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Learn the wildlife of Way Kambas National Park

Indonesia

400 species have research-grade observations inside Way Kambas 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. Malayan Crested Fireback Lophura rufa16
  2. Large Frogmouth Batrachostomus auritus15
  3. Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx rufidorsa12
  4. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis12
  5. Banded Broadbill Eurylaimus javanicus11
  6. Rufous-collared Kingfisher Actenoides concretus10
  7. Sunda Frogmouth Batrachostomus cornutus10
  8. Red-naped Trogon Harpactes kasumba10
  9. Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii10
  10. Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus10

Plants

  1. Mangrove Palm Nypa fruticans3
  2. Willdenow's spikemoss Selaginella willdenowii2
  3. Common lantana Lantana camara1
  4. Rubber plant Ficus elastica1
  5. Malabar Melastome Melastoma malabathricum1
  6. Tall-stilt Mangrove Rhizophora apiculata1
  7. Molucca Bramble Rubus moluccanus1
  8. Begonia Vine Cissus discolor1
  9. Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant Nepenthes mirabilis1
  10. Crêpe ginger Hellenia speciosa1

Mammals

  1. Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis29
  2. Asian Elephant Elephas maximus16
  3. Southern Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak14
  4. Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii14
  5. Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus13
  6. Tiger Panthera tigris11
  7. Wild Boar Sus scrofa11
  8. Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma9
  9. Sambar Rusa unicolor8
  10. Malay Civet Viverra tangalunga7

Insects

  1. Common Parasol Neurothemis fluctuans20
  2. Giant Forest Ant Dinomyrmex gigas14
  3. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina12
  4. Blue Glassy Tiger Ideopsis vulgaris9
  5. Common Posy Drupadia ravindra9
  6. Rustic Cupha erymanthis7
  7. Orange-tailed Marsh Dart Ceriagrion cerinorubellum6
  8. Emerald Peacock Swallowtail Papilio palinurus6
  9. Papilio theseus6
  10. Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon5

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes5
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria3
  3. Long-horned Orbweaver Macracantha arcuata3
  4. Red-and-blue Opadometa Leucauge sarawakensis2
  5. Caerostris sumatrana1
  6. Heteropoda boiei1
  7. Dwarf Wood Scorpion Liocheles australasiae1
  8. Black Pearl Spider Chikunia nigra1
  9. Asian Forest Scorpion Heterometrus longimanus1
  10. Synema revolutum1

Reptiles

  1. Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator10
  2. Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus4
  3. Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina4
  4. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata4
  5. Western Mangrove Cat Snake Boiga melanota3
  6. Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus2
  7. Wagler's Pit Viper Tropidolaemus wagleri2
  8. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus2
  9. Painted Bronzeback Dendrelaphis pictus1
  10. Brown Whip Snake Dryophiops rubescens1

Amphibians

  1. Green Paddy Frog Hylarana erythraea7
  2. Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax4
  3. Schlegel's Frog Hylarana chalconota3
  4. Hasselt's Toad Leptobrachium hasseltii2
  5. Sumatran Puddle Frog Occidozyga sumatrana2
  6. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus2
  7. Paddy Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis1
  8. Indonesian Crested Toad Ingerophrynus biporcatus1
  9. Crab-eating Frog Fejervarya cancrivora1

Fish

  1. Elegant Rasbora Rasbora elegans2
  2. Climbing Perch Anabas testudineus1
  3. Striped Snakehead Channa striata1
  4. Three Spot Gourami Trichopodus trichopterus1
  5. Coolie Loach Pangio semicincta1
  6. Two-spot catfish Mystus nigriceps1
  7. Silver Rasbora Rasbora argyrotaenia1

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.