Plants > Orchidaceae & Epiphytic Orchids
Kramer’s Butterfly Orchid (Psychopsis krameriana) is a magnificent Neotropical epiphyte celebrated for producing one of the most stunning floral mimics in the natural world. Perched high on mossy limbs within the humid canopies of Central and northern South...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Epiphytic Orchids
The Tiger Stanhopea (Stanhopea tigrina), known historically in Mexico by its ancient Nahuatl name ‘Coatzontecoxochitl’ (‘serpent-head flower’), is one of the most dramatically spectacular epiphytic orchids in the Americas. Endemic strictly to...
Plants > Orchidaceae & Epiphytic Orchids
Beccari’s Bulbophyllum (Bulbophyllum beccarii) is undeniably one of the most monumental and bizarre epiphytic orchids on Earth, endemic strictly to the ancient primary dipterocarp rainforests of Borneo. Named in honor of the renowned 19th-century Italian...
Amphibians > Myobatrachidae & Australian Ground Frogs
The Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus), known colloquially as the eastern owl frog, is an impressive, rotund ground-dwelling amphibian endemic to the coastal sandstone basins and subalpine forests of southeastern Australia. Spending up to 95 percent of...
Reptiles > Pythonidae & Pythons
The Timor Python (Malayopython timoriensis) is a sleek, highly agile constrictor endemic to the rugged, volcanic Lesser Sunda Islands of eastern Indonesia. Closely related to the monumental reticulated python, this medium-sized serpent possesses an extraordinary,...
