Amphibians > Frogs
The Red Microhylid Frog (Hylophorbus rufescens) is a terrestrial narrow-mouthed frog endemic to the lush tropical wilderness of New Guinea. As a member of the diverse Australo-Papuan microhylid radiation (subfamily Asterophryinae), this stout, terrestrial specialist...
Reptiles > Snakes
The Short-headed Reed Snake (Calamaria virgulata) is a small, harmless semifossorial colubrid snake widespread across the archipelagic rainforests of Sundaland and Wallacea. Member of the highly diverse Indo-Malayan genus Calamaria, this sleek, glossy burrower spends...
Reptiles > Snakes
Cuvier’s Shieldtail (Uropeltis ceylanica) is a highly specialized fossorial snake endemic to the cool, mist-shrouded montane shola forests of India’s Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. Belonging to the ancient primitive family Uropeltidae, this...
Birds > Passerines
The Rosy Thrush-Tanager (Rhodinocichla rosea) is a taxonomically unique Neotropical songbird so evolutionary distinct that modern molecular phylogenetics places it inside its own monotypic family, Rhodinocichlidae. Inhabiting dense, impenetrable scrub thickets and dry...
Birds > Broadbills
The African Broadbill (Smithornis capensis) is an enigmatic suboscine passerine inhabiting the tangled understories of Sub-Saharan Africa’s dense evergreen forests. As one of only a handful of broadbill species native to the African continent, it belongs to the...
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