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Learn the wildlife of Laguna del Tigre National Park

Petén · Guatemala

957 species have research-grade observations inside Laguna del Tigre 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. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao72
  2. Agami Heron Agamia agami64
  3. Red-capped Manakin Ceratopipra mentalis64
  4. Wedge-tailed Sabrewing Pampa curvipennis62
  5. Black-headed Trogon Trogon melanocephalus48
  6. White-bellied Emerald Chlorestes candida48
  7. Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata44
  8. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma mexicanum43
  9. Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda41
  10. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird Amazilia tzacatl41

Plants

  1. Clamshell Orchid Prosthechea cochleata29
  2. Pine Pink Bletia purpurea18
  3. Dotleaf Waterlily Nymphaea ampla16
  4. Spike-of-dragon Helosis cayennensis13
  5. Lined Petal Orchid Prosthechea radiata13
  6. Tropical milkweed Asclepias curassavica12
  7. Vase bromeliad Aechmea bracteata10
  8. Provision tree Pachira aquatica9
  9. Fire Star Orchid Trichocentrum ascendens9
  10. Kandyan Dancer Orchid Oncidium sphacelatum9

Mammals

  1. Central American Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi123
  2. Yucatán Black Howler Monkey Alouatta pigra71
  3. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus62
  4. Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii59
  5. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus54
  6. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata27
  7. Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso22
  8. Jaguar Panthera onca20
  9. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica19
  10. Mountain Lion Puma concolor14

Insects

  1. Romalea obscura20
  2. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae18
  3. Pale Owl-Butterfly Caligo telamonius18
  4. Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly Caligo uranus17
  5. Peten Dancer Argia gaumeri16
  6. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia15
  7. Red-bordered Pixie Melanis pixe14
  8. Mexican Cycadian Eumaeus toxea13
  9. Abracris flavolineata11
  10. Giant red-winged grasshopper Tropidacris cristata10

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes23
  2. Tiger Bromeliad Spider Cupiennius salei19
  3. Slender Brown Scorpion Centruroides gracilis12
  4. Guatemalan Red-rump Tarantula Tliltocatl sabulosus5
  5. Micrathena sexspinosa3
  6. Mexican Red-rump Tarantula Tliltocatl vagans3

Reptiles

  1. Morelet's Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii109
  2. Green Iguana Iguana iguana36
  3. Yucatán Banded Gecko Coleonyx elegans27
  4. Terciopelo Bothrops asper25
  5. Brown Basilisk Basiliscus vittatus21
  6. Central American Boa Boa imperator20
  7. Northern Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira septentrionalis17
  8. Ghost Anole Anolis lemurinus16
  9. Rainbow Ameiva Holcosus undulatus14
  10. Speckled Racer Drymobius margaritiferus11

Amphibians

  1. Taylor's Leaf Frog Agalychnis taylori63
  2. Mexican Treefrog Smilisca baudinii39
  3. Yellow Treefrog Dendropsophus microcephalus38
  4. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis28
  5. Sheep Frog Hypopachus variolosus21
  6. Central American Gulf Coast Toad Incilius valliceps20
  7. Túngara Frog Engystomops pustulosus17
  8. Mexican Burrowing Toad Rhinophrynus dorsalis15
  9. Central American Water Frog Lithobates macroglossa13
  10. Mahogany Tree Frog Tlalocohyla loquax13

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.