Amphibians > Myobatrachidae & Pouched Frogs
The Pouched Frog (Assa darlingtoni), also known as the hip-pocket frog, is one of the most biologically astounding amphibians in the world, endemic exclusively to the ancient, misty Gondwanan cloud forests of the Tweed Volcano caldera in eastern Australia. Belonging...
Birds > Megapodiidae & Megapodes
The Moluccan Megapode (Eulipoa wallacei), also known as Wallace’s scrubfowl, is an extraordinary terrestrial bird endemic to the rugged Maluku archipelago of eastern Indonesia. Commemorating the legendary British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, this...
Fungi > Podoscyphaceae & Rosette Fungi
The Zoned Rosette (Podoscypha multizonata) is one of the rarest, most visually breathtaking macrofungi inhabiting the ancient broadleaf parklands of temperate Western Europe. Resembling an intricate, multi-layered terrestrial cabbage sculpted from rippling concentric...
Plants > Amborellaceae & Basal Angiosperms
Amborella (Amborella trichopoda) holds a revered status in evolutionary biology as the most botanically pivotal flowering plant on Earth. Endemic strictly to the cloud-draped mountain rainforests of the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, this modest understory...
