Green Cat Snake

The Green Cat Snake (Boiga cyanea) is an elegant, slender arboreal colubrid native to the dense tropical jungles of South and Southeast Asia. Celebrated for its breathtaking emerald-green dorsum and enormous, expressive eyes with vertical cat-like pupils, this...

Hodgson’s Giant Flying Squirrel

Hodgson’s Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista magnificus) is one of the most radiant and majestic arboreal rodents in the mountain forests of Asia. Endemic to the lush, cloud-draped valleys of the eastern Himalayas, this large nocturnal mammal glides effortlessly...

Shining Sunbeam

The Shining Sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis) is a spectacular and robust high-altitude hummingbird native to the cold, windswept paramo and elfin forest ecotones of the tropical Andes. While appearing predominantly dusky brownish-bronze when viewed in shadowy...

Ouachita Dusky Salamander

The Ouachita Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus brimleyorum) is a large, heavily built lungless salamander endemic strictly to the rugged Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. Belonging to the family Plethodontidae, this remarkable amphibian is...

Mexican Leaf Frog

The Mexican Leaf Frog (Pachymedusa dacnicolor), also classified by herpetologists as Agalychnis dacnicolor, is a charismatic and robust hylid frog endemic to the Pacific lowlands and seasonal deciduous woodlands of Mexico. Celebrated for its bright lime-green skin...