Invertebrates > Peripatidae & Velvet Worms
The Mexican Velvet Worm (Oroperipatus eiseni) is a rare, ancient onychophoran invertebrate inhabiting the cool, humid mountain ravines and subtropical oak-pine cloud forests of western Mexico. Belonging to a primitive phylum whose body plan has persisted virtually...
Amphibians > Strabomantidae & Rainfrogs
Greta Thunberg’s Rainfrog (Pristimantis gretathunbergae) is an exquisite and rare arboreal amphibian discovered by international field biologists in 2022 on the cloud-shrouded summit of Mount Chucantí in eastern Panama. Named in honor of the climate change...
Invertebrates > Peripatidae & Velvet Worms
The Costa Rican Velvet Worm (Epiperipatus biolleyi) is an ancient, fascinating onychophoran invertebrate inhabiting the cool, mist-shrouded cloud forest floors of Costa Rica. Belonging to a primitive phylum whose fossil lineage has remained virtually unchanged for...
Mammals > Tarsiidae & Tarsiers
Jatna’s Tarsier (Tarsius supriatnai) is a tiny, nocturnal arboreal primate endemic to the northern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Formally described by primatologists in 2017 and named in honor of esteemed Indonesian conservationist Professor Jatna Supriatna,...
Plants > Rafflesiaceae & Parasitic Plants
Cantley’s Rafflesia (Rafflesia cantleyi) is an extraordinary, monumental parasitic flowering plant endemic strictly to the primary tropical rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia. Named in honor of 19th-century botanist Nathaniel Cantley, this bizarre holoparasite...
