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2,199 species have research-grade observations in the Seychelles 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. Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis645
  2. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata398
  3. Seychelles Sunbird Cinnyris dussumieri282
  4. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis282
  5. Seychelles Bulbul Hypsipetes crassirostris280
  6. White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus270
  7. Blue-billed White-Tern Gygis candida259
  8. Malagasy Turtle-Dove Nesoenas picturatus244
  9. Seychelles Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrimus192
  10. Little Heron Butorides atricapilla191

Plants

  1. Coco de Mer Lodoicea maldivica224
  2. Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada170
  3. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera165
  4. Seychelles Pitcher-plant Nepenthes pervillei129
  5. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae109
  6. Star of Bethlehem Hippobroma longiflora106
  7. Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco95
  8. Millionaire's salad Deckenia nobilis79
  9. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus76
  10. Yellow alder Turnera ulmifolia72

Mammals

  1. Seychelles Flying-fox Pteropus seychellensis416
  2. Tailless Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus117
  3. Aldabra Flying-fox Pteropus aldabrensis27

Insects

  1. Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp Polistes olivaceus89
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera47
  3. Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus31
  4. Euschmidtia cruciformis29
  5. Double-banded Carpenter Bee Xylocopa caffra29
  6. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus27
  7. Phantom Flutterer Rhyothemis semihyalina27
  8. Giant Asian Mantis Hierodula patellifera27
  9. American Cockroach Periplaneta americana24
  10. Pelerinus rostratus24

Spiders and kin

  1. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata461
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria42
  3. Madagascar Hermit Spider Nephilingis livida24
  4. Damastes validus18

Reptiles

  1. Seychelles Skink Trachylepis sechellensis766
  2. La Digue Day Gecko Phelsuma sundbergi595
  3. Aldabra Giant Tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea393
  4. Seychelles Small Day Gecko Phelsuma astriata294
  5. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata199
  6. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus136
  7. Seychelles Bronze Gecko Ailuronyx seychellensis100
  8. Dwarf Bronze Gecko Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus82
  9. Seychelles Wolf Snake Lycognathophis seychellensis80
  10. Wright's Mabuya Trachylepis wrightii79

Amphibians

  1. Seychelles Tree Frog Tachycnemis seychellensis66
  2. Gardiner's Seychelles Frog Sechellophryne gardineri34
  3. Mascarene Ridged Frog Ptychadena mascareniensis32

Fish

  1. Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus167
  2. Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus163
  3. Semicircle Angelfish Pomacanthus semicirculatus147
  4. Indian Redfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon trifasciatus141
  5. Powder Blue Tang Acanthurus leucosternon128
  6. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus123
  7. Indian Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus121
  8. Goldbar Wrasse Thalassoma hebraicum121
  9. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus109
  10. Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga107

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica128
  2. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima55
  3. Pachnodus niger49
  4. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea46
  5. Varicose Wart Slug Phyllidia varicosa43
  6. Pleated Nerite Nerita plicata37
  7. Giant Blonde Snail Lissachatina immaculata37
  8. Bigfin Reef Squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana34
  9. Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa29
  10. Stylodonta studeriana29

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.