Birds > Passeriformes
The Bare-throated Bellbird (Procnias nudicollis) is an extraordinary cotinga celebrated throughout South America for its deafening, anvil-like vocalizations. Native exclusively to the imperiled Atlantic Forest biome, this iconic canopy fruit-eater displays striking...
Amphibians > Caudata
The Wenxian Knobby Newt (Tylototriton wenxianensis) is a rare, dark-hued salamander endemic to the misty foothill forests and clear mountain streams of central China. First identified scientifically in Wenxian County in southern Gansu Province, this primitive caudate...
Reptiles > Squamata
The Sudan Mastigure (Uromastyx dispar), also known as the Mali spiny-tailed lizard, is a heavily armored, herbivorous agamid lizard adapted to survive the punishing climate of the North African Sahel. Enduring extreme daily temperature swings and prolonged droughts...
Fish > Acipenseriformes
The Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus), often called the hackleback, is an ancient cartilaginous-boned fish inhabiting the major river arteries of central North America. Representing a prehistoric lineage that has navigated river currents since the...
Birds > Gruiformes
The South Island Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) represents one of the greatest resurrection tales in modern conservation biology. The largest living rail in the world, this flightless, hen-sized alpine herbivore was officially declared extinct in the late 19th...
