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Learn the wildlife of Lagunas de Zempoala National Park

Mexico

463 species have research-grade observations inside Lagunas de Zempoala 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. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus41
  2. Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus31
  3. Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus30
  4. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans23
  5. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps16
  6. American Coot Fulica americana15
  7. Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus15
  8. American Robin Turdus migratorius12
  9. Slate-throated Redstart Myioborus miniatus11
  10. Red Warbler Cardellina rubra9

Plants

  1. Ghost Pipe Monotropa uniflora36
  2. Two-toned Orange Orchid Dichromanthus aurantiacus20
  3. Pinguicula moranensis18
  4. Pedicularis mexicana17
  5. Sacred fir Abies religiosa13
  6. Tropical Waxweed Cuphea aequipetala12
  7. Tree Dahlia Dahlia imperialis12
  8. Sedum goldmanii11
  9. Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis10
  10. Senecio callosus10

Mammals

  1. Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus mexicanus13
  2. Mexican Cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius5
  3. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus3
  4. Central Mexican Broad-clawed Shrew Cryptotis alticola3
  5. Coyote Canis latrans2
  6. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus2
  7. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor1
  8. Bobcat Lynx rufus1
  9. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana1
  10. Black-eared Mouse Peromyscus melanotis1

Insects

  1. Mesoamerican Bumble Bee Bombus ephippiatus22
  2. Pure-banded Dartwhite Archonias teutila5
  3. Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta4
  4. Unstable Paper Wasp Polistes instabilis3
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2
  6. Monarch Danaus plexippus2
  7. West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella2
  8. Snowball-spotted Skipper Paratrytone aphractoia2
  9. Lixus basilaris2
  10. Acronyctodes mexicanaria2

Reptiles

  1. Dusky Rattlesnake Crotalus triseriatus24
  2. Transvolcanic Alligator Lizard Barisia imbricata17
  3. Crevice Swift Sceloporus torquatus15
  4. Longtail Alpine Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris11
  5. Mexican Brown Snake Storeria storerioides10
  6. Blackbelly Garter Snake Thamnophis melanogaster9
  7. Graphic Spiny Lizard Sceloporus grammicus8
  8. Zempoala Bar-bellied Lizard Sceloporus sugillatus4
  9. Anahuacan Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus anahuacus2
  10. Cope's Skink Plestiodon copei2

Amphibians

  1. Mountain Tree Frog Dryophytes eximius10
  2. Ridged Tree Frog Dryophytes plicatus8
  3. Leprous False Brook Salamander Pseudoeurycea leprosa7
  4. Chunky False Brook Salamander Aquiloeurycea cephalica5
  5. Montezuma Leopard Frog Lithobates montezumae4
  6. Showy leopard frog Lithobates spectabilis1
  7. Canyon Tree Frog Dryophytes arenicolor1

Fish

  1. Goldfish Carassius auratus4
  2. Spottail Killifish Pseudoxiphophorus bimaculatus4
  3. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss2
  4. Aztec Chub Aztecula sallaei1

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.