Puerto Rican Tody

Birds > Todies

The Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus), known locally as the ‘San Pedrito,’ is a diminutive, jewel-like coraciiform bird endemic to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Characterized by its vibrant emerald-green upperparts, brilliant scarlet throat...

Slender-billed Thornbill

Birds > Thornbills

The Slender-billed Thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei) is a tiny, highly specialized arid-zone passerine endemic to the harsh, saline shrublands and salt lake margins of southern inland Australia. Weighing no more than a coin, this hardy bird thrives in some of the...

Baudin’s Tree Frog

Amphibians > Hylidae & Tree Frogs

Baudin’s Tree Frog (Smilisca baudinii), also known as the Mexican tree frog, is a robust, nocturnal hylid amphibian widely distributed across the tropical lowlands of Mesoamerica. Named in honor of the French explorer Nicolas Baudin, this large and charismatic...

Mountain Horned Dragon

Reptiles > Agamidae & Horned Dragons

The Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaura capra), also known as the green pricklenape or goat-horned dragon, is a fascinating agamid lizard endemic to the humid montane rainforests of Indochina. Resembling a miniature prehistoric dinosaur sculpted from moss and tree...

Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat

Mammals > Hipposideridae & Roundleaf Bats

The Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus) is one of the most geographically restricted and critically imperiled mammalian species on the planet. Confined strictly to a single subterranean granite cave situated near the village of Hanumanahalli in the Kolar...