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Learn the wildlife of Khao Luang National Park

Thailand

981 species have research-grade observations inside Khao Luang 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. Asian Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus brunneus30
  2. Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra24
  3. Chestnut-breasted Malkoha Phaenicophaeus curvirostris17
  4. Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher Cyornis olivaceus16
  5. Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella15
  6. Gold-whiskered Barbet Psilopogon chrysopogon13
  7. Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker Prionochilus maculatus12
  8. Chestnut-winged Babbler Cyanoderma erythropterum12
  9. Malayan Black-capped Babbler Pellorneum nigrocapitatum12
  10. Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Pachyglossa chrysorrhea12

Plants

  1. Black bat flower Tacca chantrieri13
  2. Didymochlaena punctata10
  3. Golden Pothos Epipremnum aureum7
  4. Alocasia longiloba7
  5. Tuftroot Dieffenbachia seguine5
  6. Pagoda Flower Clerodendrum paniculatum5
  7. Red-Lipped Habenaria Habenaria rhodocheila5
  8. Trailing Daisy Sphagneticola trilobata4
  9. Pleocnemia irregularis4
  10. Crêpe ginger Hellenia speciosa4

Mammals

  1. Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops mcclellandii11
  2. Common Treeshrew Tupaia glis8
  3. Black Flying Squirrel Aeromys tephromelas3
  4. Malay Weasel Mustela nudipes2
  5. Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus2
  6. Red Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista petaurista2
  7. Domestic Cat Felis catus2
  8. Intermediate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus affinis1
  9. Ashy roundleaf bat Hipposideros cineraceus1
  10. Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx1

Insects

  1. Giant Forest Ant Dinomyrmex gigas34
  2. Lyriothemis biappendiculata21
  3. Great Marquis Bassarona dunya18
  4. Royal Assyrian Terinos terpander18
  5. Pyrops oculatus18
  6. Little Banded Yeoman Algia fasciata18
  7. Rhinagrion viridatum17
  8. Laidlaw's Threadtail Prodasineura laidlawii16
  9. Euphaea ochracea15
  10. Coeliccia didyma14

Spiders and kin

  1. Long-horned Orbweaver Macracantha arcuata15
  2. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes14
  3. Asian Hermit Spider Nephilengys malabarensis4
  4. Heteropoda boiei4
  5. Parallel-spined Spiny Orbweaver Gasteracantha diardi4
  6. Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider Herennia multipuncta3
  7. Leucauge tessellata3
  8. David Bowie Spider Heteropoda davidbowie3
  9. Thiania latefasciata3
  10. Banded Phintella Phintella vittata2

Reptiles

  1. Forest Garden Lizard Calotes emma75
  2. Cambodian Flying Gecko Gekko tokehos25
  3. Black-barbed Flying Dragon Draco melanopogon21
  4. Southern Short-horned Pricklenape Acanthosaura meridiona16
  5. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata15
  6. Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator13
  7. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus11
  8. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko9
  9. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus8
  10. Khao Chong Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus lekaguli7

Amphibians

  1. Blyth's River Frog Limnonectes blythii13
  2. Malayan Stream Frog Hylarana malayana13
  3. Tenasserim White-lipped Frog Hylarana eschatia9
  4. Smith's Litter Frog Leptobrachium smithi8
  5. River Toad Phrynoidis asper6
  6. Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax5
  7. Poisonous Rock Frog Odorrana hosii5
  8. Perak Horned Frog Grillitschia aceras4
  9. Black-striped Frog Hylarana nigrovittata3
  10. Dark-sided Chorus Frog Microhyla heymonsi2

Fish

  1. Spanner Barb Striuntius lateristriga13
  2. Red-tailed Snakehead Channa limbata3
  3. Stonelapping Minnow Ceratogarra cambodgiensis2
  4. Dwarf Snakehead Channa gachua1

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.