Reptiles > Gekkonidae & Slender-toed Geckos
The Serpent Island Gecko (Nactus serpensinsula) is a critically localized, slender-toed gecko endemic to tiny uninhabited volcanic islets lying north of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Driven entirely from the Mauritian mainland following human colonization and the...
Reptiles > Varanidae & Monitor Lizards
The Yellow Tree Monitor (Varanus reisingeri), also known as Reisinger’s tree monitor, is a breathtakingly vibrant arboreal squamate endemic strictly to the rugged, jungle-clad island of Misool in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago. Belonging to the...
Reptiles > Anguids & Arboreal Alligator Lizards
Campbell’s Alligator Lizard (Abronia campbelli) is one of Central America’s most breathtakingly beautiful squamates. Discovered in 1993 in the mist-veiled montane cloud forests of eastern Guatemala, this rare, emerald-to-turquoise arboreal alligator lizard...
Fish > Syngnathiformes & Seadragons
The Ruby Seadragon (Phyllopteryx dewysea) represents one of the most remarkable ichthyological discoveries of the twenty-first century. First formally described in 2015 from museum specimens and subsequently observed alive in the wild in 2016 via remotely operated...
