Reptiles > Colubridae & Vine Snakes
The Burmese Vine Snake (Ahaetulla fronticincta) is a highly specialized, whip-thin arboreal colubrid endemic to the mangrove swamps and estuarine riverbanks of coastal Myanmar. Distinct from its forest-dwelling relatives, this elegant green serpent exhibits unique...
Fish > Anomalopidae & Flashlight Fishes
The Atlantic Flashlight Fish (Kryptophanaron alfredi) is an extraordinary bioluminescent reef fish inhabiting steep outer reef slopes and dark submarine caverns throughout the Caribbean Sea. Sporting a luminous bean-shaped organ beneath each eye packed with glowing...
Invertebrates > Mantidae & Dead Leaf Mantises
The Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis (Deroplatys lobata) is a premier example of evolutionary masquerade in the insect world. Native to the humid equatorial rainforests of Southeast Asia, this formidable ambush predator features a broad, flattened pronotal shield shaped...
Mammals > Muridae & Shrew Rats
The Northern Luzon Shrew Rat (Rhynchomys soricoides) is an extraordinary, highly specialized rodent endemic to the misty cloud forests of the Cordillera Central mountains on Luzon Island, Philippines. Exhibiting one of the most remarkable instances of convergent...
Fungi > Hygrophoraceae & Waxcaps
The Green Grassland Waxcap (Hygrocybe graminicolor) is an exquisitely colored, jewel-like basidiomycete native to the temperate and subtropical forests of eastern Australia. Sporting an intensely lustrous, grass-green to olive-emerald cap coated in a thick glutinous...
