Mammals > Tenrecs
The Dryad Shrew Tenrec (Microgale dryas) is an elusive, miniaturized afrotherian mammal endemic strictly to the high-elevation cloud forests of eastern Madagascar. Belonging to the ancient and morphologically diverse family Tenrecidae, this diminutive insectivore...
Birds > Passerines
The Wattled Ploughbill (Eulacestoma nigropectus) is an extraordinary, monotypic passerine bird endemic to the mist-shrouded montane moss forests of the central mountain spine of New Guinea. Placed in its very own monotypic family (Eulacestomidae), this enigmatic...
Reptiles > Squamata
The West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon (Kinyongia multituberculata) is a magnificent montane reptile endemic exclusively to the misty Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania. Formerly grouped within the Fischer’s chameleon species complex, this specialized canopy...
Birds > Tanagers
The Western Chat-Tanager (Calyptophilus tertius) is an enigmatic, ground-loving passerine endemic strictly to the mountainous southern spine of Hispaniola. Split taxonomically from the Eastern Chat-Tanager based on distinct morphology, plumage saturation, and vocal...
Mammals > Shrews
Described from the mist-shrouded summit ridge of Mount Ngoc Linh in central Vietnam, Sokolov’s Shrew (Crocidura sokolovi) honors renowned Russian zoologist Vladimir Sokolov. Endemic to one of Indochina’s most biologically isolated mountain peaks, this...
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