Mammals > Cingulata & Armadillos
The Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus), known locally in Portuguese as the ‘tatu-bola,’ is an enchanting and rare xenarthran mammal endemic strictly to the semi-arid Caatinga dry forests of northeastern Brazil. Unlike nearly all other...
Plants > Rafflesiaceae & Parasitic Plants
Keith’s Rafflesia (Rafflesia keithii) is a botanical colossus endemic exclusively to the lush hill dipterocarp rainforests surrounding Mount Kinabalu and the Crocker Range in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Named in honor of Harry Keith, a pioneering conservator of...
Mammals > Didelphimorphia & Opossums
The Guajira Mouse Opossum (Marmosa xerophila) is a remarkable dry-adapted marsupial endemic strictly to the arid coastal thorn scrublands of the La Guajira Peninsula and Lake Maracaibo basin in northern South America. Unlike most members of the mouse opossum genus...
Reptiles > Chamaeleonidae & Chameleons
The Four-horned Chameleon (Trioceros quadricornis) is an extraordinary prehistoric-looking reptile restricted exclusively to the misty, volcanic high-altitude cloud forests of the Cameroon Highlands in Central-Western Africa. Distinguished by an astonishing cluster of...
Mammals > Eupleridae & Malagasy Carnivores
The Broad-striped Malagasy Vontsira (Galidictis fasciata) is an enigmatic and beautifully marked small carnivoran endemic strictly to the humid, moss-draped evergreen rainforests of eastern Madagascar. Belonging to the family Eupleridae—an ancient lineage that...
