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Learn the wildlife of Sierra de Bahoruco National Park

Pedernales · Dominican Republic

861 species have research-grade observations inside Sierra de Bahoruco 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. Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster53
  2. Hispaniolan Crossbill Loxia megaplaga38
  3. Hispaniolan Spindalis Spindalis dominicensis36
  4. Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis29
  5. Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii29
  6. Palm Crow Corvus palmarum28
  7. La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi26
  8. Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris24
  9. Hispaniolan Elaenia Elaenia cherriei24
  10. Rufous-throated Solitaire Myadestes genibarbis21

Plants

  1. Parrotweed Bocconia frutescens39
  2. Caribbean milkweed Asclepias nivea37
  3. Chinese forget-me-not Cynoglossum amabile31
  4. Salvia selleana28
  5. Ceylon Raspberry Rubus niveus27
  6. Morella picardae27
  7. Coccothrinax scoparia26
  8. Hispaniolan pine Pinus occidentalis25
  9. Flor de Pasmo Bletia patula25
  10. Honeysuckle fuchsia Fuchsia triphylla25

Insects

  1. Calisto archebates39
  2. Calisto chrysaoros24
  3. Obscure Calisto Calisto obscura14
  4. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia12
  5. Polistes minor12
  6. Confused Calisto Calisto confusa11
  7. Calisto grannus9
  8. Monarch Danaus plexippus8
  9. Calisto hysius8
  10. Antillean Clearwing Greta diaphanus8

Spiders and kin

  1. Heteronebo monticola5
  2. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes4
  3. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata3
  4. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata3
  5. Arrowhead Orbweaver Verrucosa arenata3
  6. Hispaniolan Giant Tarantula Phormictopus cancerides3
  7. Anasaitis locuples3
  8. Heteronebo dominicus3
  9. Southern Black Widow Latrodectus mactans2
  10. Tropical Orbweaver Eriophora ravilla2

Reptiles

  1. Strahm's Anole Anolis strahmi14
  2. Bark Anole Anolis distichus9
  3. Blue Pine Anole Anolis divius8
  4. La Selle Twig Anole Anolis apletolepis6
  5. Hispaniolan Blue-tailed Ameiva Pholidoscelis taeniurus5
  6. Cope's Antilles Snake Hypsirhynchus parvifrons4
  7. Desert Stout Anole Anolis aridius4
  8. Striped Earless Forest Lizard Wetmorena surda4
  9. Desert Gracile Anole Anolis brevirostris3
  10. Dark Spotted Forest Lizard Panolopus oreistes3

Amphibians

  1. Hispaniolan Giant Frog Eleutherodactylus inoptatus9
  2. Abbott's Robber Frog Eleutherodactylus abbotti5
  3. Barahona Rock Frog Eleutherodactylus alcoae1
  4. La Selle Red-Legged Frog Eleutherodactylus furcyensis1
  5. La Selle Dusky Frog Eleutherodactylus jugans1
  6. Hispaniolan yellow-mottled frog Eleutherodactylus pictissimus1
  7. Eastern Crested Toad Peltophryne guentheri1

Mollusks

  1. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum5
  2. Autocoptis argpihrix4
  3. Candy Cane Snail Liguus virgineus3

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.