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December 2010

Lycaon pictus

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Centrocercus minimus

Pelargonium sidoides

Chelonia mydas

Leptodactylus fallax

Rangifer tarandus

Panthera tigris

Ctenosaura bakeri

Mergus octosetaceus

Okapia johnstoni

Geonoma epetiolata

Geothlypis beldingi

Takakia ceratophylla

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Poecilotheria metallica

Prionailurus viverrinus

Brookesia perarmata

Catalaphyllia jardinei

Tapirus indicus

Aloe macra

Dipturus laevis

Dracaena cinnabari

Cuon alpinus

Polposipus herculeanus

Formicivora littoralis

Diehliomyces microsporus

Acinonyx jubatus

Libellula jesseana

Centurio senex

Pachypodium windsorii

November 2010

Phyllomedusa ayeaye

Ailurus fulgens

Rhinoptera javanica

Zamia restrepoi

Hippocampus comes

Nemosia rourei

Casarea dussumieri

Neamblysomus julianae

Halophila nipponica

Azuragrion granti

Protium attenuatum

Pyrrhula murina

Varanus komodoensis

Pseudoyersinia andreae

Tremarctos ornatus

Diacheopsis metallica

Vandeleuria nilagirica

Dioscorea strydomiana

Cuora yunnanensis

Myzopoda aurita

Wollemia nobilis

Conepatus chinga

Anomastraea irregularis

Protoneura klugi

Zostera caespitosa

Pelecanus crispus

Zoogoneticus tequila

Chlamyphorus truncatus

Encephalartos whitelockii

Balaenoptera musculus

October 2010

Lepidothelphusa cognetti

Artisornis moreaui

Chlorogomphus nakamurai

Arnica montana

Equus ferus przewalskii

Andrias japonicus

Lasiorhinus krefftii

Acrostira euphorbiae

Bos javanicus

Aptenodytes forsteri

Bombus franklini

Heliofungia actiniformis

Heleophryne rosei

Saguinus bicolor

Ixalidium transiens

Bretschneidera sinensis

Sphyrna lewini

Gyps tenuirostris

Gladiolus balensis

Glyptemys muhlenbergii

Lestodelphys halli

Zamia inermis

Megalobulimus grandis

Catagonus wagneri

Heritiera globosa

Addax nasomaculatus

Globonautes macropus

Nothotsuga longibracteata

Cyathopoma picardense

Hapalemur alaotrensis

Marsilea azorica

September 2010

Deinacrida mahoenui

Heteromirafra sidamoensis

Acipenser sturio

Priodontes maximus

Euphorbia cedrorum

Chlamydephorus burnupi

Pipanacoctomys aureus

Encephalartos hirsutus

Craugastor milesi

Celeus obrieni

Cryptomyces maximus

Halichoeres socialis

Fissidens hydropogon

Prionotropis hystrix rhodanica

Limnogale mergulus

Terpsiphone corvina

Pinus rzedowskii

Pardofelis marmorata

Cadiscus aquaticus

Tulotoma magnifica

Aphanius saourensis

Potamonautes lividus

Cotula myriophylloides

Clarias cavernicola

Progomphus kimminsi

Nymphaea thermarum

Atlapetes pallidiceps

Cyclura collei

Oreochromis karongae

Plagiodontia aedium

August 2010

Lamna nasus

Plantago bismarckii

Phocoena sinus

Palmatorappia solomonis

Beatragus hunteri

Ceratogyrus paulseni

Dermatemys mawii

Uebelmannia buiningii

Pomarea nigra

Burramys parvus

Poronia punctata

Himantura chaophraya

Ameerega cainarachi

Chelonoidis (nigra) abingdonii

Capricornis rubidus

Dypsis pembana

Somatochlora borisi

Pterapogon kauderni

Cycas micronesica

Cynogale bennettii

Iguana delicatissima

Holoaden bradei

Sarcophilus harrisii

Medemia argun

Squalus acanthias

Chorthippus lacustris

Hippocamelus bisulcus

Babiana blanda

Chalcides parallelus

Dipodomys ingens

Bolitoglossa salvinii

July 2010

Puntius denisonii

Euphorbia tanaensis

Rhinopithecus avunculus

Platycnemis pembipes

Trichechus senegalensis

Hippocampus erectus

Cinnamomum capparu-coronde

Ochotona iliensis

Batagur trivittata

Axis porcinus

Balebreviceps hillmani

Carcharhinus longimanus

Voanioala gerardii

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Paracilacris periclitatus

Huso huso

Helarctos malayanus

Phelsuma antanosy

Spruceanthus theobromae

Neurergus kaiseri

Madagapotamon humberti

Porites lutea

Lanius newtoni

Cryosophila williamsii

Mustela lutreola

Notogomphus maathaiae

