Asian Shore Crab

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus), also known as the Japanese Shore Crab or Pacific Shore Crab, is an exceptionally hardy, aggressive intertidal decapod native to East Asia. Accompanying global maritime shipping in ballast water, it has become a prolific...

Mearns’s Rock Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Blue Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus cyanogenys) is one of the most stunning, brilliantly colored reptiles in North America. Inhabiting the sun-scorched limestone canyons and thorn scrub of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, adult males of this large, armored lizard...

Black Duiker

Mammals > Antelopes & Bovids

The Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons) is an elegant, richly colored forest antelope native to the swampy lowland river basins and cloud-veiled montane forests of Central Africa. Instantly identified by its glossy bright chestnut-rufous coat, stark black...

Kultarr

Mammals > Marsupials

The Agile Antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a hyperactive, shrew-like carnivorous marsupial native to the temperate mountain forests and eucalypt woodlands of southeastern Australia. Described as a distinct species in 1998 after genetic analysis separated it from...

Yellow Honey Mushroom

Fungi > Agarics & Gilled Mushrooms

The Yellow Honey Mushroom (Armillaria luteobubalina), universally known in Australia as the Australian Honey Fungus, is a prolific, wood-decaying basidiomycete fungus native to the eucalyptus forests of southern Australia. Renowned for producing spectacular, dense...