Amphibians > Poison Frogs
The Strawberry Poison-Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio), widely celebrated as the ‘blue-jeans frog,’ is a vibrant dendrobatid amphibian inhabiting the lush rainforest understories of Central America. Famed for its astonishing geographic polymorphism and...
Reptiles > Colubrid Snakes
The Small-banded Kukri Snake (Oligodon fasciolatus) is a distinctive, ground-dwelling colubrid snake native to the lush lowlands and foothills of Southeast Asia. Named after the famed curved kukri knife of the Nepalese Gurkhas due to its uniquely flattened,...
Invertebrates > Centipedes
The Sonoran Desert Centipede (Scolopendra polymorpha), also widely known as the tiger centipede or multi-colored centipede, is a formidable predatory myriapod thriving across the arid expanses of North America’s southwestern deserts. Renowned for its astonishing...
Fungi > Wood-Decaying Fungi
The Shaggy Scalycap (Pholiota squarrosa) is a visually striking, heavily armored basidiomycete fungus that fruits in crowded, overlapping tufts around the bases of mature trees and decaying stumps. Instantly recognized by its bristling coat of prominent, upturned...
