Christian Ziegler / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) sub-adult feeding on leaves, Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mark Bowler / Eggs of Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle {Podocnemis unifilis} and Giant South American / arrau turtle {Podocnemis expansa} for sale on market stall, Nanay, Iqutios, Peruvian amazon, Peru, August 20...

Mark Bowler / Eggs of Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle {Podocnemis unifilis} and Giant South American / arrau turtle {Podocnemis expansa} for sale on market stall, Nanay, Iqutios, Peruvian amazon, Peru, August 20...

Ingo Arndt / Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) juvenile, Papua New Guinea

John Cancalosi / Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) on early spring migration to woodland pond, NY, USA,

Doug Perrine / Green sea turtle / honu {Chelonia mydas} being cleaned by Yellow tangs {Zebrasoma flavescens} and Goldring surgeonfish, Spotted bristletooth / kole {Ctenochaetus strigosus} Kona Coast, Hawaii Island,...

Fred Bavendam / Fine-spotted Moray Eel (Gymnothorax dovii) among coral, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Georgette Douwma / Nudibranch (Thecacera sp) Rinca, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer / Small-toothed Rock Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) on rock, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Yellow spotted agama {Trapelus flavimaculatus} Jiddat Al Harasis, Oman

Fabio Liverani / Side necked terrapin / yellow spotted river turtle {Podocnemis unifilis} basking on log in Tambopata river, Tambopata National Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Andy Sands / Silver Spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) feeding on Horny Ragwort flower, Kent, England, UK

Suzi Eszterhas / Small-toothed Rock Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei), Sarara Camp, Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya

Thomas Marent / Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio), Bocas del Toro, Panama

Thomas Marent / Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio), Bocas del Toro, Panama

Thomas Marent / Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio), Bocas del Toro, Panama

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) portrait, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) portrait, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) pair basking, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) pair basking, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Guineafowl Pufferfish (Arothron meleagris), golden phase, Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Gerry Ellis / Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus) spotted morph, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon

Tim Fitzharris / Columbia Lily (Lilium columbianum) showing spotted petals and pollen on anthers, North America

Gary K. Smith / Spotted Longhorn beetle {Rutpela maculata} feeding on Dog rose, Norfolk, UK, June

Nick Garbutt / Spotted Cat Snake (Boiga drapiezii). Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Mark Moffett / Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) group showing color variation from different islands of Bocas del Toro, Panama

PREMAPHOTOS / Caterpillar larva of Moth (Dysphania fenestrata) warning colouration, in rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Chris Newbert / Cowfish (Lactoria sp) juvenile, 60 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Chris Newbert / Blue Triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) 60 feet deep, Papua New Guinea

Piotr Naskrecki / Yellow-spotted Night Lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) portrait, on rock, side view, Costa Rica

Fred Bavendam / Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus), Bali, Indonesia

ZSSD / Poison Dart Frog displays striking yellow and black warning coloration which alerts potential predators to its toxicity

MORLEY READ / Tree frog {Hyla punctata} Yasuni NP, Ecuador

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Yellow spotted agama lizard {Trapelus flavimaculatus}, Jiddat Al Harasis, Oman

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted amazon river turtle {Podocnemis unifilis} Amazonia, Ecuador. Side necked

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted amazon river turtle {Podocnemis unifilis} Amazonia, Ecuador Side necked

Norbert Wu / Small-toothed Rock Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) group lounging around pool at Mara Serena lodge, closest living relative of the Elephant, feet possess hoof-like nails, Kenya

Norbert Wu / Small-toothed Rock Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) closest living relative of Elephant, feet possess hoof-like nail, Kenya

Norbert Wu / Small-toothed Rock Hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) group lounging around pool at Mara Serena lodge, closest living relative of the Elephant, feet possess hoof-like nails, Kenya

Ingo Arndt / Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) detail of foot underside

Ingo Arndt / Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) detail of foot underside

Philippe Clement / Village / Spotted backed weaver {Ploceus cucullatus} Kruger NP South Africa

Konrad Wothe / Goliath Birdwing (Ornithoptera goliath samson) butterfly male, wing detail, Irian Jaya, New Guinea, Indonesia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) pair on log with butterflies, Manu National Park, Peru

Claus Meyer / Toad (Atelopus sp) portrait on leaf litter, Amazon ecosystem, Brazil

Gerry Ellis / Northern Jungle Queen (Stichophthalma camadeva) female, India

Claus Meyer / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) trio in pond, Amazon, Brazil

Chris Newbert / Pincushion Sea Star (Culcita novaeguineae) detail, Coral Sea

Chris Newbert / Tyron's Risbecia (Risbecia tryoni) mating pair, 60 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) juvenile, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) juvenile, Solomon Islands

Norbert Wu / Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus orientalis) school, Similan Islands, Thailand

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Leaf Beetle (Alurnus sp) in the rainforest, portrait, side and top view, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog (Epipedobates tricolor) close-up portrait on Heliconia, near Cuenca, Ecuador

Fred Bavendam / Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloides vanicolensis) school near coral reef observed by scuba diver, often gather in large schools during the day and disperse at night to feed, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland,...

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Indian Awkling (Choaspes benjaminii) caterpillar, Shiga, Japan

Fred Bavendam / Diagonal-banded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) school, Loloata Resort, Papua New Guinea

Norbert Wu / Scribble-faced Angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon), Indo-Pacific

Fred Bavendam / Yellow-spotted Flatworm (Thysanozoon nigropapillosum) portrait, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Fred Bavendam / Guineafowl Pufferfish (Arothron meleagris) in its golden color phase puffed up, side view, Tower Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Dan Burton / Spotted seahorse photographed in an aquarium

Constantinos Petrinos / Cube trunkfish / Boxfish {Ostracion cubicus} Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Constantinos Petrinos / Spotted or Yellow seahorse {Hippocampus kuda} Sulawesi Indonesia. Colour variation sequence

Constantinos Petrinos / Spotted or Yellow seahorse {Hippocampus kuda} Sulawesi Indonesia. Colour variation sequence

Jeff Rotman / White spotted filefish {Cantherhines macroceros} Bahamas, Caribbean

Jeff Rotman / Yellowspotted pufferfish inflated (Chilomycterus spilostylus) Red Sea

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nest on riverbank being relocated to higher ground by biologist Kelly Swing, Tiputini River, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) nest on riverbank, Tiputini River, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) injured by boat propeller with butterflies, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Martin Willis / Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (Meliphaga notata) feeding chicks, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Konrad Wothe / Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar legs, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (Meliphaga notata), Daintree National Park, North Queensland, Australia

Chris Shields / 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata)~Coccinellidae,.

Robin Chittenden / Pyrenean spotted gentian (Gentiana burseri) flowers, Pyrenees, France, July

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Yellow boxfish / Cube trunkfish (Ostracion cubicus) juvenile. Indonesia

Chris Newbert / Beaked Leatherjacket (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) uses long pointed snout to extract Coral polyps, 30 feet deep, Solomon Islands