Amphibians > Frogs
Formally described in 2021 by Ecuadorian herpetologists from the remote Cordillera del Cóndor, Pristimantis ledzeppelin honors legendary rock band Led Zeppelin. This high-Andean direct-developing frog inhabits a sandstone plateau ecosystem characterized by dramatic...
Mammals > Bats
Described in 2010, the Amber Mountain Long-fingered Bat (Miniopterus ambohitrensis) is an endemic insectivorous bat restricted to the isolated volcanic peak of Montagne d’Ambre in northern Madagascar. Characterized by extraordinarily long third digits that fold...
Amphibians > Frogs
The Beautiful Nursery Frog (Cophixalus concinnus), also celebrated as the Elegant Frog, is a jewel-like miniature amphibian confined exclusively to the misty, cloud-shrouded mountain peaks of Mount Lewis and the Carbine Tableland in Queensland’s Wet Tropics....
Mammals > Treeshrews
The Mountain Treeshrew (Tupaia montana) is an active, diurnal mammal endemic to the cloud-shrouded montane peaks of Borneo. Closely allied to early primate ancestors, this squirrel-like scandentian thrives in high-elevation oak, chestnut, and mossy rhododendron...
Reptiles > Lizards
The Vulcan Skink (Lipinia vulcania) is an exquisite, slender arboreal lizard endemic to the mist-shrouded volcanic peaks of Negros Island in the central Philippines. Originally discovered on the fertile, ash-draped slopes of active volcano Mount Canlaon—from which it...
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