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Learn the wildlife of Mantadia National Park

Madagascar

659 species have research-grade observations inside Mantadia 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. Malagasy Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata61
  2. Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis26
  3. Collared Nightjar Gactornis enarratus25
  4. Blue Coua Coua caerulea23
  5. Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis22
  6. Madagascar Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis18
  7. Pitta-like Ground-Roller Atelornis pittoides17
  8. Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea15
  9. Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides15
  10. Red-tailed Vanga Calicalicus madagascariensis14

Plants

  1. Asplenium mauritianum36
  2. Aerangis citrata28
  3. Ravenea madagascariensis24
  4. Koster's curse Miconia crenata23
  5. Mistletoe Cactus Rhipsalis baccifera20
  6. Medinilla sedifolia20
  7. Justicia rhodoptera19
  8. Climbing Aroid Pothos scandens18
  9. Pauridiantha paucinervis17
  10. Cerulean flax-lily Dianella ensifolia15

Mammals

  1. Lowland Streaked Tenrec Hemicentetes semispinosus17
  2. Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus crossleyi5
  3. Eastern Nesomys Nesomys rufus2
  4. Tailless Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus1
  5. Greater Hedgehog Tenrec Setifer setosus1
  6. White-bellied Nesomys Nesomys audeberti1

Insects

  1. Giraffe Weevil Trachelophorus giraffa71
  2. Madagascar demoiselle Phaon rasoherinae21
  3. Cream-lined Swallowtail Papilio delalandei16
  4. Malagasy Leaf Commodore Precis eurodoce16
  5. Madagascar Diadem Hypolimnas dexithea16
  6. Madagascar forest nymph Aterica rabena15
  7. Blue-faced featherleg Proplatycnemis pseudalatipes13
  8. Island Brown Pansy Junonia goudotii12
  9. Papilio oribazus12
  10. Madagascar Jungleskimmer Thermorthemis madagascariensis11

Spiders and kin

  1. Common Kitespider Gasteracantha versicolor13
  2. Madagascar Hermit Spider Nephilingis livida13
  3. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata12
  4. Acrosomoides acrosomoides8
  5. Caerostris extrusa5
  6. Darwin's Bark Spider Caerostris darwini4
  7. Asianopis madagascariensis4
  8. Gasteracantha rhomboidea3
  9. Augusta glyphica3
  10. Lion Spider Damastes leo3

Reptiles

  1. Short-horned Chameleon Calumma brevicorne51
  2. Striped Day Gecko Phelsuma lineata51
  3. Madagascar tree boa Sanzinia madagascariensis51
  4. Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus sikorae33
  5. Perinet Chameleon Calumma gastrotaenia24
  6. Eastern Madagascar Water Snake Thamnosophis epistibes24
  7. Brown Leaf Chameleon Brookesia superciliaris13
  8. Madagascar Girdled Lizard Zonosaurus madagascariensis10
  9. Gravenhorst's Mabuya Trachylepis gravenhorstii8
  10. Forest Water Snake Thamnosophis infrasignatus7

Amphibians

  1. Baron's Mantella Mantella baroni38
  2. Green Bright-eyed Frog Boophis viridis22
  3. Madagascar Bright-eyed Frog Boophis madagascariensis15
  4. Madagascar Jumping Frog Aglyptodactylus madagascariensis14
  5. Pandanus Frog Guibemantis pulcher7
  6. Bott's Bright-eyed Frog Boophis bottae6
  7. Red Bright-eyed Frog Boophis pyrrhus6
  8. Eastern Madagascar Frog Mantidactylus melanopleura6
  9. Mascarene Ridged Frog Ptychadena mascareniensis4
  10. Ambatoharanana Whistling Frog Platypelis tuberifera4

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.