Alaska Tiny Shrew

Mammals > Eulipotyphla

The Alaska Tiny Shrew (Sorex yukonicus) is one of the smallest living mammals on Earth, discovered relatively recently in 1997 along the frozen banks of the Yukon River. Belonging to the order Eulipotyphla, this diminutive insectivore thrives in the punishing...

Fingerprint Cyphoma

Invertebrates > Gastropoda

The Fingerprint Cyphoma (Cyphoma signatum) is an astonishing marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Ovulidae (false cowries). While its close relative, the flamingo tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum), is famous for leopard-like spots, Cyphoma signatum is celebrated...

Cape York Graceful Tree Frog

Amphibians > Anura

The Cape York Graceful Tree Frog (Litoria bella), scientifically described in 2016 after being distinguished from the southern graceful tree frog (Litoria gracilenta), is a breathtaking arboreal amphibian endemic to the remote monsoon rainforests of northern...

Diana’s Hogfish

Fish > Perciformes

Diana’s Hogfish (Bodianus diana) is an elegant, vividly colored marine labrid (wrasse) found grazing along the spectacular coral walls and deep seaward slopes of the tropical Indo-Pacific. Celebrated among marine biologists and divers for its dramatic...

Black-finned Tetra

Fish > Characiformes

The Black-finned Tetra (Gephyrocharax melanocheir) is a dynamic, streamlined freshwater characin native to pristine rainforest creeks and river systems across Costa Rica and Panama. Belonging to the specialized subfamily Stevardiinae (formerly Glandulocaudinae), this...