150 niche, obscure, threatened and forgotten species to seek out, record, and research along the way.
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# 001
Lynx pardinus (Temminck, 1827)
Down to 94 animals in 2002, now 2,663 across Spain and Portugal: the greatest recovery of any cat species achieved through conservation.
# 002
Mustela lutreola
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# 003
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 004
Pternistis ochropectus
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# 005
Crocodylus suchus
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# 006
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 007
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 008
Pelusios adansonii
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# 009
Trionyx triunguis
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# 010
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 011
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 012
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 013
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 014
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 015
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 016
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 017
Pelobates varaldii
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# 018
Geronticus eremita
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# 019
Neophron percnopterus
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# 020
Necrosyrtes monachus
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# 021
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 022
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 023
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 024
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 025
Cricetus cricetus
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# 026
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 027
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 028
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 029
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 030
Canis lupaster
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Silhouette: Susan Murphy (original photograph), T. Michael Keesey (vectorization) via PhyloPic, CC BY 4.0
# 031
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 032
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 033
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 034
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 035
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 036
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 037
Nanger dama
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# 038
Gazella cuvieri
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# 039
Gazella leptoceros
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# 040
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 041
Gazella dorcas
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# 042
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 043
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 044
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 045
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 046
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 047
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 048
Bunolagus monticularis
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# 049
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 050
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 051
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 052
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 053
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 054
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 055
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 056
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 057
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 058
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 059
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 060
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 061
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 062
Hippotragus niger variani
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# 063
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 064
Taurotragus derbianus
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# 065
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 066
Addax nasomaculatus
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# 067
Oryx dammah
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# 068
Oryx leucoryx
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# 069
Oryx gazella
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Silhouette: Jan A. Venter, Herbert H. T. Prins, David A. Balfour & Rob Slotow (vectorized by T. Michael Keesey) via PhyloPic, CC BY 3.0
# 070
Oryx beisa
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# 071
Equus africanus
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# 072
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 073
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 074
Chlamydotis undulata
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# 075
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 076
Otis tarda
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# 077
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 078
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 079
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 080
Balaeniceps rex
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Silhouette: Tom Tarrant (photo), John E. McCormack, Michael G. Harvey, Brant C. Faircloth, Nicholas G. Crawford, Travis C. Glenn, Robb T. Brumfield & T. Michael Keesey via PhyloPic, CC BY 3.0
# 081
Oxyura leucocephala
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# 082
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 083
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 084
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 085
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 086
Monachus monachus
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# 087
Trichechus senegalensis
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# 088
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 089
Psammobates geometricus
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# 090
Testudo kleinmanni
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# 091
Kinixys homeana
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# 092
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 093
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 094
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 095
Centrochelys sulcata
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# 096
Squatina squatina
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# 097
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 098
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 099
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 100
Proteus anguinus
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# 101
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 102
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 103
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 104
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 105
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 106
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 107
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 108
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 109
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 110
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 111
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 112
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 113
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 114
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 115
Aquila adalberti
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# 116
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 117
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 118
Picathartes gymnocephalus
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# 119
Picathartes oreas
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# 120
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 121
Daubentonia madagascariensis
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# 122
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 123
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 124
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 125
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 126
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 127
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 128
Pan troglodytes verus
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# 129
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 130
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 131
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 132
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 133
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 134
Piliocolobus badius temminckii
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# 135
Piliocolobus rufomitratus
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# 136
Piliocolobus tephrosceles
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# 137
Piliocolobus gordonorum
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# 138
Piliocolobus kirkii
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# 139
Macaca sylvanus
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Silhouette: Kai R. Caspar via PhyloPic, CC BY 3.0
# 140
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 141
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 142
Bison bonasus
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# 143
Equus ferus przewalskii
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# 144
Equus africanus somaliensis
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# 145
Beatragus hunteri
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# 146
Cyclanorbis senegalensis
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# 147
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 148
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 149
Revealed later in the expedition.
# 150
Revealed later in the expedition.
Numbers follow the expedition’s own quest list. Profiles are added as the research and the journey progress; silhouettes from PhyloPic.