Gypsum Butterwort

Plants > Carnivorous Plants

The Gypsum Butterwort (Pinguicula gypsicola) is a rare and botanically spectacular carnivorous perennial endemic strictly to the vertical, calcium sulfate-rich gypsum cliffs of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico. Renowned among botanical researchers for its dramatic...

Bandoeng Titan Arum

Plants > Arums

The Bandoeng Titan Arum (Amorphophallus decus-silvae)—whose Latin name literally translates to ‘grace of the forest’—is one of the most magnificent and towering aroids on Earth. Endemic to the mist-shrouded montane rainforests of Java, Indonesia, this rare...

Crowned Horned Treefrog

Amphibians > Tree Frogs

The Crowned Horned Treefrog (Hemiphractus bubalus) is an astonishing predatory amphibian native to the misty montane cloud forests draping the eastern slopes of the Tropical Andes. Resembling a fearsome miniature dragon or a serrated, dried leaf come to life, this...

Bogadek’s Blind Skink

Reptiles > Legless Lizards

Bogadek’s Blind Skink (Dibamus bogadeki) is one of the most remarkable and anatomically reduced reptiles in East Asia. Discovered in 1987 by Father Anthony Bogadek on the small island of Hei Ling Chau in Hong Kong, this secretive, worm-like lizard represents the...

Giant Stag Beetle

Invertebrates > Beetles

The Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus), also known as the Elephant Stag Beetle, reigns as the largest and most magnificent native stag beetle in North America. Endemic to the ancient deciduous hardwood canopies and river bottoms of the eastern United States, this...