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9,550 species have research-grade observations in Madagascar 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. Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata1,222
  2. Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis994
  3. Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis989
  4. Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus953
  5. Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides831
  6. Souimanga Sunbird Cinnyris sovimanga830
  7. Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis744
  8. Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni657
  9. Little Egret Egretta garzetta577
  10. Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus561

Plants

  1. Tapia Uapaca bojeri653
  2. Fony baobab Adansonia rubrostipa651
  3. Elephant's Foot Plant Pachypodium rosulatum466
  4. Asplenium mauritianum387
  5. Mbura Harungana madagascariensis363
  6. Madagascar Octopus Tree Didierea madagascariensis325
  7. Grandidier's baobab Adansonia grandidieri314
  8. Silver thicket Euphorbia stenoclada300
  9. Koster's curse Miconia crenata298
  10. Song of India Dracaena reflexa249

Mammals

  1. Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta1,217
  2. Indri Indri indri1,001
  3. Verreaux's Sifaka Propithecus verreauxi978
  4. Common Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus797
  5. Red-fronted Brown Lemur Eulemur rufifrons732
  6. Diademed Sifaka Propithecus diadema698
  7. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata488
  8. Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur griseus419
  9. Black Lemur Eulemur macaco415
  10. Coquerel's Sifaka Propithecus coquereli407

Insects

  1. Giraffe Weevil Trachelophorus giraffa646
  2. Silver Widow Palpopleura vestita519
  3. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea499
  4. Royal Blue Pansy Junonia rhadama499
  5. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus435
  6. Broad Skimmer Orthetrum azureum389
  7. Rainbow Milkweed Locust Phymateus saxosus377
  8. Madagascar forest nymph Aterica rabena342
  9. Flatid Leaf Bug Flatida rosea323
  10. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone313

Spiders and kin

  1. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata1,229
  2. Madagascar Hermit Spider Nephilingis livida625
  3. Madagascar Green Lynx Spider Peucetia lucasi243
  4. Common Kitespider Gasteracantha versicolor230
  5. Ornamental Wandering Spider Viridasius fasciatus191
  6. Acrosomoides acrosomoides157
  7. Asianopis madagascariensis148
  8. Gasteracantha rhomboidea123
  9. Opisthacanthus madagascariensis119
  10. Argiope coquereli116

Reptiles

  1. Oustalet's Giant Chameleon Furcifer oustaleti2,253
  2. Striped Day Gecko Phelsuma lineata1,418
  3. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis1,257
  4. Parson's Chameleon Calumma parsonii990
  5. Cuvier's Madagascar Swift Oplurus cuvieri716
  6. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma grandis673
  7. Madagascar Iguana Chalarodon madagascariensis668
  8. Cryptic Chameleon Calumma crypticum636
  9. Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus sikorae600
  10. Madagascar tree boa Sanzinia madagascariensis584

Amphibians

  1. Mascarene Ridged Frog Ptychadena mascareniensis451
  2. Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog Boophis madagascariensis439
  3. Baron's Mantella Mantella baroni248
  4. Madagascar Jumping Frog Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis231
  5. Green Bright-eyed Frog Boophis viridis209
  6. Madagascan Brown Frog Mantella ebenaui156
  7. Pandanus Frog Guibemantis pulcher150
  8. Climbing Mantella Mantella laevigata147
  9. Dumeril's Bright-eyed Frog Boophis tephraeomystax137
  10. Madagascar Bullfrog Laliostoma labrosum122

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.