Crocodylus mindorensis

Ecnomiohyla rabborum

Pristis zijsron

Varanus mabitang

Orcaella brevirostris

June 2010

Dryococelus australis

Dioon caputoi

Laonastes aenigmamus

Salmo salar

Mimus trifasciatus

Aipysurus foliosquama

Pseudalopex fulvipes

Hyperolius thomensis

Mimetes stokoei

Cryptoprocta ferox

Andinagrion garrisoni

Astrophytum caput-medusae

Haliotis cracherodii

Solenodon paradoxus

Alauda razae

Podocarpus nakaii

Ambystoma mexicanum

Craseonycteris thonglongyai

Angraecum longicalcar

Stasimopus robertsi

Rhincodon typus

Opuntia chaffeyi

Heliopora coerulea

Lama guanicoe

Erica verticillata

Platycypha auripes

Pseudibis davisoni

Saiga tatarica

Entomacrodus chapmani

Encephalartos latifrons

May 2010

Canis rufus

Alytes muletensis

Stylophora pistillata

Echinodium renauldii

Afrithelphusa monodosa

Zyzomys pedunculatus

Adansonia grandidieri

Podismopsis styriaca

Rafetus swinhoei

Bradypus torquatus

Thuja sutchuenensis

Cetorhinus maximus

Turbinicarpus alonsoi

Thamnophis gigas

Sarcogyps calvus

Cystophora cristata

Manglietia sinica

Orachrysops ariadne

Rhynchocyon udzungwensis

Allium pskemense

Oryx dammah

Anaxyrus baxteri

Myriocolea irrorata

Vanellus gregarius

Bruguiera hainesii

Rousettus madagascariensis

Epioblasma capsaeformis

Metacnemis angusta

Desmana moschata

Pithecophaga jefferyi

Lepidorrhachis mooreana

April 2010

Cyclura pinguis

Mobula mobular

Mammillaria herrerae

Seychelleptus seychellarum

Equus africanus

Epinephelus itajara

Leiolopisma telfairii

Pandanus pseudomontanus

Ursus thibetanus

Gyps bengalensis

Phyllospadix japonicus

Crotalus catalinensis

Gryllus campestris

Caesalpinia echinata

Blastocerus dichotomus

Attalea crassispatha

Aythya innotata

Brachyteles hypoxanthus

Rhinoderma darwinii

Helianthemum inaguae

Astrochelys yniphora

Ectophylla alba

Syncordulia legator

Adansonia rubrostipa

Nesoryzomys swarthi

Houbaropsis bengalensis

Lepus flavigularis

Diceros bicornis

Sphyrna mokarran

March 2010

Loxodonta africana

Cheilinus undulatus

Swietenia macrophylla

Conraua goliath

Scaphophyllum speciosum

Marmota vancouverensis

Squatina squatina

Microcycas calocoma

Equus grevyi

Epinephelus striatus

Dracaena draco

Deinacrida rugosa

Myotis sodalis

Bupleurum kakiskalae

Gocea ohridana

Lepilemur septentrionalis

Lotus maculatus

Centrolene ballux

Fitzroya cupressoides

Pseudoryx nghetinhensis

Ramosmania rodriguesii

Bostrychia bocagei

Hydrosaurus pustulatus

Arachis rigonii

Canis simensis

Dipturus batis

Cyclopes didactylus

Telmatobius culeus

Rungwecebus kipunji

Pseudemydura umbrina

Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

February 2010

Platanista gangetica

Abies nebrodensis

Asteropeia micraster

Choeropsis liberiensis

Quercus hintonii

Arabitragus jayakari

Alligator sinensis

Zeus olympius

Calendula maritima

Sterna bernsteini

Minyobates steyermarki

Bubalus mindorensis

Hyaena brunnea

Halophila beccarii

Gallicolumba platenae

Alsophis antiguae

Margaritifera margaritifera

Eurynorhynchus pygmeus

Hyalinobatrachium ibama

Monachus schauinslandi

Erioderma pedicellatum

Trachypithecus delacouri

Biscutella rotgesii

Testudo kleinmanni

Ailuronyx trachygaster

Leopardus colocolo

Widdringtonia whytei

Gyps indicus

January 2010

Eriocnemis nigrivestis

Caracal aurata

Gallotia bravoana

Apium bermejoi

Caprimulgus noctitherus

Bison bonasus

Dermochelys coriacea

Porcula salvania

Latimeria menadoensis

Anguilla anguilla

Tapirus pinchaque

Acropora cervicornis

Francolinus ochropectus

Pangasianodon gigas

Philautus steineri

Eubalaena glacialis

Pteropus livingstonii

Eretmochelys imbricata

Mantella cowanii

Diomedea exulans

Carcharodon carcharias

Elephas maximus

Andrias davidianus

Aquilegia nuragica

Hypogeomys antimena

Nectophrynoides asperginis

Pentalagus furnessi

Ara glaucogularis

Halophila baillonii

Ursus maritimus

Barbourula kalimantanensis