Animals of Brazil

641 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Brazil on GBIF: 386 mammals, 82 birds, 72 sharks & fish, 58 insects & other invertebrates, 31 reptiles, 12 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 641 animals by group

Big cats 2

• Cougar Puma concolor
• Jaguar Panthera onca

Small wild cats 8

• Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi
• Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi
• Leopardus guttulus Leopardus guttulus
• Margay Leopardus wiedii
• Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
• Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus
• Pampas cat Leopardus colocola
• Pantanal cat Leopardus braccatus

Wolves 1

• Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 5

• Bush dog Speothos venaticus
• Crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous
• Hoary fox Lycalopex vetulus
• Pampas fox Lycalopex gymnocercus
• Short-eared dog Atelocynus microtis

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

• Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis
• Greater grison Galictis vittata
• Lesser grison Galictis cuja
• Molina's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus chinga
• Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis
• Striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus
• Tayra Eira barbara

Raccoons, coatis & relatives 2

• Kinkajou Potos flavus
• South American coati Nasua nasua

Seals, sea lions & walrus 3

• South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis
• South American sea lion Otaria flavescens
• Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis

Whales & dolphins 23

• Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis
• Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
• Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
• Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei
• Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene
• Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
• Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
• False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
• Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
• Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• La Plata dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei
• Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
• Orca Orcinus orca
• Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
• Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
• Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
• Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
• Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
• Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
• Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
• Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis

Manatees & dugong 2

• Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis
• West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 1

• Northern giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

• South American tapir Tapirus terrestris

Deer 4

• Marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus
• Pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus
• Pygmy brocket Mazama nana
• Red brocket Mazama americana

Wild pigs & peccaries 3

• Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu
• White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari
• Wild boar Sus scrofa (introduced)

Monkeys 98

• Alta Floresta titi monkey Plecturocebus grovesi
• Amazon black howler Alouatta nigerrima
• Atlantic titi monkey Callicebus personatus
• Azara's night monkey Aotus azarae
• Azaras's capuchin Sapajus cay
• Bald uakari Cacajao calvus
• Barbara Brown's titi monkey Callicebus barbarabrownae
• Black bearded saki Chiropotes satanas
• Black capuchin Sapajus nigritus
• Black howler Alouatta caraya
• Black lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysopygus
• Black tamarin Saguinus niger
• Black titi monkey Cheracebus lugens
• Black-capped squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis
• Black-fronted titi monkey Callicebus nigrifrons
• Black-headed night monkey Aotus nigriceps
• Black-striped capuchin Sapajus libidinosus
• Black-tailed marmoset Mico melanurus
• Black-tufted marmoset Callithrix penicillata
• Blond capuchin Sapajus flavius
• Brown howler Alouatta guariba
• Brown titi monkey Plecturocebus brunneus
• Brown-backed bearded saki Chiropotes israelita
• Brown-mantled tamarin Leontocebus fuscicollis
• Buffy-headed marmoset Callithrix flaviceps
• Chestnut-bellied titi monkey Plecturocebus caligatus
• Coastal black-handed titi monkey Callicebus melanochir
• Coimbra Filho's titi monkey Callicebus coimbrai
• Collared titi monkey Cheracebus torquatus
• Collins' squirrel monkey Saimiri collinsi
• Colombian red howler Alouatta seniculus
• Common marmoset Callithrix jacchus
• Common woolly monkey Lagothrix lagothricha
• Coppery titi monkey Plecturocebus cupreus
• Crested capuchin Sapajus robustus
• Eastern black-handed tamarin Saguinus ursula
• Eastern pygmy marmoset Cebuella niveiventris
• Ecuadorian squirrel monkey Saimiri macrodon
• Emilia's marmoset Mico emiliae
• Emperor tamarin Saguinus imperator
• Goeldi's marmoset Callimico goeldii
• Gold-and-white marmoset Mico chrysoleucos
• Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
• Golden-bellied capuchin Sapajus xanthosternos
• Golden-faced saki Pithecia chrysocephala
• Golden-handed tamarin Saguinus midas
• Golden-headed lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas
• Guianan squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus (introduced)
• Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas
• Hoffmanns's titi monkey Plecturocebus hoffmannsi
• Humboldt's squirrel monkey Saimiri cassiquiarensis
• Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin Cebus albifrons
• Juruá red howler Alouatta juara
• Kaapori capuchin Cebus kaapori
• Lucifer titi monkey Cheracebus lucifer
• Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
• Maranhão red-handed howler Alouatta ululata
• Marca's marmoset Mico marcai
• Monk saki Pithecia monachus
• Mottle-faced tamarin Saguinus inustus
• Moustached tamarin Saguinus mystax
• Northern muriqui Brachyteles hypoxanthus
• Peruvian spider monkey Ateles chamek
• Pied tamarin Saguinus bicolor
• Prince Bernhard's titi monkey Plecturocebus bernhardi
• Purus red howler Alouatta puruensis
• Red-bellied titi monkey Plecturocebus moloch
• Red-faced spider monkey Ateles paniscus
• Red-handed howler Alouatta belzebul
• Reddish-brown bearded saki Chiropotes sagulatus
• Rio Tapajós saki Pithecia irrorata
• Rondon's marmoset Mico rondoni
• Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset Mico humilis
• Santarem marmoset Mico humeralifer
• Silvery marmoset Mico argentatus
• Southern muriqui Brachyteles arachnoides
• Spix's night monkey Aotus vociferans
• Spix's red-handed howler Alouatta discolor
• Spix's white-fronted capuchin Cebus unicolor
• Superagüi lion tamarin Leontopithecus caissara
• Three-striped night monkey Aotus trivirgatus
• Toppin's titi monkey Plecturocebus toppini
• Tufted capuchin Sapajus apella
• Uta Hick's bearded saki Chiropotes utahickae
• Vieira's titi monkey Plecturocebus vieirai
• Weddell's saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus weddelli
• Wedge-capped capuchin Cebus olivaceus
• Western pygmy marmoset Callithrix pygmaea
• White marmoset Mico leucippe
• White-bellied spider monkey Ateles belzebuth
• White-cheeked spider monkey Ateles marginatus
• White-coated titi monkey Plecturocebus pallescens
• White-faced saki Pithecia pithecia
• White-footed saki Pithecia albicans
• White-headed marmoset Callithrix geoffroyi
• White-mantled tamarin Saguinus melanoleucus
• White-nosed saki Chiropotes albinasus
• Wied's marmoset Callithrix kuhlii

