Larut Forest Skink

Reptiles > Lizards

The Larut Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus praesignis) is a sleek, handsome montane scincid lizard endemic exclusively to the misty highland ridgelines of Peninsular Malaysia. Inhabiting the perpetual coolness and damp moss carpets of high-elevation cloud forests around...

Cusco Andes Frog

Amphibians > Frogs & Toads

The Cusco Andes Frog (Psychrophrynella usurpator) is a miniature, cold-adapted terrestrial frog endemic to the high-elevation Andean grasslands and misty elfin forest transitions of southeastern Peru. Thriving in an extreme alpine environment where night temperatures...

Azores Bullfinch

Birds > Finches

The Azores Bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina), known locally in Portuguese as the ‘Priolo,’ is one of Europe’s rarest passerine birds, endemic exclusively to the misty mountain ridges of eastern São Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago. Clothed in subtle...

Giant Butterwort

Plants > Carnivorous Plants

The Giant Butterwort (Pinguicula gigantea) is a remarkable carnivorous perennial endemic to the shaded limestone canyon walls of Oaxaca, Mexico. Producing the largest vegetative leaf rosette in the genus *Pinguicula*, which can exceed a foot in diameter, this...

Price’s Rafflesia

Plants > Parasitic Plants

Price’s Rafflesia (Rafflesia pricei) is an exquisite and rare montane parasitic plant endemic strictly to the misty highland rainforests of the Crocker Range and Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Named in honor of British amateur botanist William Price...