Amphibians > Plethodontidae & Lungless Salamanders
The Tennessee Cave Salamander (Gyrinophilus palleucus) is a ghostly, troglobitic amphibian native exclusively to the subterranean limestone cave networks of the Cumberland Plateau in the southeastern United States. Belonging to the lungless salamander family...
Mammals > Dasyuridae & Carnivorous Marsupials
The Julia Creek Dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi) is a small, fiercely predatory marsupial endemic strictly to the windswept Mitchell Grass Downs of northwest Queensland, Australia. Belonging to the carnivorous marsupial family Dasyuridae, this elusive nocturnal hunter...
Mammals > Macropodidae & Forest Wallabies
The Gray Dorcopsis (Dorcopsis luctuosa) is a compact, secretive forest wallaby native to the dense, humid lowland rainforests of southern New Guinea. Belonging to the ancient Australasian marsupial family Macropodidae, this primitive forest dweller represents an...
Plants > Apocynaceae & Stem Succulents
The Cubiform Succulent (Pseudolithos cubiformis) is an extraordinary botanical anomaly endemic strictly to the sun-scorched, arid limestone plateaus of northeastern Somalia. Resembling a geometric, four-sided stone block or a sculpted cobblestone cube rather than a...
Amphibians > Plethodontidae & Woodland Salamanders
The Cheat Mountain Salamander (Plethodon nettingi) is a rare and ecologically vital lungless salamander endemic strictly to the high-elevation red spruce forests of the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia. First identified scientifically in 1938 and named in honor of...
