Specific are the examples spotlighted by him. In April, a Japanese firm was selling Hump Nosed Lizards (Lyriocephalus scutatus) while a Russian firm was touting five species of lizards including the ...

A remarkable example of isolated oceanic islands, born of volcanic activity more than 2,000 m under the sea, these islands boast a spectacular topography and are home to numerous endemic species, ...

It contains a unique suite of plants and animals, including many endemic species such as the Madeiran ... complex food webs and examples of co-evolution of species. A range of climax vegetation ...

A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ... meaning "pertaining to the forest," is also the first ...

Of these, 63,280 are endemic –found nowhere else ... Such isolation has led to some remarkable examples of plant evolution; ...

Birds are among the most vulnerable. Since humans arrived, 71 birds have gone extinct, according to the state Department of ...