Amber Mountain Leaf Chameleon

Reptiles > Chameleons

The Amber Mountain Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia confidens) represents an astonishing marvel of miniature vertebrate evolution. Officially described by herpetologists in 2012 from the cloud-draped mountain rainforests of Montagne d’Ambre in extreme northern...

Nosy Hara Leaf Chameleon

Reptiles > Squamata

The Nosy Hara Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia micra) is one of the smallest reptiles in the world, representing an extraordinary manifestation of insular dwarfism. Confined exclusively to an area of less than two square miles on the uninhabited northern islet of Nosy Hara,...

Western Stone Tomb Bat

Mammals > Chiroptera

The Western Stone Tomb Bat (Paremballonura tiavato) is an agile, diminutive sheath-tailed bat endemic to the dramatic limestone karst landscapes of western and northern Madagascar. Described to science in 2012 following taxonomic revisions of Malagasy emballonurids,...

Spearpoint Leaf-tailed Gecko

Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Leaf-tailed Geckos

The Spearpoint Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) is an extraordinary master of camouflage endemic strictly to the lush primary rainforests of northern and eastern Madagascar. Serving as the smallest living representative of the famed leaf-tailed gecko genus...

Madagascar Serpent Eagle

Birds > Accipitridae & Eagles

The Madagascar Serpent Eagle (Eutriorchis astur) is one of the most enigmatic, elusive, and critically imperiled raptors on Earth. Endemic exclusively to the dense, primary tropical rainforests of eastern Madagascar, this secretive forest hunter was feared extinct for...