Reptiles > Agamidae & Dragon Lizards
The Hump-nosed Lizard (Lyriocephalus scutatus), known locally in Sinhala as the ‘Kandukara Bodilima,’ is the sole living representative of its monotypic genus, endemic exclusively to the misty tropical rainforests of southwestern Sri Lanka. Possessing a...
Fish > Syngnathidae & Pipefishes
The Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata) is an exquisite, cryptically camouflaged syngnathid fish bridging the evolutionary morphology between true pipefishes and seahorses. Inhabiting shallow coastal seagrass flats and macroalgal beds across the...
Mammals > Phalangeridae & Cuscuses
The Black-spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus rufoniger) is one of the most magnificent, striking, and severely threatened arboreal marsupials in the Australasian realm. Endemic exclusively to the northern rainforests of the island of New Guinea, this large, sluggish canopy...
Reptiles > Chamaeleonidae & Chameleons
Smith’s Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion taeniabronchum) is one of the rarest, smallest, and most critically endangered reptiles in Southern Africa. Confined to a handful of isolated montane fynbos patches in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, this exquisite...
Mammals > Atelidae & Spider Monkeys
The Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus), known historically as the woolly spider monkey, is the largest native primate inhabiting the Western Hemisphere and a flagship symbol of South American conservation. Endemic strictly to Brazil’s critically...
