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Learn the wildlife of Gogorrón National Park

San Luis Potosí · Mexico

435 species have research-grade observations inside Gogorrón 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 rubinus30
  2. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus15
  3. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata14
  4. Golden-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes aurifrons11
  5. Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens11
  6. Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus9
  7. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis8
  8. Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre8
  9. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus8
  10. Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris7

Plants

  1. Mexican pincushion cactus Mammillaria magnimamma53
  2. Devil's Tongue Barrel Cactus Ferocactus latispinus48
  3. Echinofossulocactus pentacanthus40
  4. Blue Myrtle-cactus Myrtillocactus geometrizans26
  5. Spiny Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus pectinatus22
  6. Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii22
  7. Coryphantha clavata20
  8. Coryphantha radians13
  9. Mammillaria uncinata13
  10. Chihuahuan Beehive Cochemiea conoidea11

Mammals

  1. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus4
  2. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus4
  3. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus4
  4. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor3
  5. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana3
  6. Coyote Canis latrans2
  7. Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus2
  8. Hooded Skunk Mephitis macroura1
  9. Wild Boar Sus scrofa1
  10. Peters's Squirrel Sciurus oculatus1

Insects

  1. Sonoran Bumble Bee Bombus sonorus5
  2. Monarch Danaus plexippus4
  3. Chicatana Leafcutter Ant Atta mexicana4
  4. Thrincopyge alacris4
  5. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor3
  6. Pachylis gigas3
  7. White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata2
  8. Queen Danaus gilippus2
  9. Hunter's Little Paper Wasp Polistes dorsalis2
  10. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia2

Spiders and kin

  1. Southern Black Widow Latrodectus mactans1
  2. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata1
  3. Western Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona oaxacensis1
  4. Phidippus carneus1
  5. Mexican Scorpion Vaejovis mexicanus1
  6. Diplocentrus zacatecanus1
  7. Chihuahuanus bilineatus1

Reptiles

  1. Common Spotted Whiptail Aspidoscelis gularis3
  2. Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus2
  3. Eastern Spiny Lizard Sceloporus spinosus2
  4. Mexican Mud Turtle Kinosternon integrum2
  5. Glossy Snake Arizona elegans1
  6. Chihuahuan Black-headed Snake Tantilla wilcoxi1
  7. Mexican Bull Snake Pituophis deppei1
  8. Schott's Whipsnake Masticophis schotti1
  9. Eastern Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris1
  10. Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus1

Amphibians

  1. Mexican Spadefoot Spea multiplicata7
  2. Red-spotted Toad Anaxyrus punctatus5
  3. Rio Grande Leopard Frog Lithobates berlandieri3
  4. African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis1
  5. Canyon Tree Frog Dryophytes arenicolor1

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.