IUCN Species of the Day: São Tomé Giant Treefrog

  Photo credit: D. Lin, California Academy of Sciences   The São Tomé Giant Treefrog, Hyperolius thomensis, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.  The largest member of its genus, this remarkable species is endemic Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Purple Marsh Crab

  Photo credit: Neil Cumberlidge   The Purple Marsh Crab, Afrithelphusa monodosa, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This species was first collected in 1947 in Guinea, West Africa, and not seen again until Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: Pygmy Hippopotamus

  Photo credit: Icon Images/Newspix   The Pygmy Hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Considerably less common than its larger relative, the Pygmy Hippo is restricted to the West African countries Continue Reading