Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle

Reptiles > Turtles & Tortoises

The Pacific Coast Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus salvinii), also known as the Pacific Giant Staurotypus or Salvin’s Musk Turtle, is a formidable, prehistoric-looking freshwater reptile in the family Kinosternidae. Inhabiting the tropical lowland waters of the...

Red Slender Loris

Mammals > Primates

The Red Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus) is a captivating, delicate nocturnal strepsirrhine primate found exclusively in the lush, moisture-laden rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka. Belonging to the family Lorisidae, this diminutive tree-dweller is famous for its...

Small Indian Civet

Mammals > Carnivores

The Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica), known locally in India as the Rasse, is an adaptable, solitary, and nocturnal carnivore belonging to the viverrid family. Much smaller and more gracile than the Large Indian Civet, this sleek predator roams the agricultural...

Large Indian Civet

Mammals > Carnivores

The Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha) is one of the largest, most formidable, and most exquisitely patterned members of the civet family Viverridae native to the dense forests of South and Southeast Asia. Weighing up to 11 kilograms, this solitary, nocturnal...

Blunt-headed Tree Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Blunt-headed Tree Snake (Imantodes cenchoa) is one of the most anatomically extreme and visually bizarre reptiles of the Neotropical rainforests. Possessing an impossibly thin, thread-like body and a shockingly disproportionate, bulbous head dominated by gigantic...