Vinchuca
Triatoma protracta
DARWIN DECK BETA | 6 POINTS
• Triatoma protracta has a MOVE of 2. It also can feed (sucks blood) from creatures of larger SCALE.
• Chiloe to Callao
Warm, Hot
Graphic by David Ng
Triatoma protracta (commonly called Western Conenose, vinchuca, Mexican bedbugs or Kissing Bug) is an assassin bug (family Reduviidae) of the order Hemiptera. A 2 cm, brown-black nocturnal insect found in forests, it is common in the southwestern USA.[1] This particular species lives in association, and feeds almost exclusively on wood rats of the genus Neotoma. While this species carries the parasite that can cause Chagas disease,[1] it rarely infects humans as defecation […] read more
Chile Darwin’s Frog
Rhinoderma rufum 
DARWIN DECK BETA | 7 POINTS
• Rhinoderma rufum has a MOVE of 2
• Chiloe to Callao
Cool, Warm
Graphic by David Ng
The Chile Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma rufum) is one of only two members of the family Rhinodermatidae. It is endemicto Chile. This species of frog exhibits a highly unusual form of parental care in that the tadpoles spend part of their life developing in the vocal sac of their father, where they are transferred to a pool of water in their […] read more
Fitzroy Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
DARWIN DECK BETA | 8 POINTS
• Lagenorhynchus obscurus has a MOVE of 2
• Chiloe to Callao
Cool, Warm
Graphic by David Ng
The dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) is a dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere. Its specific epithet is Latinfor “dark” or “dim”. It is very closely genetically related to the Pacific white-sided dolphin, but current scientific consensus holds they are distinct species. The dolphin’s range is patchy, with major populations around South America, southwestern Africa, New Zealand, and various oceanic islands, with some sightings around southern Australia and Tasmania. The […] read more
Falkland Island’s Wolf
Dusicyon australis
DARWIN DECK BETA | 6 POINTS
• Dusicyon australis has a MOVE of 2
• Beunos Aires to Port Famine (Extinct)
Cool, Warm
Graphic by David Ng
The Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis), also known as the warrah and occasionally as the Falkland Islands dog, Falkland Islands fox or Antarctic wolf, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. This endemic canid became extinct in 1876, the first known canid to have gone extinct in historical times. It was the only modern species in the genus Dusicyon. Traditionally it had been supposed that the most closely related genus was Lycalopex, including […] read more
Bridled Burrfish
Chilomycterus antennatus
DARWIN DECK BETA | 9 POINTS
• Chilomycterus antennatus has a MOVE of 2
• Portsmouth to Montevideo
Warm
Graphic by David Ng
Baobab Tree
Adansonia digitata
DARWIN DECK BETA | 2 POINTS
• Portsmouth to Montevideo
Warm, Hot
Graphic by David Ng
Adansonia digitata (Baobab, Afrikaans: Kremetart, Hausa: Kuka, Sotho: Seboi, Tswana:Mowana, Tsonga: Shimuwu, Venda: Muvhuyu)[1] is the most widespread of the Adansoniaspecies on the African continent, found in the hot, dry savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa. It also grows, having spread secondary to cultivation, in populated areas. English common names for the Baobab include dead-rat tree (from the appearance of the fruits), monkey-bread tree (the soft, dry fruit is edible), upside-down tree (the sparse branches resemble roots) and cream of tartar tree. […] read more
Darwin’s Rhea
Rhea pennata 
DARWIN DECK BETA | 3 POINTS
• Rhea pennata has a MOVE of 2
• Beagle locale: Buenos Aires to Port Famine.
Cool, Warm
Graphic by Admiral Ackbar
Darwin’s Rhea (Rhea pennata), also known as the Lesser Rhea, is a large flightless bird, but the smaller of the twoextant species of rheas. It is found in the Altiplano and Patagonia in South America. The Lesser Rhea stands at 90–100 cm (35–39 in) tall. Length is 92–100 cm (36–39 in) and weight is 15–28.6 kg (33–63.1 lb).[2][5] Like most ratites, it has a small head and a small bill, the latter measuring 6.2 to 9.2 cm […] read more
Mallard Duckling
Anas platyrhynchos
MUSE DECK | 3 POINTS
PLAY: Mallard duckling has a MOVE of 2.
FACT: Mallard ducklings can swim as soon as they hatch.
Cool, Warm
Graphic by Sara Shayan
The Mallard (/ˈmælɑrd/ or /ˈmælərd/) or Wild Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperateand subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. This duck belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae. The male birds (drakes) have a glossy green head and are grey on wings and belly, while the […] read more
Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta 
3 POINTS
Play: Lemur catta has a MOVE of 2
Fact: Male lemurs have fights called stink fights, where they stink their long tails, and whip them at each other
Cool, Warm
Graphic by reubenmahaffy