Giant Corkscrew Plant

Plants > Carnivorous Plants

The Giant Corkscrew Plant (Genlisea uncinata) is one of the most enigmatic and botanically astonishing carnivorous plants on the planet. Endemic exclusively to the mystical sandstone plateaus and quartz-sand seepage wetlands of the Chapada Diamantina in Bahia, Brazil,...

Climbing Onion

Plants > Succulents

The Climbing Onion (Bowiea volubilis), also known as the Zulu potato or sea onion, is an extraordinary, bizarre succulent geophyte native to the semi-arid bushveld and rocky hills of southern and eastern Africa. Celebrated across the botanical world for its surreal...

Plains Spotted Skunk

Mammals > Carnivorans

The Plains Spotted Skunk (Spilogale interrupta) is a nimble, highly acrobatic small carnivoran native to the vast grassland prairies and savannah valleys of central North America. Recently recognized as a distinct species following detailed genomic revisions of the...

Bruno’s Casque-headed Frog

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

Bruno’s Casque-headed Frog (Aparasphenodon brunoi) is a groundbreaking evolutionary anomaly in the amphibian world: an actual, actively venomous frog. Discovered to possess a true venom delivery apparatus in 2015 by Brazilian researchers, this hylid tree frog...

Artichoke Cactus

Plants > Cacti

The Artichoke Cactus (Obregonia denegrii) is a singular, monotypic botanical wonder endemic strictly to an extremely confined desert pocket in the San Vicente Valley of Tamaulipas, northeastern Mexico. Globally celebrated for its geometric morphology, this solitary,...