Leaf Muntjac

The Leaf Muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis), also called the leaf deer, represents one of the smallest and most elusive cervid species in the world. First formally cataloged by biologists in 1999 following surveys in the isolated montane wilderness of northern Myanmar,...

Kachin Crocodile Newt

Formally described in 2020 from northern Myanmar’s remote Kachin State, the Kachin Crocodile Newt (Tylototriton kachinensis) is an ancient, armored salamander native to the mountainous watershed encircling Lake Indawgyi. Belonging to the primitive crocodile newt...

Dracula Fish

The Dracula Fish (Danionella dracula) is one of the most anatomically astonishing and miniature vertebrate oddities discovered in modern ichthyology, officially described in 2009. Endemic to pristine freshwater hill streams in the remote forests of northern Myanmar,...

Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey

The Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri), affectionately known locally as the ‘snubby’ or ‘monkey with an upturned nose,’ was discovered scientifically in 2010 in the rugged mountains of Kachin State, Myanmar. Renowned worldwide...
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