African Bullfrog

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

The African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus), also known as the pixieknow or giant African bullfrog, is one of the largest and most robust anurans in the world, belonging to the family Pyxicephalidae. Native to the seasonally arid savannas and dry grasslands of...

Spot-Fin Porcupinefish

Fish > Pufferfishes & Porcupinefishes

The Spot-Fin Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) is the largest species of porcupinefish in the world, belonging to the family Diodontidae within the order Tetraodontiformes. Ubiquitous across the warm tropical and subtropical coral reefs of the globe, this heavily armored...

Atlantic Mudskipper

Fish > Gobies & Mudskippers

The Atlantic Mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) is a remarkable, amphibious teleost fish belonging to the goby family Gobiidae, native to the intertidal mangrove swamps and muddy coastal flats of West and Central Africa. Defying the standard paradigm of aquatic...

Green Moray Eel

Fish > Eels

The Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax funebris) is one of the largest and most ecologically dominant moray species in the Western Atlantic, belonging to the cosmopolitan family Muraenidae. A commanding apex predator of coral reefs, rocky escarpments, and mangrove lagoons,...

Blue-Footed Booby

Birds > Sulids & Boobies

The Blue-Footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) is a renowned, highly specialized marine seabird belonging to the gannet and booby family Sulidae, endemic to the productive upwelling currents of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Celebrated across popular natural history for its...