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Leptobrachella liui, also known as Fujian Asian toad or Fujian metacarpal-tubercled toad, is a frog species in the family Megophryidae.
January 31, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The blue lyretail, also known as the Gardner's killi and formerly as the steel-blue aphyosemion, is a species of killifish.

#FishFriday
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Nuphar pumila, the least water-lily, is a perennial, rhizomatous, aquatic herb in the family Nymphaeaceae native to subarctic and temperate Eurasia.
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 PM
A longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger) 🐠

Photo by Betty Wills (Atsme) (CC BY-SA 4.0 license; no changes made).
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Botrychium boreale, commonly called northern moonwort, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The striped killifish, also called the striped mummichog, is a North American species of fundulid killifish.
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Ansonia mcgregori is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.
January 25, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The radiated tortoise is a tortoise species in the family Testudinidae.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Mnium stellare, the starry thyme-moss or stellar calcareous moss, is a moss species in the genus Mnium.
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The Burmese flapshell turtle, is a species in the family Trionychidae.

#TurtleThursday
January 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The Gulf killifish is one of the largest members of the genus Fundulus; it is capable of growing up to 7 inches (18 cm) in length, whereas the majority of other Fundulus reach a maximum length of 4 inches (10 cm).
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The Canal Zone tree frog is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in the Caribbean lowlands of eastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and central Panama, as well as the Pacific lowlands of Colombia, although the latter records are uncertain and may refer to Boana rosenbergi.
January 20, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Sceptridium jenmanii, the Alabama grapefern or Dixie grapefern, is a species of fern in the Ophioglossaceae native to the southeastern United States.
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Fritziana fissilis is a species of frogs in the family Hemiphractidae.
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The Indian tent turtle, or Indian gamp turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Geoemydidae.
January 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The Jalisco mud turtle is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Mexico.
January 16, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Calliergon giganteum, the giant spearmoss, giant calliergon moss, or arctic moss, is an aquatic plant found on lake beds in tundra regions.
January 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
A bumblebee goby (Brachygobius doriae) in an aquarium. 🐠

Photo by Sven Kullander (CC BY-SA 4.0 license; no changes made).
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Botrychium pallidum, the pale moonwort, is a species of segregate fern in the Ophioglossaceae family.
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The false gharial, also known by the names Malayan gharial, Sunda gharial and tomistoma, is a freshwater crocodilian of the family Gavialidae native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
January 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The blue notho, or Patrizi's notho is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae.
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Salminus brasiliensis, also known as the golden dorado, dorado, river tiger, dourado, or jaw characin, is a large, predatory characiform freshwater fish found in central and east-central South America.
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The salt and pepper catfish, or dwarf cory, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armored catfishes.
January 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Nuphar microphylla is a perennial, rhizomatous, aquatic herb found in North America.
January 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The Balkan terrapin or western Caspian terrapin is a species of terrapin in the family Geoemydidae.

#TurtleTuesday
January 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM