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2,885 species have research-grade observations in Laos on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis77
  2. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus75
  3. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata67
  4. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus67
  5. Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster63
  6. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius59
  7. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata56
  8. House Sparrow Passer domesticus55
  9. Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris46
  10. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus44

Plants

  1. Torch ginger Etlingera elatior58
  2. Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia Heliconia rostrata42
  3. Crown flower Calotropis gigantea40
  4. Siam weed Chromolaena odorata36
  5. Castor bean Ricinus communis32
  6. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica31
  7. Blue Pea Clitoria ternatea30
  8. Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus28
  9. Golden Shower Tree Cassia fistula26
  10. Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima26

Mammals

  1. Laotian Lutung Trachypithecus laotum43
  2. Finlayson's Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii31
  3. Domestic Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis17
  4. Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris9
  5. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris9
  6. Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta8
  7. Black Crested Gibbon Nomascus concolor8
  8. Domestic Cat Felis catus7

Insects

  1. Clipper Parthenos sylvia201
  2. Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina155
  3. Russet Percher Neurothemis fulvia139
  4. Great Mormon Papilio agenor134
  5. Crimson Marsh Glider Trithemis aurora127
  6. Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias120
  7. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina105
  8. Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus95
  9. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus94
  10. Grey Pansy Junonia atlites94

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes202
  2. Heteropoda aemulans101
  3. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria52
  4. Long-horned Orbweaver Macracantha arcuata46
  5. Laotian Giant Scorpion Heterometrus laoticus29
  6. Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider Gasteracantha diadesmia26
  7. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi19
  8. Black-and-white Spiny Spider Gasteracantha kuhli19
  9. Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider Argiope aemula16
  10. Heavy Jumper Hyllus diardi15

Reptiles

  1. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus197
  2. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko146
  3. Longtail Mabuya Eutropis longicaudata79
  4. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus69
  5. Golden Tree Snake Chrysopelea ornata66
  6. Forest Garden Lizard Calotes emma53
  7. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata51
  8. Small-banded Kukri Snake Oligodon fasciolatus36
  9. Spotted Forest Skink Sphenomorphus maculatus35
  10. Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina29

Amphibians

  1. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus90
  2. Spot-legged Tree Frog Polypedates megacephalus44
  3. Asian Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra39
  4. Paddy Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis17
  5. Laos warty newt Laotriton laoensis7
  6. Mukhlesur's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla mukhlesuri7

Fish

  1. Clown Knifefish Chitala ornata12
  2. Blue Mahseer Barb Neolissochilus stracheyi7
  3. Three Spot Gourami Trichopodus trichopterus7

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.