Birds > Sunbirds & Nectariniidae
The Metallic-winged Sunbird (Aethopyga pulcherrima) is a dazzling, hyperactive nectar-feeding passerine endemic strictly to the lush evergreen rainforests of the Philippine archipelago. With radiant structural plumage shimmering in brilliant emerald, cobalt, and...
Mammals > Rodents & Platacanthomyidae
The Chinese Pygmy Dormouse (Typhlomys cinereus), often known as the blind dormouse, is a remarkable small rodent endemic to the montane bamboo cloud forests and karst limestone pinnacles of south-central China. Despite its misleading common name, this agile arboreal...
Reptiles > Colubrid Snakes
Lumholtz’s Reed Snake (Calamaria lumholtzi) is a small, harmless fossorial colubrid snake uniquely endemic to the submontane rainforests of Borneo. Named in honor of Norwegian explorer and naturalist Carl Lumholtz, this secretive subterranean serpent spends...
Invertebrates > Moths & Butterflies
The Fly-mimic Moth (Macrocilix maia) is universally recognized among entomologists as one of the most astonishing examples of deceptive visual mimicry in the insect kingdom. Belonging to the hooktip moth family Drepanidae, this nocturnal marvel does not merely blend...
Amphibians > Brachycephalidae & Toadlets
The Yellow Pumpkin Toadlet (Brachycephalus sulfuratus) is an extraordinary miniature jewel of the amphibian world, discovered and described in 2016 from the lush Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil. Measuring less than half an inch in total body length, this...
