Amphibians > Frogs & Toads
The Mutable Rainfrog (Pristimantis mutabilis), colloquially known as the ‘punk rocker frog,’ made global scientific headlines in 2015 as the first vertebrate documented capable of rapidly altering its physical skin texture. Endemic to the hyper-diverse...
Plants > Carnivorous Plants
The Fanged Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes bicalcarata) is one of the most distinctive and anatomically fascinating carnivorous plants on the planet. Endemic exclusively to the waterlogged peat swamp forests of Borneo, this colossal climbing vine is celebrated for the two...
Amphibians > Lungless Salamanders
The Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) is a ghostly, extraordinarily specialized troglobitic amphibian that spends its entire life in total darkness within the deep subterranean caverns of the Edwards Aquifer in central Texas. As an obligate cave dweller and...
Mammals > Odd-Toed Ungulates
The Lowland Tapir (Tapirus terrestris), also known as the South American Tapir or Brazilian Tapir, is an ancient, monumental herbivore reigning as the largest native land mammal in the South American rainforest. Belonging to the odd-toed ungulate order Perissodactyla...
