Greater Leaf-folding Frog

Amphibians > Frogs

The Greater Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus fornasini), also known as Fornasini’s spiny reed frog, is an eye-catching, highly specialized hyperoliid tree frog native to the coastal savannas and subtropical wetlands of southeastern Africa. Instantly recognized by...

Denny’s Whipping Frog

Amphibians > Frogs

Denny’s Whipping Frog (Zhangixalus dennysi), also known as Denny’s large tree frog or the blunthead whipping frog, is a colossal, vibrantly colored rhacophorid tree frog native to the subtropical montane forests of southern China and northern Vietnam....

Black-billed Sicklebill

Birds > Birds-of-Paradise

The Black-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi), sometimes classified as Epimachus albertisi, is an extraordinary, highly specialized bird-of-paradise native to the rugged mountain spines of New Guinea. Instantly distinguished by its dramatically curved,...

Western Parotia

Birds > Birds-of-Paradise

The Western Parotia (Parotia sefilata), also recognized as the six-wired bird-of-paradise, is an astonishing avian icon celebrated across evolutionary biology for executing one of the most intricate and spellbinding courtship rituals in the animal kingdom. Confined...

Amber Jelly Fungus

Fungi > Jelly Fungi

The Amber Jelly Fungus (Exidia recisa), commonly known as the willow jelly or amber jelly roll, is an eye-catching, gelatinous wood-decaying macrofungus widely distributed throughout the temperate riparian woodlands of North America, Europe, and Asia. Characterized by...