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8,665 species have research-grade observations in Singapore 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 Junglefowl Gallus gallus8,195
  2. Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier6,674
  3. Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus6,076
  4. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus4,988
  5. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon Treron vernans4,962
  6. Ornate Sunbird Cinnyris ornatus4,757
  7. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis4,263
  8. Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris4,134
  9. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata4,050
  10. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis4,038

Plants

  1. Simpoh Air Dillenia suffruticosa905
  2. Malabar Melastome Melastoma malabathricum680
  3. Sea hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus543
  4. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa496
  5. Crêpe ginger Hellenia speciosa454
  6. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica433
  7. Slender Pitcher-Plant Nepenthes gracilis429
  8. Koster's curse Miconia crenata412
  9. Dragon-Scale fern Pyrrosia piloselloides408
  10. Fish Poison Tree Barringtonia asiatica396

Mammals

  1. Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus5,498
  2. Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis4,424
  3. Smooth-coated Otter Lutra perspicillata2,234
  4. Sunda Colugo Galeopterus variegatus1,980
  5. Lesser Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus brachyotis1,502
  6. Lowland Slender Squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis700
  7. Lesser Oriental Chevrotain Tragulus kanchil623
  8. Wild Boar Sus scrofa618
  9. Domestic Cat Felis catus467
  10. Finlayson's Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii361

Insects

  1. Common Parasol Neurothemis fluctuans9,370
  2. Brown Pansy Junonia hedonia7,818
  3. Scarlet Skimmer Crocothemis servilia6,114
  4. Tawny Coster Acraea terpsicore3,909
  5. Hübner's Wasp Moth Amata huebneri3,857
  6. Rufous-legged Grasshopper Xenocatantops humilis3,774
  7. Nisitrus malaya3,695
  8. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana3,643
  9. Common Palmfly Elymnias hypermnestra3,603
  10. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus3,587

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes2,415
  2. Sea-green Northern Jumper Cosmophasis thalassina1,619
  3. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria942
  4. Sword-Bearing Thorelliola Thorelliola ensifera899
  5. Heavy Jumper Hyllus diardi818
  6. Banded Phintella Phintella vittata809
  7. Batik Golden Web Spider Trichonephila antipodiana733
  8. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni728
  9. Lami Beach Northern Jumping Spider Cosmophasis lami712
  10. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus675

Reptiles

  1. Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator8,060
  2. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor7,568
  3. Clouded Monitor Varanus nebulosus4,124
  4. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta3,213
  5. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata2,670
  6. Wagler's Pit Viper Tropidolaemus wagleri2,167
  7. Brown Anole Anolis sagrei2,045
  8. Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina1,988
  9. Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus1,806
  10. Green Crested Lizard Bronchocela cristatella1,421

Amphibians

  1. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus1,692
  2. Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax1,084
  3. Malayan Copper-cheeked Frog Hylarana labialis678
  4. Asian Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra538
  5. Greenhouse Frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris404

Fish

  1. Giant Mudskipper Periophthalmodon schlosseri1,760
  2. Striped Snakehead Channa striata850
  3. Mayan Cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmus569
  4. Banded Archerfish Toxotes jaculatrix563
  5. Northern River Garfish Zenarchopterus buffonis543
  6. Yellow-spotted Mudskipper Periophthalmus walailakae392
  7. Gold-spotted Mudskipper Periophthalmus chrysospilos298
  8. Banded Mulletgoby Hemigobius hoevenii266

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica2,635
  2. Blinking Snail Quantula striata855
  3. Sarika resplendens724
  4. Noble Volute Cymbiola nobilis560
  5. Yellow-shelled semi-slug Parmarion martensi470
  6. Blue Dragon Pteraeolidia semperi333
  7. Callous Amphidromus Amphidromus atricallosus332
  8. Tropical Leatherleaf Slug Laevicaulis alte293
  9. Lined Nerite Nerita balteata254

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.