Moonrat

Mammals > Gymnures & Hedgehogs

The Moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura), also known as the gymnure, is the largest extant member of the hedgehog family (Erinaceidae), despite completely lacking defensive spines. Native to the sultry, swampy lowland jungles of Southeast Asia, this solitary, primarily...

Javanese Leaf Insect

Invertebrates > Insects

The Javanese Leaf Insect (Phyllium bioculatum) is one of the natural world’s greatest masterpieces of extreme morphological mimicry (phytomimesis). Native to the lush tropical rainforests of the Sunda Islands in Southeast Asia, this docile phasmid has evolved an...

Dragon Snake

Reptiles > Snakes

The Dragon Snake (Xenodermus javanicus), also commonly referred to as the Javan tubercle snake, is a non-venomous colubroid snake celebrated for its extraordinary, archaic physical appearance. Native to the damp tropical lowlands of Southeast Asia, this semi-fossorial...

Trilobite Beetle

Invertebrates > Beetles

The Trilobite Beetle (Platerodrilus paradoxus) is an extraordinary net-winged beetle belonging to the family Lycidae that appears plucked straight from the Cambrian period. Renowned for displaying extreme sexual dimorphism and paedomorphosis, adult females retain a...

Tentacled Snake

Reptiles > Aquatic Snakes

The Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) is a wholly aquatic reptile unique among all living snakes for possessing a pair of distinctive sensory tentacles protruding from the tip of its snout. Endemic to the murky freshwater habitats of Southeast Asia, this...