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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eptatretus mccoskeri McMillan, 1999
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Eptatretus grouseri McMillan, 1999
Museum Experience
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Daphnella allemani (Bartsch, 1931)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Tralia vanderbilti Schwengel, 1938
Time images, 1977 and 1993
Galapagos: A natural laboratory to understand and co-evolve with climate change
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Camillina isabela Platnick & Murphy, 1987
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Camillina cruz Platnick & Shadab, 1982
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Camillina pecki Baert, 1994
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dasyhelea paracincta Wirth, 1969
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Camillina sandrae Baert, 1994
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dasyhelea spathicercus Wirth, 1969
Mara Speece-CDF
Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Foundation is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of Galapagos in Ecuador, with more than 135,000 specimens and 7,500 species across four Collections: Marine, Vertebrate, Terrestrial Invertebrate and a Herbarium.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Gadila austinclarki (Emerson, 1951)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dolichonyx oryzivorus Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Navicula willisiae Seddon & Witkowski
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
A Near Extinct Plant in Galápagos Is Now Recovering

Once on the brink of extinction, the Galápagos snapdragon (Galvezia leucantha) is showing encouraging signs of recovery after 30 years of conservation. From just six surviving plants to 28 adults today, science, restoration and collaboration are helping bring this critically endangered species back to its historic habitat. Discover its remarkable journey.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lichenopora pacifica Osburn, 1953
Psidium guajava L.
Species Database Psidium guajava L.