Amphibians > Frogs
Power’s Rain Frog (Breviceps poweri) is an endearing, rotund subterranean amphibian belonging to the rain frog family Brevicipitidae. Native to the vast miombo woodlands and savanna plateaus of southern Africa, this specialized burrower is famous for its nearly...
Fish > Scorpaeniforms
The Twinspot Lionfish (Dendrochirus biocellatus), also known as the ocellated lionfish or two-eyed dwarf lionfish, is an exquisitely patterned nocturnal predator belonging to the scorpionfish family Scorpaenidae. Ranging throughout the pristine coral formations of the...
Invertebrates > Moths
The Spun Glass Slug Moth (Isochaetes beutenmuelleri) is celebrated throughout North American entomology for possessing one of the most breathtaking and bizarre larval forms in the insect world. Belonging to the cup moth and slug caterpillar family Limacodidae, its...
Fungi > Puffballs
The Rough Stalked Puffball (Tulostoma exasperatum) is one of the most structurally striking and bizarre gasteroid fungi in tropical mycology. Belonging to the stalked puffball genus Tulostoma within the family Agaricaceae, this pantropical saprotroph resembles a...
Reptiles > Vipers
The Rhombic Night Adder (Causus rhombeatus) is a distinctive, widely distributed venomous snake belonging to the primitive night adder genus Causus within the viper family Viperidae. Ranging broadly across the savannas and wetlands of Sub-Saharan Africa, this...
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