin who first discovered this astonishing creature on the island of Lemuy during the voyage of HMS Beagle in 1834, is a petite, remarkably specialized terrestrial amphibian...
Fish > Alopiids & Lamniformes
The Pelagic Thresher Shark (Alopias pelagicus) is an extraordinary, streamlined oceanic apex predator belonging to the thresher shark family Alopiidae. Indigenous to the warm, sunlit epipelagic and mesopelagic waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean, this...
Mammals > Myrmecobiids & Dasyuromorphia
The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), affectionately known as the banded anteater, is a petite, strikingly marked insectivorous marsupial belonging to the monotypic family Myrmecobiidae. Strictly endemic to the ancient eucalyptus forests of southwestern Australia, this...
Mammals > Pteropodids & Chiroptera
The Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox (Acerodon jubatus) is a colossal, fruit-eating megabat belonging to the family Pteropodidae. Strictly endemic to the tropical rainforests of the Philippine archipelago, this magnificent airborne mammal is renowned as one of the...
Mammals > Canids & Carnivorans
The Dhole (Cuon alpinus), commonly known as the Asiatic wild dog, red dog, or whistling hunter, is a charismatic, hypercarnivorous social canid belonging to the monotypic genus Cuon. Historically roaming across vast expanses of Central, South, and East Asia, this...
