Turtle frog

Myobatrachus gouldii, the turtle frog, is a Western Australian frog.

The turtle frog is located at Perth. Since its area is semi-arid, its features are adapted to survive at that area.   It has a small head, short limbs, and a round body, up to 45 millimeters long.This frog skips the tadpole stage.  They hatch out of the eggs as a miniature adult. 

Markhor

The markhor is a large species of wild goat that is found in northeastern Afghanistan, northern and central Pakistan, Kashmir in northern India, southern Tajikistan, southern Uzbekistan and in the Himalayas.

This reddish gray goat has a short, smooth coat in the summer, but it gets longer and shaggier in the winter. A full grown male is almost twice as heavy compared to the female, and has a shaggy mane of dark hair extending to the knees.Its spectacular spiraled horns reach 1.6m tall in the make, but only 0.254m in the female. Active in the early morning and late afternoon, the markhor rarely ventures above the snow line.

Onager

The onager (Equus hemionus) is a species of the family Equidae (horse family) native to Asia.
The onager has a tawny, gray coat with a dark stripe running down its back. The lower portion of the limbs allow it to run swiftly across long distances. Mature males kick and bite their enemy rivals to occupy breeding territory. 
The greatest threat facing the onager is poaching for meat and hides, and in some areas for use in traditional medicine. It is the one of highest threats for the Mongolian wild ass. The extreme isolation of many subpopulations also threatens the species, as genetic problems can result from inbreeding. Overgrazing by livestock reduces food availability, and herders also reduce the availability of water at springs. The cutting down of nutritious shrubs and bushes exacerbates the problem. Furthermore, a series of drought years could have devastating effects on this beleaguered species.

Habitat loss and fragmentation are also major threats to the onager, a particular concern in Mongolia as a result of the increasingly dense network of roads, railway lines, and fences required to support mining activities.

The Asiatic wild ass is vulnerable to diseases, as well. A disease known as the "South African horse sickness" caused a major decline to the Indian wild ass population in the 1960s. Fortunately, the subspecies is no longer under threat to such disease and is continuously increasing their numbers.

Fishing cat

The  fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) is found in south east Asia.   The fishing cat has a  long body with short legs. It is almost  twice the size of a house cat. Its fur is olive-gray with brown spots running along its belly.   It is a semiaquatic hunter that feeds on inscests, crabs, crayfish, and shellfish. Its toes are slightly webbed and its teeth are not suitable for grasping slippery prey. It scoops prey from the water with its paws, often diving, and sometimes it suddenly surfaces under a waterbird.Its fur is olive-gray with brown spots running along its belly.
 Fishing cats are threatened by destruction of wetlands, which are increasingly being polluted and converted for agricultural use and human settlements. In Andhra Pradesh, target killing is prevalent in some areas where there is human/animal conflict. Over-exploitation of local fish stocks and retaliatory killing are also significant threats. 

Cuban soledon

The Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus), is a species only found in  Cuba.

It was discovered by a German scientist Wilhelm Peters. It is a nocturnal burrower and hence it is rarely seen. It was declared extinct in 1970 but was rediscovered in 1974.It diet include insects, roots and fruits.  It has small eyes, brown to black hair and resembles a shrew.

Russian desman

The Russian desman (Desmana moschata) is a small semiaquatic mammal that inhabits the Volga, Don and Ural River basins in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
With its dense,lustrious coat,the Russian desman greatly resembles a water rat. Its tail is flattened for use as a rudder and paddle, and its rear feet are fully webbed, while the front feet are partially so. Using its long, sensitive nose, it searches for food at night in riverbeds.The Russian desman often lives in small (usually not related) groups of two to five animals, and appears to have a complex  communication and social system.
Desman fur used to be highly sought after by the fur trade. Consequently, the Russian desman is now a protected species under Russian law. However, due to loss of habitat (farming), water pollution, illegal fishing nets, and the introduction of non-native species (e.g., muskrat), population levels continue to decline. In the mid-1970s, an estimated 70,000 desmans were left in the wild; by 2004, the figure was only 35,000. However, in some Russian regions, the number of desmans appears to be increasing.

Malagasy giant rat(votsovotsa)

The Malagasy giant rat (Hypogeomys antimena), also known as the votsotsa or votsovotsa, is a nesomyid rodent restricted to the Menabe region of Madagascar.  Pairs are monogamous and bear one or two offspring per year.                                  The Malagasy giant rat  has tall rabbbitlike ears and rear feet larger than the front feet. They live in groups of a father, a mother, and its offspring. similar to a rabbit, they usually hop rather than run.  The Malagasy giant rat is listed as endangered because of limited range, habitat destruction, increased predatory of non-native feral dogs and cats, and disease.                   

Four-toed jerboa

Four-toed jerboa :The four-toed jerboa (Allactaga tetradactyla) is a rodent of the family Dipodidae and genus Allactaga. As its name suggests, they have four toes. They are native to Egypt and live in coastal salt marshes and dry deserts.














Each back foot of the four-toed jerboa has an extra fourth toe, which is smaller and nonfunctional, compared to the other toes.