Mammals > Rodents
The Round-tailed Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus) is a compact, highly specialized desert rodent native to the scorching arid lowlands of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts. Uniquely recognized by its unflattened, cylindrical tail that lacks the bushy...
Mammals > Cingulata
The Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo (Cabassous centralis) is an elusive, secretive fossorial mammal native to the tropical forests and savannas of Central and northern South America. Instantly distinguished from all other regional armadillos by its fleshy, unarmored...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Sunbeam Snake (Xenopeltis unicolor) is one of the most visually dazzling, ancient, and primitive serpents in the reptile kingdom. Sole member of the family Xenopeltidae alongside a rare congener, this docile, non-venomous burrower is native to the humid lowlands...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Texas Blind Snake (Rena dulcis), also known as the Texas Threadsnake, is one of the smallest, most secretive, and most subterranean serpents in North America. Measuring scarcely thicker than a piece of cooked spaghetti and rarely exceeding eight inches in length,...
Mammals > Afrosoricida
The Giant Golden Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) is an enigmatic and extraordinarily specialized subterranean mammal endemic to the ancient afrotemperate forests of South Africa’s Eastern Cape. As the largest member of the family Chrysochloridae (an ancient...
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