Resurrection Plant

Plants > Lycophytes

The Resurrection Plant (Selaginella lepidophylla), universally celebrated across the Americas as the Rose of Jericho, flower of stone, or dinosaur plant, is an extraordinary, ancient desert spikemoss belonging to the lycophyte family Selaginellaceae. Native to the...

Kokoe Poison Frog

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

The Kokoe Poison Frog (Phyllobates aurotaenia), known in traditional Colombian culture and anthropology as the kokoi or gold-striped poison frog, is a small, extraordinarily toxic dendrobatid anuran strictly endemic to the hyper-humid, rain-soaked Chocó rainforests of...

Red-bellied Black Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) is an iconic, highly recognized venomous elapid serpent indigenous to the wetlands, river corridors, and coastal woodlands of eastern Australia. First described scientifically by British naturalist George Shaw in...

Port Jackson Shark

Fish > Sharks & Rays

The Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) is an iconic, ancient bottom-dwelling bullhead shark belonging to the family Heterodontidae, endemic to the cool temperate coastal waters of southern and eastern Australia. Named after Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour),...

Jungle Cat

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Jungle Cat (Felis chaus), also celebrated historically and ecologically as the Reed Cat, Swamp Cat, or Nile Cat, is a medium-sized, long-legged wild felid belonging to the domestic cat genus Felis within the family Felidae. Despite its misleading English...