Spiny-headed Treefrog

Amphibians > Tree Frogs

The Spiny-headed Treefrog (Triprion spinosus, formerly Anotheca spinosa) is a specialized, crown-headed hylid native to the dense, wet cloud forests and rainforests of Central and northwestern South America. Recognized instantly by a circular crown of sharp,...

Turquoise Monitor

Reptiles > Monitor Lizards

The Turquoise Monitor (Varanus caerulivirens) is a slender, semi-arboreal varanid endemic exclusively to the North Maluku islands of Halmahera and Morotai in eastern Indonesia. Belonging to the mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus) species complex, this lizard is...

Temminck’s Tragopan

Birds > Gamebirds

Widely considered one of the most spectacularly colored pheasants in the world, Temminck’s Tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) is a stocky, arboreal horned pheasant indigenous to the rugged mountain forests of the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. Adorned...

Java Mouse-deer

Mammals > Ungulates

The Java Mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus), locally revered in Indonesian folklore as the cunning trickster Sang Kancil, is one of the smallest living hoofed mammals in the world. Endemic to the island of Java, this delicate chevrotain inhabits the dense understory of...

Peppery Bolete

Fungi > Boletes

The Peppery Bolete (Chalciporus piperatus) is a distinctive, warm-toned small mushroom belonging to the family Boletaceae. Widely distributed across temperate and boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere, this captivating wild bolete is famous among mycologists and...