Marsupials 28

• Agile gracile opossum Gracilinanus agilis
• Agricola's gracile opossum Cryptonanus agricolai
• Bare-tailed woolly opossum Caluromys philander
• Big lutrine opossum Lutreolina crassicaudata
• Big-eared opossum Didelphis aurita
• Brazilian gracile opossum Gracilinanus microtarsus
• Brazilian slender opossum Marmosops paulensis
• Brown four-eyed opossum Metachirus nudicaudatus
• Brown-eared woolly opossum Caluromys lanatus
• Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis
• Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys velutinus
• Emilia's short-tailed opossum Monodelphis emiliae
• Gray four-eyed opossum Philander opossum
• Gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica
• Gray slender opossum Marmosops incanus
• Guianan white-eared opossum Didelphis imperfecta
• Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys karimii
• Linnaeus's mouse opossum Marmosa murina
• Long-nosed short-tailed opossum Monodelphis scalops
• Northern three-striped opossum Monodelphis americana
• Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys macrurus
• Tate's woolly mouse opossum Marmosa paraguayana
• Water opossum Chironectes minimus
• White-bellied slender opossum Marmosops noctivagus
• White-bellied woolly mouse opossum Micoureus constantiae
• White-eared opossum Didelphis albiventris
• Woolly mouse opossum Marmosa demerarae
• Yellow-sided opossum Monodelphis dimidiata

