Amphibians > True Toads & Bufonids
The Colorado River Toad (Incilius alvarius, historically Bufo alvarius), widely known across desert ecology as the Sonoran Desert toad, is a colossal, semi-aquatic bufonid amphibian belonging to the true toad family Bufonidae. Native to the harsh, arid expanses of the...
Fish > Catfishes & Siluriformes
The Wels Catfish (Silurus glanis), revered across European angling and freshwater ichthyology as the colossal ‘beast of the river’, is an immense, predatory ray-finned teleost belonging to the sheatfish family Siluridae. Standing as the largest native...
Fish > Barracudas & Sphyraenidae
The Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), recognized across marine biology and recreational diving as the consummate torpedo-shaped hunter of the tropical reef, is an immense, predatory ray-finned teleost belonging to the barracuda family Sphyraenidae. Inhabiting the...
Birds > Parrots & Psittacines
The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), celebrated across global ornithology as one of the most magnificent and brilliantly colored birds on Earth, is an immense, long-tailed Neotropical psittacine bird belonging to the family Psittacidae. Indigenous to the humid tropical...
Mammals > Hyaenids & Carnivorans
The Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), widely known as the ‘laughing hyena’ for its eerie, vocal repertoire, is an immense, intelligent carnivoran mammal belonging to the family Hyaenidae, native to the savannas and open woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa....
