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1,288 species have research-grade observations in Yemen 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. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus151
  2. Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii96
  3. Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis81
  4. Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii64
  5. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis53
  6. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus43
  7. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis41
  8. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea34
  9. Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri30
  10. Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor29

Plants

  1. Dragon blood tree Dracaena cinnabari217
  2. Desert rose Adenium obesum182
  3. Monolluma socotrana67
  4. Euphorbia arbuscula65
  5. Sibru Jatropha unicostata61
  6. Kalanchoe farinacea59
  7. Cissus subaphylla54
  8. Buxus hildebrandtii53
  9. Persian Violet Exacum affine50
  10. Euphorbia spiralis50

Mammals

  1. Domestic Goat Capra hircus19
  2. Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius12
  3. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris9
  4. Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus8
  5. Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica7
  6. Egyptian Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinopoma cystops7
  7. Domestic Cat Felis catus4

Insects

  1. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa65
  2. Socotra Bluet Azuragrion granti32
  3. One-pip Policeman Coeliades anchises31
  4. Common Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis28
  5. Epaulet Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma23
  6. Socotra Grasshopper Physemophorus sokotranus23
  7. Acorypha bimaculata19
  8. Scintharista forbesii19
  9. Wandering Donkey Acraea Acraea neobule17
  10. Diabolocatantops axillaris17

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider Trichonephila sumptuosa23
  2. Hottentotta socotrensis18
  3. Argiope sector13
  4. Shorthorn Kitespider Gasteracantha sanguinolenta12
  5. Socotra Island Blue Baboon Spider Monocentropus balfouri10
  6. Hemiscorpius socotranus7
  7. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus5

Reptiles

  1. Socotra Rock Gecko Pristurus sokotranus129
  2. Socotra mabuya Trachylepis socotrana62
  3. Socotran Chameleon Chamaeleo monachus35
  4. Socotra Sand Lizard Mesalina balfouri26
  5. Blanford's Rock Gecko Pristurus insignis24
  6. Abd al Kuri Rock Gecko Pristurus abdelkuri23
  7. Arabian Half-toed Gecko Hemidactylus homoeolepis20
  8. Anderson's Rock Agama Acanthocercus adramitanus15
  9. Veiled Chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus14
  10. Socotra Giant Gecko Haemodracon riebeckii13

Fish

  1. Sohal Surgeonfish Acanthurus sohal24
  2. Arabian Toothcarp Aphaniops dispar24
  3. Rusty Parrotfish Scarus ferrugineus18
  4. Purple Tang Zebrasoma xanthurum13
  5. Kirk's Blenny Alticus kirkii12
  6. Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis11
  7. Blue-spotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii9
  8. Crescent Grunter Terapon jarbua9
  9. Laced Moray Gymnothorax favagineus8
  10. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus8

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.