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Learn the wildlife of Yangmingshan National Park

Taiwan

3,472 species have research-grade observations inside Yangmingshan 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. Taiwan Blue-Magpie Urocissa caerulea364
  2. Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola sonorivox276
  3. Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis177
  4. Light-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis160
  5. Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae136
  6. Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela134
  7. Malayan Night Heron Gorsachius melanolophus90
  8. Taiwan Whistling-Thrush Myophonus insularis85
  9. Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus80
  10. Taiwan Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus musicus75

Plants

  1. Chinese Hydrangea Hydrangea chinensis1,005
  2. Leopard-plant Farfugium japonicum879
  3. Japanese fig Ficus erecta842
  4. Japanese cobra lily Arisaema ringens709
  5. Japanese thistle Cirsium japonicum662
  6. Formosana begonia Begonia formosana653
  7. Red Machilus Machilus thunbergii598
  8. Multi-leaf paris Paris polyphylla577
  9. Broad-leaf Fern Dipteris conjugata573
  10. Cartwheel Tree Trochodendron aralioides556

Mammals

  1. Formosan Rock Macaque Macaca cyclopis209
  2. Pallas' Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus166
  3. Domestic Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis129
  4. Taiwan Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista grandis70
  5. Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata60

Insects

  1. Restricted Purple Sapphire Heliophorus ila553
  2. Tropical Fritillary Argynnis hyperbius478
  3. Blue-tailed Forest Hawk Orthetrum triangulare320
  4. Psolodesmus mandarinus289
  5. Formosan Damselfly Euphaea formosa278
  6. Neolucanus swinhoei273
  7. Titan Stag Beetle Serrognathus titanus255
  8. Common Red Skimmer Orthetrum neglectum231
  9. Parapolybia varia219
  10. Tanna sozanensis214

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes237
  2. Argiope ocula139
  3. Argiope aetheroides92
  4. Taiwan whipscorpion Typopeltis crucifer69
  5. Dolomedes raptor53

Reptiles

  1. Shanghai Elegant Skink Plestiodon elegans399
  2. Indian Forest Skink Sphenomorphus indicus334
  3. Chinese Green Tree Viper Trimeresurus stejnegeri300
  4. Atayal Slug-eating Snake Pareas atayal202
  5. Red-banded Snake Lycodon rufozonatus190
  6. Brown spotted pitviper Protobothrops mucrosquamatus170
  7. Taiwan Japalure Diploderma swinhonis142
  8. Chinese Green Snake Ptyas major107
  9. Big-Eyed Ratsnake Ptyas dhumnades103
  10. Hokou Gecko Gekko hokouensis100

Amphibians

  1. Taiwan Common Toad Bufo bankorensis703
  2. Swinhoe's frog Odorrana swinhoana566
  3. LaTouche's Frog Hylarana latouchii255
  4. Temple Tree Frog Kurixalus idiootocus235
  5. Fujian Large-headed Frog Limnonectes fujianensis163
  6. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus111
  7. Guenther's Frog Hylarana guentheri100
  8. Common Chinese Tree Frog Hyla chinensis97
  9. Eiffinger's Tree Frog Kurixalus eiffingeri93
  10. Paddy Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis84

Mollusks

  1. Aegista mackensii75
  2. Satsuma sphaeroconus61
  3. Nesiohelix swinhoei56

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.