The Chinese softshell turtle hails from mainland China (Inner Mongolia to Guangxi, including Hong Kong) and Taiwan, with reports of escaped individuals who have established introduced populations in a variety of
The lesser siren, aka two-legged eel, dwarf siren, and mud eel, hails from central and eastern United States as well as northern Mexico. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction
The western swamp turtle, aka western swamp tortoise (although it isn’t a tortoise at all), is a species of freshwater turtle that hails from Perth, Australia. These turtles face the threats of
The wild bactrian camel is closely related but not ancestral to the domestic bactrian camel. They hail from Northwest China and southwestern Mongolia. Sadly, these creatures face the threats of habitat loss and destruction
The smooth-coated otter has, as you can tell from its namesake, very smooth fur that is actually shorter than other otter species. They hail from southern and southeastern Asia. These otters prefer large rivers, lakes, wetlands, and
The 2-toed amphiuma, aka congo snake, conger eel, or blind eel, is an aquatic salamander that is widely distributed in the southeastern portion of the United States. The alternate common names are all technically incorrect as they are neither eels nor snakes
The pond loach, aka oriental weatherloach, oriental weatherfish, or dojo loach, originally hails from east Asia, but has been introduced to other parts of Asia, as well as to Europe, North America,
The boreal toad is a subspecies of the western toad. These critters are found in northern New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Alberta, and Southeast Alaska. Boreal toads are threatened by
Hailing from southeastern United States it’s the chicken turtle. These critters are the only extant member of the genus Deirochelys and a member of the freshwater marsh turtle family Emydidae. These turtles face the threats of habitat loss;
The Caspian seal, 1 of the smallest members of the earless seal family, is rare in that it is found among the brackish (partially salty) Caspian Sea. These seals prefer to dwell along the shorelines, however,
