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19,057 species have research-grade observations in Thailand 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 tristis6,520
  2. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata6,021
  3. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis5,532
  4. Rock Pigeon Columba livia4,487
  5. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans4,061
  6. Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi3,267
  7. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis3,257
  8. Ornate Sunbird Cinnyris ornatus3,063
  9. Great Myna Acridotheres grandis2,980
  10. Little Egret Egretta garzetta2,857

Plants

  1. Tridax Daisy Tridax procumbens1,836
  2. Ivy gourd Coccinia grandis1,438
  3. Trailing Daisy Sphagneticola trilobata1,368
  4. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa1,304
  5. Blue Pea Clitoria ternatea1,001
  6. White leadtree Leucaena leucocephala911
  7. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica893
  8. Water Morning Glory Ipomoea aquatica813
  9. Purple Cleome Cleome rutidosperma785
  10. Sacred fig Ficus religiosa773

Mammals

  1. Finlayson's Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii3,454
  2. Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis3,074
  3. Dusky Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus obscurus1,881
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus1,748
  5. Northern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca leonina1,707
  6. Northern Treeshrew Tupaia belangeri1,406
  7. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris1,316
  8. Sambar Rusa unicolor1,281
  9. Lar Gibbon Hylobates lar1,260
  10. Asian Elephant Elephas maximus1,149

Insects

  1. Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina3,679
  2. Ditch Jewel Brachythemis contaminata2,944
  3. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina2,234
  4. Giant Honey Bee Apis dorsata2,008
  5. Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis1,884
  6. Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias1,760
  7. Red Dwarf Honey Bee Apis florea1,524
  8. Asian Honey Bee Apis cerana1,505
  9. Scarlet Skimmer Crocothemis servilia1,458
  10. Crimson Marsh Glider Trithemis aurora1,412

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes3,161
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria1,248
  3. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli989
  4. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi948
  5. Multi-Coloured Phintella Phintelloides versicolor703
  6. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus698
  7. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni650
  8. Long-horned Orbweaver Macracantha arcuata559
  9. Banded Phintella Phintella vittata543
  10. Hasselt's Spiny Spider Macracantha hasselti452

Reptiles

  1. Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator8,092
  2. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus5,605
  3. Thai Garden Lizard Calotes thailandensis3,553
  4. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko3,133
  5. Forest Garden Lizard Calotes emma2,735
  6. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus2,604
  7. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata1,957
  8. Siamese Blue Crested Lizard Calotes goetzi1,924
  9. Golden Tree Snake Chrysopelea ornata1,866
  10. Spotted Forest Skink Sphenomorphus maculatus1,476

Amphibians

  1. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus4,689
  2. Asian Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra2,372
  3. Spot-legged Tree Frog Polypedates megacephalus1,749
  4. Paddy Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis1,716
  5. Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax1,229
  6. Green Paddy Frog Hylarana erythraea1,209
  7. Mukhlesur's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla mukhlesuri1,058
  8. Dark-sided Chorus Frog Microhyla heymonsi639
  9. Black-striped Frog Hylarana nigrovittata502
  10. East Asian Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus chinensis489

Fish

  1. Moon Wrasse Thalassoma lunare519
  2. Striped Snakehead Channa striata455
  3. Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus435
  4. Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis415
  5. Java Rabbitfish Siganus javus415
  6. Giant Mudskipper Periophthalmodon schlosseri408
  7. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus363
  8. Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper Boleophthalmus boddarti357
  9. Eightband Butterflyfish Chaetodon octofasciatus343
  10. Golden Rabbitfish Siganus guttatus297

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica3,159
  2. Siamese Common Snail Sarika siamensis2,403
  3. Boring Giant Clam Tridacna crocea327
  4. Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa318

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.