Greater Earless Lizard

Reptiles > Lizards

The Greater Earless Lizard (Cophosaurus texanus) is a swift, charismatic desert lizard common to the rugged canyonlands and rocky washes of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. Entirely lacking external ear openings to prevent sand and gravel from entering its...

Highfin Carpsucker

Fish > Ray-finned Fish

The Highfin Carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) is the most environmentally sensitive and elegant member of the carpsucker genus, native to the flowing rivers of the central and eastern United States. Celebrated for its extraordinarily tall, whip-like dorsal fin that often...

River Carpsucker

Fish > Ray-finned Fish

The River Carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio) is the most abundant and widespread carpsucker in North America, inhabiting the sprawling, silty river channels and reservoirs of the Great Plains and Mississippi Valley. Distinguished by its robust, compressed body,...

Black Crake

Birds > Wading Birds & Shorebirds

The Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra) is a small, charismatic waterbird in the rail family Rallidae, widespread across the lush freshwater wetlands of sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike most notoriously secretive and skulking crakes that remain hidden within dense reeds, the...

Verreaux’s Eagle

Birds > Birds of Prey

Verreaux’s Eagle (Aquila verreauxii), historically known across Africa as the Black Eagle, is one of the most specialized and striking apex raptors on Earth. Cruising along towering rocky escarpments, mountainous ravines, and kopjes across eastern and southern...