Mammals > Opossums
The White-bellied Slender Opossum (Marmosops noctivagus) is an agile, nocturnal didelphid marsupial native to the towering tropical rainforests of the western Amazon Basin. With its large luminous eyes, delicate facial mask, and long semi-prehensile tail, this small...
Mammals > Eulipotyphla
The Cuban Solenodon (Atopogale cubana), locally known as the almiquÃ, is a relict insectivore endemic to the rugged, forested mountain ranges of eastern Cuba. Belonging to an ancient lineage that diverged from other placental mammals over 70 million years ago during...
Amphibians > Anura
The Cave-dwelling Tree Frog (Ranoidea cavernicola), formerly classified in Litoria, is an astonishing lithophilic amphibian native strictly to the rugged sandstone escarpments and canyon gorges of the remote Kimberley region in northwestern Australia. While most tree...
Reptiles > Squamata
The Vilaphong Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus vilaphongi), discovered and scientifically described in 2014, is a specialized, rock-dwelling reptile native exclusively to the jagged limestone karst towers of Luang Prabang Province in northern Laos. Belonging to the...
Reptiles > Geckos
The Pernatty Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus deleani) is an extraordinary, subterranean-dwelling diplodactylid gecko endemic strictly to a tiny pocket of red linear sand dunes in the arid interior of South Australia. Named in honor of herpetologist Colin Delean, this...
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