Hoogmoed’s Harlequin Frog

Amphibians > True Toads

Hoogmoed’s Harlequin Frog (Atelopus hoogmoedi), also known as the Guiana Harlequin Toad, is a jewel-like amphibian inhabiting the pristine, stream-threaded primary rainforests of the Guiana Shield in northeastern South America. Belonging to the true toad family...

Band-tailed Nighthawk

Birds > Caprimulgiformes

The Band-tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) is a graceful, dusk-hunting caprimulgid native to the great river highways of tropical South America. Ranging across the sprawling Amazon and Orinoco basins, this small, highly aerial insectivore is celebrated for its...

Snake Mimic Caterpillar

Invertebrates > Moths & Butterflies

The Snake Mimic Caterpillar, the larval stage of the sphinx moth Hemeroplanes triptolemus, represents one of the most astonishing evolutionary masterclasses in Batesian mimicry in the natural world. Endemic to the lush rainforests of Central and South America, this...

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Birds > Hummingbirds

The Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is universally recognized in evolutionary biology as one of the most astonishing examples of extreme morphological adaptation. Native to the high, misty cloud forests of the tropical Andes in South America, this...

Collared Treerunner

Reptiles > Treerunners

The Collared Treerunner (Plica plica) is a large, strikingly adapted arboreal iguanian lizard native to the undisturbed primary rainforests of the Amazon Basin and the Guiana Shield. Renowned for its pronounced spiny vertebral crest, moss-mimicking coloration, and...