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Learn the wildlife of Hot Springs National Park

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1,046 species have research-grade observations inside Hot Springs 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. American Robin Turdus migratorius37
  2. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis25
  3. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra21
  4. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia17
  5. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus16
  6. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos16
  7. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura15
  8. Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis15
  9. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus15
  10. Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor14

Plants

  1. Heavenly bamboo Nandina domestica206
  2. Violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea109
  3. Ouachita blazing star Liatris compacta104
  4. American beautyberry Callicarpa americana98
  5. Lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata65
  6. Bird's foot violet Viola pedata65
  7. Black maidenhair fern Adiantum capillus-veneris60
  8. American sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua57
  9. Hairystem Spiderwort Tradescantia hirsuticaulis57
  10. Greater periwinkle Vinca major56

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus49
  2. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus38
  3. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis19
  4. Groundhog Marmota monax10
  5. Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus mexicanus9
  6. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor4
  7. American Black Bear Ursus americanus2
  8. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2
  9. Eastern Fox Squirrel Sciurus niger2

Insects

  1. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis31
  2. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis19
  3. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis19
  4. North American Luna Moth Actias luna16
  5. Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americana14
  6. Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata13
  7. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera11
  8. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia11
  9. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus11
  10. Horned Passalus Beetle Odontotaenius disjunctus11

Spiders and kin

  1. Orchard Orbweaver Leucauge venusta7
  2. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis6
  3. Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona crucifera5
  4. Texas Brown Tarantula Aphonopelma hentzi4
  5. Southern Black Widow Latrodectus mactans3
  6. Lone Star Tick Amblyomma americanum3
  7. Furrow Orbweaver Larinioides cornutus3
  8. Bowl-and-doily Spider Frontinella pyramitela3
  9. Yellow Garden Spider Argiope aurantia2

Reptiles

  1. Prairie Lizard Sceloporus consobrinus131
  2. Common Watersnake Nerodia sipedon21
  3. Common Five-lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus19
  4. Broad-headed Skink Plestiodon laticeps13
  5. Western Worm Snake Carphophis vermis12
  6. River Cooter Pseudemys concinna10
  7. Speckled Kingsnake Lampropeltis holbrooki9
  8. Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus8
  9. Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata8
  10. Green Anole Anolis carolinensis8

Amphibians

  1. Western Slimy Salamander Plethodon albagula29
  2. Southern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon serratus10
  3. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus7
  4. Ouachita Dusky Salamander Desmognathus brimleyorum6
  5. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum4
  6. Green Frog Lithobates clamitans4
  7. Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris blanchardi3
  8. Fowler's Toad Anaxyrus fowleri2

Fish

  1. Orangebelly Darter Etheostoma radiosum21
  2. Ouachita Studfish Fundulus caddo11
  3. Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis8
  4. Highland Stoneroller Campostoma spadiceum5
  5. Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus4
  6. Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus3
  7. Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2
  8. Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans2
  9. Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus2

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. KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.