Amphibians > Microhylidae & Miniature Frogs
The Amau Microhylid Frog (Paedophryne amauensis) is officially recognized by modern science as the world’s smallest known vertebrate. Discovered in 2009 in the dense rainforests of southeastern Papua New Guinea, this astonishing amphibian measures a microscopic...
Mammals > Marsupials & Macropods
The Tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae), also revered locally as Scott’s Tree Kangaroo, is among the most critically endangered and enigmatic marsupials inhabiting our planet. Endemic exclusively to a tiny fragment of mist-shrouded montane rainforest high in the...
Birds > Birds-of-Paradise
The Ribbon-tailed Astrapia (Astrapia mayeri) is one of the most visually spectacular members of the bird-of-paradise family (Paradisaeidae). Native exclusively to the isolated central highlands of Papua New Guinea, adult males boast the longest tail feathers in...
Invertebrates > Gastropods
The Manus Green Tree Snail (Papustyla pulcherrima), also known as the Emerald Green Snail, is renowned across the globe as one of the most breathtakingly beautiful land snails in existence. Famous for its brilliant, vivid apple-green shell—a coloration virtually...
