Giant Cave Gecko

Reptiles > Geckos

The Giant Cave Gecko (Pseudothecadactylus australis) is an impressive, rupicolous lizard inhabiting the dramatic sandstone escarpments and cavern systems of northern Queensland. One of Australia’s largest and most enigmatic geckos, this nocturnal troglophile...

Giant Forest Dragon

Reptiles > Agamid Lizards

The Giant Forest Dragon (Gonocephalus grandis) is a prehistoric-looking agamid lizard native to the pristine, rapid-flowing rainforest rivers of Sundaland. Sporting a tall, spear-like dorsal crest, deep angular head, and piercing blue or hazel eyes, this arboreal...

Rose-crowned Fruit Dove

Birds > Pigeons & Doves

The Rose-crowned Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus regina) is one of Australasia’s most jewel-like canopy birds, an emerald-and-magenta gem that dwells in the upper canopies of coastal rainforests and monsoon thickets. Celebrated for its bright magenta-pink cap bordered by...

Chameleonic Vine

Plants > Vines

The Chameleonic Vine (Boquila trifoliolata) is universally recognized as one of the most bewildering and miraculous phenomena in the plant kingdom. Native to the lush, temperate Valdivian rainforests of southern Chile and Argentina, this climbing liana is the only...

Purple Sock Worm

Invertebrates > Marine Worms

The Purple Sock Worm (Xenoturbella profunda) is one of the most anatomically mysterious and evolutionary significant organisms in the animal kingdom. Discovered by deep-sea robotic submersibles exploring profound hydrothermal methane seeps in the Pescadero Basin at a...