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8,984 species have research-grade observations in Vietnam 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. Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster918
  2. Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi906
  3. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata847
  4. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus842
  5. Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni760
  6. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis716
  7. Black Kite Milvus migrans679
  8. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata624
  9. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis618
  10. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis597

Plants

  1. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes369
  2. White beggarticks Bidens alba317
  3. Sacred Lotus Nelumbo nucifera295
  4. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica277
  5. Mangrove Palm Nypa fruticans264
  6. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae234
  7. Mexican Ruellia Ruellia simplex223
  8. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera211
  9. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus196
  10. Cannonball Tree Couroupita guianensis192

Mammals

  1. Pallas' Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus820
  2. Red-shanked Douc Langur Pygathrix nemaeus761
  3. Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta617
  4. Black-shanked Douc Langur Pygathrix nigripes514
  5. Southern Yellow-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus gabriellae452
  6. Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis434
  7. Cambodian Striped Squirrel Tamiops rodolphii342
  8. Sambar Rusa unicolor298
  9. Delacour's Lutung Trachypithecus delacouri265
  10. Indochinese Ground Squirrel Menetes berdmorei217

Insects

  1. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina891
  2. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina681
  3. Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis619
  4. Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina597
  5. Great Mormon Papilio agenor536
  6. Lemon Migrant Catopsilia pomona510
  7. Ditch Jewel Brachythemis contaminata448
  8. Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus403
  9. Asian Honey Bee Apis cerana388
  10. Leopard Lacewing Butterfly Cethosia cyane385

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes533
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria221
  3. Heterometrus silenus176
  4. Hasselt's Spiny Spider Macracantha hasselti121
  5. Chinese Swimming Scorpion Lychas mucronatus113
  6. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni109
  7. Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider Gasteracantha diadesmia95
  8. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi94
  9. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus88
  10. Joro Spider Trichonephila clavata79

Reptiles

  1. Vietnamese Blue Crested Lizard Calotes bachae1,015
  2. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus834
  3. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata793
  4. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus568
  5. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko555
  6. Ruby-eyed Green Pitviper Trimeresurus rubeus388
  7. Longtail Mabuya Eutropis longicaudata310
  8. Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus297
  9. Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis293
  10. Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina290

Amphibians

  1. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus1,294
  2. Spot-legged Tree Frog Polypedates megacephalus845
  3. Asian Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra480
  4. Paddy Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis331
  5. Mukhlesur's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla mukhlesuri217
  6. Round-tongued Floating Frog Occidozyga martensii204
  7. East Asian Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus chinensis118
  8. Mada Paddy Frog Micryletta erythropoda115
  9. Striped Sticky Frog Kalophrynus interlineatus112
  10. Dark-sided Chorus Frog Microhyla heymonsi93

Fish

  1. Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus75
  2. Striped Snakehead Channa striata74
  3. Asian Dwarf Mudskipper Periophthalmodon septemradiatus72
  4. Northern River Garfish Zenarchopterus buffonis71

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.