Baishanzu Fir

Plants > Conifers

The Baishanzu Fir (Abies beshanzuensis) is widely regarded as one of the most critically endangered plant species on Earth, a relict coniferous tree that has survived since the Quaternary ice ages. Discovered in 1963 on the isolated summit slopes of Baishanzu Mountain...

Larut Forest Skink

Reptiles > Lizards

The Larut Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus praesignis) is a sleek, handsome montane scincid lizard endemic exclusively to the misty highland ridgelines of Peninsular Malaysia. Inhabiting the perpetual coolness and damp moss carpets of high-elevation cloud forests around...

Painted Mountain Frog

Amphibians > Treefrogs & Hyperoliids

The Painted Mountain Frog (Callixalus pictus) is a captivating, monotypic anuran endemic to the cloud-enshrouded volcanic peaks and bamboo highlands of the Albertine Rift in Central Africa. Characterized by its astonishing visual palette of deep chocolate-brown...

Drewes’ Tiny Stinkhorn

Fungi > Phallaceae & Stinkhorns

Drewes’ Tiny Stinkhorn (Phallus drewesii) is one of the most remarkable and diminutive stinkhorn fungi in the mycological kingdom. Described in 2009 by mycologists from the California Academy of Sciences, this curious fungus was discovered on the remote volcanic...

Gray Snub-nosed Monkey

Mammals > Cercopithecidae & Colobine Monkeys

The Gray Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi), also known as Guizhou snub-nosed monkey or Brelich’s monkey, is one of the rarest and most critically imperiled primates on Earth. Restricted entirely to a single isolated mountain massif—Mount Fanjingshan in...