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Learn the wildlife of Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park

Guerrero · Mexico

403 species have research-grade observations inside Grutas de Cacahuamilpa 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. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus9
  2. Inca Dove Columbina inca8
  3. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus8
  4. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea8
  5. Golden-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes chrysogenys8
  6. West Mexican Chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala7
  7. Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus7
  8. Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus6
  9. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura6
  10. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus6

Plants

  1. Petiolate Fig Ficus petiolaris43
  2. Mammillaria albilanata16
  3. Achimenes grandiflora12
  4. Begonia monophylla12
  5. Garden Morning Glory Ipomoea tricolor10
  6. Peacock flower Caesalpinia pulcherrima8
  7. Jacaratia mexicana8
  8. Cephalocereus mezcalaensis8
  9. Tillandsia capitata7
  10. Blushing Bride Airplant Tillandsia ionantha7

Mammals

  1. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica14
  2. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus7
  3. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana7
  4. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster6
  5. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus3
  6. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor2
  7. American Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus leuconotus2
  8. Coyote Canis latrans2
  9. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus2
  10. Southern Spotted Skunk Spilogale angustifrons2

Insects

  1. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia12
  2. Malachite Siproeta stelenes8
  3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata8
  4. Zopherus nodulosus6
  5. Elf Butterfly Microtia elva6
  6. Executioner Paper Wasp Polistes carnifex6
  7. Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia5
  8. White Morpho Morpho polyphemus5
  9. Unstable Paper Wasp Polistes instabilis5
  10. Acanthocephala alata5

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes7
  2. Green Lynx Spider Peucetia viridans3
  3. Tropical Orbweaver Eriophora ravilla1
  4. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata1
  5. Western Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona oaxacensis1
  6. Lesser Green Lynx Spider Peucetia longipalpis1
  7. Centruroides limpidus1
  8. Loxosceles zapoteca1
  9. Sylvan Jumping Spider Colonus sylvanus1

Reptiles

  1. Western Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura pectinata16
  2. Gadow's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus gadoviae7
  3. Black-nosed Lizard Sceloporus melanorhinus6
  4. Mexican Lyre Snake Trimorphodon tau5
  5. Tropical tree lizard Urosaurus bicarinatus5
  6. Northwestern Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus culminatus4
  7. Horrible Spiny Lizard Sceloporus horridus4
  8. Western Lyre Snake Trimorphodon biscutatus4
  9. Michoacán Ground Snake Sonora michoacanensis3
  10. Western Graceful Brown Snake Rhadinaea hesperia3

Amphibians

  1. Mexican Giant Tree Frog Agalychnis dacnicolor9
  2. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis3
  3. Barking Frog Craugastor augusti2
  4. Peters' Shiny Peeping Frog Eleutherodactylus nitidus1
  5. Pine Toad Incilius occidentalis1
  6. Confusing toad Incilius perplexus1
  7. Showy leopard frog Lithobates spectabilis1
  8. Zweifel's Frog Lithobates zweifeli1
  9. Dwarf Mexican Tree Frog Tlalocohyla smithii1

Fish

  1. Convict Cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciata2
  2. Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus1
  3. European Carp Cyprinus carpio1
  4. Guppy Poecilia reticulata1

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.