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Learn the wildlife of Ankarafantsika National Park

Madagascar

707 species have research-grade observations inside Ankarafantsika National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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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. Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata79
  2. Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus54
  3. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea53
  4. Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis50
  5. Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides49
  6. Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps48
  7. Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata43
  8. Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus42
  9. Crested Coua Coua cristata38
  10. Little Heron Butorides atricapilla38

Plants

  1. Thilachium angustifolium43
  2. Sclerocroton melanostictus35
  3. Hypoestes lasioclada34
  4. Sandbox Tree Hura crepitans30
  5. Rhopalocarpus similis26
  6. Mostuea brunonis24
  7. Black Monkey Orange Strychnos madagascariensis21
  8. Grangeria porosa21
  9. Bonamia spectabilis20
  10. Bridelia pervilleana19

Mammals

  1. Grey Mouse Lemur Microcebus murinus20
  2. Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus medius15
  3. Mauritian Tomb Bat Taphozous mauritianus11
  4. Dormouse tufted-tailed rat Eliurus myoxinus8
  5. Black Rat Rattus rattus5
  6. Tailless Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus4
  7. Greater Hedgehog Tenrec Setifer setosus3
  8. Western sucker-footed bat Myzopoda schliemanni1
  9. Coquerel's Sifaka Propithecus coquereli1

Insects

  1. Flatid Leaf Bug Flatida rosea40
  2. Madagascar forest nymph Aterica rabena30
  3. Malagasy Bluet Azuragrion kauderni28
  4. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta25
  5. African Joker Byblia anvatara19
  6. Colotis evanthe19
  7. Bold Skimmer Orthetrum stemmale18
  8. Twister Tholymis tillarga18
  9. Hemistigma affine16
  10. Malagasy featherleg Proplatycnemis malgassica16

Spiders and kin

  1. Ornamental Wandering Spider Viridasius fasciatus12
  2. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata10
  3. Madagascar Hermit Spider Nephilingis livida7
  4. Asianopis madagascariensis5
  5. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria4
  6. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus4
  7. Madagascar Green Lynx Spider Peucetia lucasi3
  8. Shorthorn Kitespider Gasteracantha sanguinolenta3
  9. Common Kitespider Gasteracantha versicolor2
  10. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata1

Reptiles

  1. Oustalet's Giant Chameleon Furcifer oustaleti195
  2. Cuvier's Madagascar Swift Oplurus cuvieri172
  3. Koch's Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma kochi149
  4. Western Girdled Lizard Zonosaurus laticaudatus136
  5. Giant Madagascan Hognose Snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis84
  6. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus45
  7. Northern Pencil Snake Mimophis occultus42
  8. Common Madagascar Cat Snake Madagascarophis colubrinus31
  9. Madagascar Ground Boa Acrantophis madagascariensis25
  10. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus24

Amphibians

  1. Madagascar Bullfrog Laliostoma labrosum19
  2. Western Bright-eyed Frog Boophis doulioti17
  3. Mascarene Ridged Frog Ptychadena mascareniensis7
  4. Antsouhy tomato frog Dyscophus insularis4
  5. Three-color Reed Frog Heterixalus tricolor3
  6. Blommersia wittei3
  7. Moquard's Burrowing Frog Scaphiophryne calcarata2
  8. Andranolava Reed Frog Heterixalus luteostriatus1

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. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.