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Learn the wildlife of El Tepozteco National Park

Mexico

2,301 species have research-grade observations inside El Tepozteco 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. Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus128
  2. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus98
  3. Gray Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys cinereus86
  4. Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus66
  5. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica54
  6. Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus51
  7. Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis51
  8. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus48
  9. House Sparrow Passer domesticus44
  10. Stripe-headed Sparrow Peucaea ruficauda44

Plants

  1. Agave horrida117
  2. Mexican Sage Salvia mexicana73
  3. Red-crescent marigold Tagetes lunulata67
  4. Pinguicula moranensis66
  5. Pigeonberry Rivina humilis63
  6. Wild Sage Salvia polystachia52
  7. Cremnophila nutans49
  8. Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya48
  9. Mammillaria spinosissima44
  10. Pineneedle milkweed Asclepias linaria43

Mammals

  1. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica149
  2. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster42
  3. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus10
  4. Mexican Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris nivalis9
  5. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus9
  6. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana9
  7. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus8
  8. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris8
  9. Merriam's pocket gopher Cratogeomys merriami7
  10. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus6

Insects

  1. Chicatana Leafcutter Ant Atta mexicana64
  2. Acanthocephala alata63
  3. Pachylis acutangulus60
  4. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera51
  5. Pachylis gigas46
  6. Monarch Danaus plexippus35
  7. Malachite Siproeta stelenes32
  8. Zopherus nodulosus29
  9. Barred Yellow Eurema daira26
  10. Long-tailed Metalmark Rhetus arcius26

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes40
  2. Centruroides limpidus20
  3. Spined Micrathena Micrathena gracilis17
  4. Golden Jumping Spider Paraphidippus aurantius16
  5. Latrodectus occidentalis13
  6. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata9
  7. Mexican Scorpion Vaejovis mexicanus9
  8. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus7
  9. Green Lynx Spider Peucetia viridans7
  10. Pedregal Tarantula Dugesiella anitahoffmannae7

Reptiles

  1. Green Rat Snake Senticolis triaspis25
  2. Western Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura pectinata23
  3. Horrible Spiny Lizard Sceloporus horridus21
  4. Crevice Swift Sceloporus torquatus18
  5. Middle American Gopher Snake Pituophis lineaticollis18
  6. Mexican Lyre Snake Trimorphodon tau17
  7. Graphic Spiny Lizard Sceloporus grammicus17
  8. Clouded Anole Anolis nebulosus17
  9. Tropical tree lizard Urosaurus bicarinatus15
  10. Pine-Oak Snake Rhadinaea taeniata14

Amphibians

  1. Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog Eleutherodactylus nitidus13
  2. Canyon Tree Frog Dryophytes arenicolor9
  3. Barking Frog Craugastor augusti7

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.