IUCN Species of the Day: Lesser Antillean Iguana

  Photo credit: Charles Knapp   The Lesser Antillean Iguana, Iguana delicatissima, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

IUCN Species of the Day: Itatiaia Highland Frog

  Photo credit: Ivan Sazima   The Itatiaia Highland Frog, Holoaden bradei, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Restricted to just one small area of the Itatiaia Mountains in south-eastern Brazil, the species Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Raso Lark

  Photo credit: Edwin Winkel   The Raso Lark, Alauda razae, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  With a tiny population confined to a small island in the Cape Verde Islands, the diminutive Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Kitti’s Hog-Nose Bat

  Photo credit: Merlin D. Tuttle   Kitti’s Hog-nosed Bat, Craseonycteris thonglongyai, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Also known as the Bumblebee Bat, this tiny species from west-central Thailand and south-east Myanmar, is Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Chapman’s Blenny

  Photo credit: Dr. John E. Randall   Chapman’s Blenny, Entomacrodus chapmani, is classified as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This species of blenny is found only in shallow, rocky waters (less than 2 metres) and Continue Reading