Reptiles > Squamata
The Vietnamese Leopard Gecko (Goniurosaurus araneus), also known as the Vietnamese spider gecko, is an extraordinary, highly specialized eyelid gecko endemic strictly to the rugged limestone karst formations of northern Vietnam. Discovered by herpetologists in the...
Reptiles > Squamata
The Talamancan Palm Pit Viper (Bothriechis nubestris) is a specialized, high-altitude arboreal viper discovered in 2016 within the cloud-shrouded montane forests of Costa Rica’s Cordillera de Talamanca. Long confused with the black-speckled palm pit viper due to...
Reptiles > Squamata
The Phong Nha-Ke Bang Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis) is a striking, rupicolous lizard discovered in the UNESCO World Heritage karst landscapes of central Vietnam. Scientifically described in 2002, this specialized nocturnal reptile has evolved...
Fish > Cypriniformes
The Eyeless Golden-line Barbel (Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus) is a quintessential cave-adapted cyprinid fish endemic to the subterranean limestone aquifers of Yunnan Province in southwestern China. Described in 1988 as China’s first documented completely blind...
Plants > Piperales
Goldie’s Dutchman’s Pipe (Aristolochia goldieana) is a sensational, colossal-flowered woody liana endemic to the dense tropical rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea in West-Central Africa. Named in memory of Scottish missionary Hugh Goldie who collected it...
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