Mexican Alligator Lizard
A cloud-forest climber in living green armor
Conservation Threats
Urbanization
Expansion of cities and human settlements into wildlife habitats
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Urbanization Animals
Bighorn Sheep
Built for cliffs. Crowned with horns.
Myna Bird
Bold, brainy, and brilliantly vocal
Lorikeet
Brush-tongued pollinators in technicolor
Laughing Kookaburra
The bush's laughing alarm clock
Eastern Phoebe
Tail-pump. Perch. "Fee-bee!"
Caiman Lizard
The snail-crusher of the Guianas
Hoary Bat
Frosted fur. Fast flight. Far journeys.
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Tiny bird, huge journey
Thrush
Forest flutes of the world
Virgin Islands Dwarf Gecko
Tiny guardian of Virgin Islands leaf litter
Red-winged blackbird
Flash the red-rule the marsh
Blue Grosbeak
Big bill. Blue blaze. Brushland singer.
Northern Cardinal
Red crest, bold song, backyard royalty
Crab Spider
Side-stepping ambush artists
Imperial Moth
Big wings. Brief life. Night royalty.
Bonnethead Shark
Little hammerhead, big bay hunter
Garden Eel
Burrows, colonies, and current-fed eels
Kodkod
Tiny forest ghost of southern Chile
Huntsman Spider
Sideways legs. Lightning-fast hunters.
Rodents
Born to gnaw, built to adapt
Tiger Moth
Bright wings, bold defenses
Carpenter Ant
Big ants, smooth galleries, no wood-eating.
Great Blue Heron
Stand still. Strike fast. Fly blue.