Birds > Passerines
The Wattled Ploughbill (Eulacestoma nigropectus) is an extraordinary, monotypic passerine bird endemic to the mist-shrouded montane moss forests of the central mountain spine of New Guinea. Placed in its very own monotypic family (Eulacestomidae), this enigmatic...
Mammals > Bats
The Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus) is a handsome, medium-sized insectivorous vesper bat endemic to the warm temperate forests and wetlands of the southeastern United States. Closely related to the eastern red bat, this specialized canopy hunter is distinguished by...
Fish > Gobies
The Western Tubenose Goby (Proterorhinus semilunaris) is a small, highly adaptable benthic freshwater fish belonging to the family Gobiidae, native to the Ponto-Caspian river drainages and coastal estuaries of the Black Sea and Danube River basin in Central and...
Mammals > Marsupials
Robinson’s Mouse Opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is an agile, nocturnal marsupial belonging to the family Didelphidae, widely distributed across the tropical dry forests, coastal woodlands, and savannah gallery systems of Central America and northern South America....
Reptiles > Snakes
The Northern Green Anaconda (Eunectes akayima) is a colossal, non-venomous constrictor serpent and one of the most astonishing scientific discoveries in modern herpetology. Officially confirmed as a genetically distinct species in early 2024 through extensive field...
