Reptiles > Lizards
The Desert Grassland Whiptail (Aspidoscelis uniparens) is one of the most famous unisexual vertebrate species on Earth. Renowned throughout evolutionary biology, this entirely female lizard reproduces exclusively through obligate parthenogenesis, meaning embryos...
Birds > Songbirds
The Regent Whistler (Pachycephala schlegelii) is a resplendent montane songbird endemic to the rugged spine of New Guinea’s central cordillera. Inhabiting cool, mist-draped moss forests at elevations reaching up to 3,700 meters, this vociferous passerine fills...
Birds > Hummingbirds
The Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata) is an exquisite miniature hummingbird native to the hyper-humid foothill cloud forests of Central America’s Caribbean drainage. Renowned worldwide among ornithologists for the male’s dazzling, snow-white crown and rich...
Mammals > Dasyuromorphs
The Short-furred Dasyure (Murexia longicaudata) is a robust, carnivorous marsupial endemic to the lush tropical rainforests of the island of New Guinea. As an agile and scansorial member of the dasyurid family—which also includes quolls and the Tasmanian devil—this...
Plants > Cacti
The Red Orchid Cactus (Disocactus ackermannii), formerly classified under Epiphyllum and Nopalxochia, is a breathtaking epiphytic cactus endemic to the high-elevation cloud forests of southern Mexico. Renowned for its enormous, incandescent scarlet-crimson blossoms...
