Horned Flying Dragon

Reptiles > Lizards

The Horned Flying Dragon (Draco cornutus) is a remarkable arboreal gliding lizard endemic to the primary equatorial rainforests of Borneo. Celebrated for its prominent horn-like scales projecting above each eye and its brilliant, expandable wing-like patagia...

Barking Frog

Amphibians > Frogs

The Barking Frog (Craugastor augusti) is a robust, rock-dwelling anuran native to the rugged limestone plateaus and desert mountain canyons of the American Southwest and Mexico. Named for its startling, guttural courtship vocalization that sounds remarkably like the...

Verany’s Chiroteuthid Squid

Invertebrates > Cephalopods

Verany’s Chiroteuthid Squid (Chiroteuthis veranyi) is a mesmerizing, diaphanous deep-sea cephalopod that drifts through the twilight and midnight zones of the open oceans. Famous for its exceptionally elongated, whip-like feeding tentacles that can exceed...

South Californian Mite

Invertebrates > Mites

The South Californian Mite (Paratarsotomus macropalpis) is a microscopic predatory mite that holds the astonishing scientific title of the fastest land animal on Earth relative to body size. Measuring less than a millimeter in length, this unassuming prostigmatid...

Reunion Free-tailed Bat

Mammals > Bats

The Reunion Free-tailed Bat (Mormopterus francoismoutoui) is a small, agile molossid bat endemic to the rugged volcanic island of Réunion in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Recognized as a distinct species in 2008 following comprehensive genetic analysis, this tireless...