Two-banded Chameleon (Furcifer balteatus), female. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Tags:   Chamaeleonidae Madagascar Reptilia Sauria Squamata animal chamaeleon chameleon endangered endemic fauna insect-eating insectivore insectivorous lizard predator predatory reptile threatened wildlife

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Gold-banded Rain Frog (Pristimantis aureolineatus), pair in amplexus. Yasuní National Park, Ecuador.

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Rhizanthes lowii, newly opened flower. Like its cousin Rafflesia, this plant is completely parasitic and possesses no leaves, stems, or roots of its own. The stinking flowers mimic a dead animal and attract carrion flies for pollination. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).

Tags:   Borneo East Malaysia Magnoliopsida Malaysia Malpighiales Rafflesiaceae Sarawak Southeast Asia endemic flora mimic mimicry parasite parasitic parasitic plant parasitism plant rafflesia reproductive mimicry tropical

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Yasuni Spiny-backed Frog (Osteocephalus yasuni). Yasuní National Park, Ecuador.

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Larut Bush Frog (Philautus larutensis), male. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).

Tags:   Amphibia Anura Borneo East Malaysia Malaysia Philautus Rhacophoridae Rhacophorinae Sarawak Southeast Asia amphibian animal bush frog fauna frog shrub frog tree frog tropical wildlife

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