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1,128 species have research-grade observations in São Tomé & Príncipe 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. São Tomé Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia112
  2. São Tomé Prinia Prinia molleri100
  3. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis86
  4. Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus86
  5. Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus84
  6. Black Kite Milvus migrans82
  7. Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii79
  8. Black-capped Speirops Zosterops lugubris70
  9. São Tomé Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus68
  10. Southern Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis66

Plants

  1. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera38
  2. African baobab Adansonia digitata32
  3. Begonia baccata30
  4. Roseleaf bramble Rubus rosifolius25
  5. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa23
  6. Sea Almond Terminalia catappa22
  7. Costus giganteus22
  8. Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia20
  9. Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis18
  10. Heart of Jesus Caladium bicolor16

Mammals

  1. Straw-coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum38
  2. Mona Monkey Cercopithecus mona34
  3. Egyptian Rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus8
  4. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae6
  5. Newton's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus newtoni5
  6. São Tomé Leaf-nosed Bat Macronycteris thomensis5
  7. African Civet Civettictis civetta4
  8. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus4
  9. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata3
  10. Black Rat Rattus rattus3

Insects

  1. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus58
  2. Lucia Widow Palpopleura lucia36
  3. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone35
  4. Jodutta Acraea Telchinia jodutta35
  5. Variable Diadem Hypolimnas anthedon30
  6. Large Spotted Acraea Tildia zetes26
  7. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus20
  8. Prosopocoilus downesii20
  9. Oryctes latecavatus20
  10. Sternotomis rufozonata20

Spiders and kin

  1. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata60
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria41
  3. Argiope flavipalpis38
  4. Gasteracantha thomasinsulae37
  5. São Tomé Giant Baboon Spider Hysterocrates scepticus7
  6. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus6
  7. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus6
  8. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni5
  9. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata4
  10. Principle Island Black Baboon Spider Phoneyusa manicata4

Reptiles

  1. São Tomé Skink Trachylepis thomensis127
  2. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia90
  3. Gulf of Guinea Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus thomensis56
  4. Boaedon bedriagae48
  5. São Tomé Wood Snake Philothamnus thomensis29
  6. São Tomé Cobra Naja peroescobari26
  7. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas15
  8. Adamastor Skink Trachylepis adamastor15
  9. Greeff's Giant Gecko Hemidactylus greeffii14
  10. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata13

Amphibians

  1. São Tomé Caecilian Schistometopum thomense36
  2. Moller's Gulf Frog Hyperolius molleri31
  3. Aqua Ize Caecilian Schistometopum ephele25
  4. Phrynobatrachus leveleve21
  5. Palm Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis palmatus17
  6. Peters' River Frog Phrynobatrachus dispar17
  7. Newton's Grassland Frog Ptychadena newtoni17
  8. Drewes' Reed Frog Hyperolius drewesi9
  9. São Tomé Giant Treefrog Hyperolius thomensis8

Fish

  1. Atlantic Mudskipper Periophthalmus barbarus54
  2. Honeycomb Moray Muraena melanotis26
  3. Monrovia Doctorfish Acanthurus monroviae24
  4. West African Hawkfish Cirrhitus atlanticus22
  5. West African Seahorse Hippocampus algiricus20
  6. Eastern Atlantic Trumpetfish Aulostomus strigosus19
  7. Newton's Wrasse Thalassoma newtoni18
  8. Blackbar Soldierfish Myripristis jacobus17
  9. Orangespotted Filefish Cantherhines pullus16
  10. Leopard Eel Myrichthys pardalis15

Mollusks

  1. Giant West African Snail Archachatina marginata54
  2. Atopocochlis exarata26
  3. Dendrolimax greeffi22
  4. Pseudoveronicella thomensis18
  5. Obô Giant Snail Archachatina bicarinata17
  6. Apothapsia thomensis16
  7. Spotted seahare Aplysia dactylomela14
  8. Tropical Leatherleaf Slug Laevicaulis alte10
  9. Rhysotina hepatizon9
  10. Limicolaria flammea8

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.