Reptiles > Geckos & Gekkonidae
The Common Flat-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus), also known as the giant leaf-tailed gecko, is an undisputed sovereign of camouflage in the animal kingdom. Endemic strictly to the humid rainforests of eastern Madagascar, this prehistoric-looking reptile can reach...
Birds > Strigidae & Scops Owls
The White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus) is an elusive, beautifully patterned nocturnal raptor native to the primary lowland evergreen rainforests of the Sundaic region in Southeast Asia. Instantly distinguished from all other scops owls by its prominent,...
Mammals > Erinaceidae & Gymnures
The Long-eared Gymnure (Hylomys megalotis) is a rare and secretive eulipotyphlan mammal endemic strictly to the dramatic limestone karst towers of central Laos. Belonging to the hedgehog and moonrat family Erinaceidae, this primitive insectivore lacks spines,...
Mammals > Tenrecidae & Spiny Tenrecs
The Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (Setifer setosus), known locally in Malagasy as the ‘sokina,’ is an ancient, spiny nocturnal mammal endemic to the island of Madagascar. Occupying its own monotypic genus within the afrotherian family Tenrecidae, this...
