Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko

Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Geckos

Henkel’s Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) is one of the undisputed masters of evolutionary camouflage in the reptile world, an ancient nocturnal lizard endemic exclusively to the fragmented primary forests of northern Madagascar. Measuring up to a foot in...

Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko

Reptiles > Carphodactylidae & Leaf-tailed Geckos

The Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko (Saltuarius cornutus) is an extraordinary reptilian master of camouflage, reigning as the largest native gecko in Australia. Endemic strictly to the pristine, mist-shrouded upland rainforests of Queensland’s Wet Tropics, this...

Horsfield’s Tarsier

Mammals > Primates

Horsfield’s Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus), known across Borneo as the Western Tarsier, is one of the most anatomically extraordinary and specialized nocturnal primates on Earth. Measuring barely six inches tall and weighing less than an apple, this tiny...

South China Giant Salamander

Amphibians > Giant Salamanders

The South China Giant Salamander (Andrias sligoi) holds the world record as the largest living amphibian on Earth, capable of growing to an astonishing length of nearly six feet. Formally recognized as a distinct species in 2019 following comprehensive genetic and...

Tire Track Eel

Fish > Spiny Eels

The Tire Track Eel (Mastacembelus armatus), also widely known as the Zig-zag Eel or Leopard Spiny Eel, is an imposing, nocturnal benthic predator in the spiny eel family Mastacembelidae. Native to the freshwater river systems of South and Southeast Asia, this long,...