Gray-headed Flying Squirrel

Mammals > Flying Squirrels

The Gray-headed Flying Squirrel (Petaurista caniceps) is a large, charismatic nocturnal gliding mammal belonging to the tribe Pteromyini, native to the rugged, cloud-blanketed mountain forests of the eastern Himalayas and adjacent Southeast Asian ranges. Clothed in a...

Van Gogh’s Peacock Gecko

Reptiles > Geckos

The Van Gogh’s Peacock Gecko (Cnemaspis vangoghi) is an astonishingly vivid dwarf day gecko described to science in early 2024 from the dry rocky foothills of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Named in homage to Vincent van Gogh, the adult male of the species sports...

Reddish Fairy Fan

Fungi > Fairy Fans

The Reddish Fairy Fan (Cudonia circinans) is an exquisite, small earth-tongue relative belonging to the ascomycete family Cudoniaceae, distributed across the damp conifer carpets of circumboreal northern forests. Resembling tiny, sculptural cinnamon-pink mushrooms...

Pacific Viperfish

Fish > Dragonfishes

The Pacific Viperfish (Chauliodus macouni) is one of the most iconic, fearsome apex ambush predators of the deep Pacific abyss. Inhabiting the perpetual twilight and midnight oceanic zones from the subarctic waters of the Bering Sea to the subtropics of Baja...

Santa Cecilia Glass Frog

Amphibians > Glass Frogs

The Santa Cecilia Glass Frog (Teratohyla midas) is an enchanting centrolenid treefrog native to the humid lowland rainforest river corridors of the upper Amazon Basin. Named after the mythical King Midas, this jewel-like miniature amphibian features a luminous...