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Learn the wildlife of Isalo National Park

Madagascar

544 species have research-grade observations inside Isalo 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. Forest Rock-Thrush Monticola sharpei96
  2. Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata54
  3. Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata45
  4. Malagasy Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis37
  5. Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis33
  6. Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni30
  7. Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis24
  8. Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis23
  9. Madagascar Scops-Owl Otus rutilus22
  10. Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus19

Plants

  1. Elephant's Foot Plant Pachypodium rosulatum135
  2. Catharanthus ovalis73
  3. Tapia Uapaca bojeri67
  4. Madagascar Sundew Drosera madagascariensis45
  5. Kalanchoe synsepala43
  6. Crotalaria grevei38
  7. Pervillaea venenata30
  8. Ficus menabeensis24
  9. Natal Sundew Drosera natalensis18
  10. Bismarck Palm Bismarckia nobilis18

Insects

  1. Achrioptera impennis83
  2. Rainbow Milkweed Locust Phymateus saxosus56
  3. Flatid Leaf Bug Flatida rosea44
  4. Madagascan Crimson Dropwing Trithemis selika34
  5. Royal Blue Pansy Junonia rhadama32
  6. Zanna tenebrosa23
  7. African Twig Mantis Popa spurca22
  8. Broad Skimmer Orthetrum azureum21
  9. Silver Widow Palpopleura vestita20
  10. Rock Scarlet Crocothemis divisa19

Spiders and kin

  1. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata34
  2. Opisthacanthus madagascariensis33
  3. Madagascar Green Lynx Spider Peucetia lucasi15
  4. Argiope coquereli7
  5. Darwin's Bark Spider Caerostris darwini4
  6. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus2
  7. Asianopis madagascariensis2
  8. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni1
  9. Common Kitespider Gasteracantha versicolor1
  10. Ornamental Wandering Spider Viridasius fasciatus1

Reptiles

  1. Merrem's Madagascar Swift Oplurus cyclurus76
  2. Oustalet's Giant Chameleon Furcifer oustaleti74
  3. Southern Carpet Chameleon Furcifer major48
  4. Dumeril's Madagascar Swift Oplurus quadrimaculatus42
  5. Thick Tail Gecko Phelsuma mutabilis26
  6. Brygoo's Leaf Chameleon Brookesia brygooi15
  7. Elegant Mabuya Trachylepis elegans15
  8. Common Madagascar Cat Snake Madagascarophis colubrinus14
  9. Pencil Snake Mimophis mahfalensis13
  10. Dumeril's Boa Acrantophis dumerili13

Amphibians

  1. Mascarene Ridged Frog Ptychadena mascareniensis21
  2. Andranolava Reed Frog Heterixalus luteostriatus11
  3. Western Bright-eyed Frog Boophis doulioti9
  4. Ankafana Bright-eyed Frog Boophis luteus3
  5. Fort Madagascar Frog Mantidactylus femoralis2
  6. Madagascar Bullfrog Laliostoma labrosum2

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.