Ceylon Caecilian

Amphibians > Caecilians

The Ceylon Caecilian (Ichthyophis glutinosus) is an ancient, limbless burrowing amphibian endemic strictly to the lush, rain-drenched southwestern wet zone of Sri Lanka. Described taxonomically by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as one of the very first caecilians known to...

Banded Water Cobra

Reptiles > Venomous Snakes

The Banded Water Cobra (Naja annulata), formerly classified within the distinct aquatic genus Boulengerina, is a formidable semi-aquatic elapid native to the ancient Great Lakes and river basins of Central Africa. Reaching lengths exceeding seven feet, this muscular,...

Belcher’s Sea Snake

Reptiles > Venomous Snakes

Belcher’s Sea Snake (Hydrophis belcheri), also known as the faint-banded sea snake, is an elapid marine reptile famed in herpetology for possessing one of the most concentrated and lethal neurotoxic venoms of any vertebrate on Earth. Native to the warm coral...

European Nightjar

Birds > Nightjars

The European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), historically known in country folklore as the ‘Goatsucker’ due to ancient myths that it stole milk from domestic livestock, is a crepuscular and nocturnal aerial insectivore of the order Caprimulgiformes....

Greater Honeyguide

Birds > Woodpeckers & Relatives

The Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator) is an unassuming African bird celebrated across biological science for an extraordinary behavioral feat: active, reciprocal cooperative mutualism with wild humans and honey badgers. Possessing a unique genetic capacity to...