Reptiles > Varanidae & Monitor Lizards
The Argus Monitor (Varanus panoptes), also known as the Yellow-spotted Monitor, is a powerful, hyper-active terrestrial lizard native to the northern savannas and river corridors of Australia and southern New Guinea. Named after the mythical hundred-eyed Greek giant...
Birds > Pelecanidae & Pelicans
The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a magnificent waterbird renowned across the Southern Hemisphere for possessing the longest bill of any living bird species on Earth. Measuring up to nearly twenty inches in adult males, its monumental beak and...
Amphibians > Caecilians & Typhlonectidae
The Cayenne Caecilian (Typhlonectes natans), often called the ‘Rubber Eel’ in the aquarium trade, is a fascinating and completely limbless aquatic amphibian native to the tropical river and lake basins of Colombia and Venezuela. Belonging to the ancient...
Invertebrates > Ophiuroidea & Basket Stars
The Northern Basket Star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis) is an awe-inspiring echinoderm inhabiting the frigid, current-swept marine waters of the subarctic North Pacific and North Atlantic. Named after the mythical snake-haired Gorgons of ancient Greek mythology, this...
Birds > Ramphastidae & Toucans
The Curl-crested Aracari (Pteroglossus beauharnaesii) is unquestionably one of the most visually extraordinary and charismatic toucans in the Neotropical realm. Endemic to the pristine lowland rainforest canopies of the southwestern Amazon Basin, this vibrant bird is...
