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Learn the wildlife of Lagunas de Chacahua National Park

Mexico

372 species have research-grade observations inside Lagunas de Chacahua 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. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis119
  2. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum54
  3. Great Egret Ardea alba52
  4. Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus52
  5. Snowy Egret Egretta thula46
  6. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens45
  7. Wood Stork Mycteria americana30
  8. Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla25
  9. Willet Tringa semipalmata24
  10. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus23

Plants

  1. Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle29
  2. Green Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus19
  3. Triangle cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus15
  4. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae14
  5. Bitter Melon Momordica charantia14
  6. White Mangrove Laguncularia racemosa10
  7. Common lantana Lantana camara9
  8. Be Still Tree Rauvolfia tetraphylla7
  9. Threefork morning glory Ipomoea trifida6
  10. Cat's Claw Martynia annua6

Mammals

  1. Gray Sac-winged Bat Balantiopteryx plicata7
  2. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster4
  3. Greater Bulldog Bat Noctilio leporinus1
  4. Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus1
  5. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor1
  6. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica1
  7. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana1
  8. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris1
  9. Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou mexicanus1

Insects

  1. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae14
  2. Red Postman Heliconius erato13
  3. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae12
  4. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia8
  5. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata8
  6. White-rayed Metalmark Melanis cephise7
  7. Mexican Pitted-Stingless bee Nannotrigona perilampoides6
  8. Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe5
  9. Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia4
  10. Belus Skipper Phocides belus4

Spiders and kin

  1. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis5
  2. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata2
  3. Mesomexovis occidentalis2
  4. Leucauge argyra1
  5. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus1
  6. Parasynema cirripes1
  7. Centruroides fulvipes1
  8. Sosippus mexicanus1

Reptiles

  1. American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus10
  2. Blackbelly Racerunner Aspidoscelis deppii7
  3. Western Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura pectinata4
  4. Painted Wood Turtle Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima3
  5. Mexican Racerunner Aspidoscelis guttatus3
  6. Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Hydrophis platurus2
  7. Green Iguana Iguana iguana2
  8. Tropical tree lizard Urosaurus bicarinatus2
  9. Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor Boa sigma2
  10. Pacific Coast Parrot Snake Leptophis diplotropis1

Amphibians

  1. Mexican Giant Tree Frog Agalychnis dacnicolor2
  2. Sabinal Frog Leptodactylus melanonotus1
  3. Mexican Treefrog Smilisca baudinii1
  4. Marbled Toad Incilius marmoreus1
  5. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis1

Fish

  1. Guineafowl Puffer Arothron meleagris4
  2. Mexican Nightsergeant Abudefduf declivifrons3
  3. Spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix2
  4. Milkfish Chanos chanos2
  5. Longspined Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus1
  6. Banded Wrasse Halichoeres notospilus1
  7. Orangeside Triggerfish Sufflamen verres1
  8. Gafftopsail Pompano Trachinotus rhodopus1
  9. Panamic Sergeant Major Abudefduf troschelii1
  10. Pacific Crevalle Jack Caranx caninus1

Mollusks

  1. Pacific Crown Conch Melongena patula2
  2. Chama coralloides2
  3. Iliochione subrugosa1
  4. Stramonita biserialis1

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.