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...
Mammals > Fruit Bats
The Bismarck Masked Flying Fox (Pteropus capistratus) is an exceptionally distinctive and visually striking megabat endemic to the tropical rainforests of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea. Unlike typical dark-furred fruit bats, this island canopy mammal...
Fungi > Agaricales
The Desert Stalked Puffball (Tulostoma xerophilum) is a highly specialized xerophytic gasteroid fungus belonging to the puffball family Agaricaceae. Specially adapted for thriving in extreme desert environments and hyper-arid sandy soils where few higher fungi can...
Mammals > Eulipotyphla
The Sado Mole (Mogera tokudae) is an evolutionary distinct subterranean mammal endemic to Japan, centered on the historic island of Sado in the Sea of Japan and localized coastal plains of Honshu. Significantly larger and more robust than mainland Japanese mole...
Mammals > Rodents
The Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) is a distinctively specialized, large-bodied hystricomorph rodent endemic to the windswept grasslands and arid steppes of Argentina. Resembling an unusual hybrid between a miniature deer and a long-legged hare, this cursorial...
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