Bats 111

• Argentine brown bat Eptesicus furinalis
• Benkeith's short-tailed bat Carollia benkeithi
• Bidentate yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus bidens
• Big crested mastiff bat Promops centralis
• Big naked-backed bat Pteronotus gymnonotus
• Big-eared woolly bat Chrotopterus auritus
• Black bonneted bat Eumops auripendulus
• Black mastiff bat Molossus rufus
• Black myotis Myotis nigricans
• Bokermann's nectar bat Lonchophylla bokermanni
• Bonda mastiff bat Molossus currentium
• Brazilian big-eyed bat Chiroderma doriae
• Brazilian funnel-eared bat Natalus macrourus
• Broad-eared bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus
• Brock's yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus brocki
• Brown fruit-eating bat Artibeus concolor
• Buffy broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus infuscus
• Carriker's round-eared bat Lophostoma carrikeri
• Chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli
• Chestnut sac-winged bat Cormura brevirostris
• Chestnut short-tailed bat Carollia castanea
• Common big-eared bat Micronycteris microtis
• Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
• Dark fruit-eating bat Artibeus obscurus
• Davies's big-eared bat Glyphonycteris daviesi
• Dekeyser's nectar bat Lonchophylla dekeyseri
• Dwarf dog-faced bat Molossops temminckii
• Dwarf little fruit bat Rhinophylla pumilio
• Flat-faced fruit-eating bat Artibeus planirostris
• Fringe-lipped bat Trachops cirrhosus
• Fringed fruit-eating bat Artibeus fimbriatus
• Frosted sac-winged bat Saccopteryx canescens
• Geoffroy's tailless bat Anoura geoffroyi
• Gervais's fruit-eating bat Artibeus cinereus
• Gnome fruit-eating bat Dermanura gnoma
• Golden bat Mimon bennettii
• Goldman's nectar bat Lonchophylla mordax
• Great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus
• Great stripe-faced bat Vampyrodes caraccioli
• Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
• Greater dog-like bat Peropteryx kappleri
• Greater round-eared bat Tonatia bidens
• Greater sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata
• Greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus
• Guianan spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus latifolius
• Hairy big-eared bat Micronycteris hirsuta
• Hairy big-eyed bat Chiroderma villosum
• Hairy-legged vampire bat Diphylla ecaudata
• Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri
• Incan broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus incarum
• Ipanema bat Pygoderma bilabiatum
• Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
• Lesser bulldog bat Noctilio albiventris
• Lesser dog-like bat Peropteryx macrotis
• Lesser sac-winged bat Saccopteryx leptura
• Lesser spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus elongatus
• Little big-eared bat Micronycteris megalotis
• Little big-eyed bat Chiroderma trinitatum
• Little white-shouldered bat Ametrida centurio
• Little yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira lilium
• Lonchophylla inexpectata Lonchophylla inexpectata
• MacConnell's bat Mesophylla macconnelli
• Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
• Niceforo's big-eared bat Trinycteris nicefori
• Northern ghost bat Diclidurus albus
• Pale brown long-nosed bat Lichonycteris degener
• Pale spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus discolor
• Pale-faced bat Phylloderma stenops
• Pale-winged dog-like bat Peropteryx pallidoptera
• Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
• Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii
• Peters's disk-winged bat Thyroptera discifera
• Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso
• Pygmy round-eared bat Lophostoma brasiliense
• Recife broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus recifinus
• Riparian myotis Myotis riparius
• Rufous dog-faced bat Molossops neglectus
• Sanborn's big-eared bat Micronycteris sanborni
• Schmidts's big-eared bat Micronycteris schmidtorum
• Schultz's round-eared bat Lophostoma schulzi
• Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata
• Shaggy bat Centronycteris maximiliani
• Short-headed broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus brachycephalus
• Silky short-tailed bat Carollia brevicauda
• Silver fruit-eating bat Artibeus glaucus
• Silver-tipped myotis Myotis albescens
• Southern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa pusilla
• Southern red bat Lasiurus blossevillii
• Southern yellow bat Lasiurus ega
• Spectral bat Vampyrum spectrum
• Spix's disk-winged bat Thyroptera tricolor
• Stripe-headed round-eared bat Tonatia saurophila
• Striped hairy-nosed bat Mimon crenulatum
• Tailed tailless bat Anoura caudifer
• Tent-making bat Uroderma bilobatum
• Thomas's nectar bat Hsunycteris thomasi
• Thumbless bat Furipterus horrens
• Tilda's yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira tildae
• Tricolored big-eared bat Glyphonycteris sylvestris
• Trinidad dog-like bat Peropteryx trinitatis
• Tropical big-eared brown bat Histiotus velatus
• Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
• Velvety myotis Myotis simus
• Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus
• Wagner's mustached bat Pteronotus personatus
• Western mastiff bat Eumops perotis
• White-lined broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus lineatus
• White-throated round-eared bat Lophostoma silvicolum
• White-winged vampire bat Diaemus youngi
• Yellow-throated big-eared bat Lampronycteris brachyotis
• Yellowish myotis Myotis levis

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 3

• Brazilian squirrel Sciurus aestuans
• Southern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus spadiceus
• Yellow-throated squirrel Sciurus gilvigularis

Mice, rats & other rodents 64

• Acrobatic cavy Kerodon acrobata
• Akodon azarae Akodon azarae
• Amazonian long-tailed porcupine Coendou longicaudatus
• Amazonian marsh rat Holochilus sciureus
• Atlantic bamboo rat Kannabateomys amblyonyx
• Atlantic Forest climbing mouse Rhipidomys mastacalis
• Atlantic Forest hocicudo Oxymycterus dasytrichus
• Azara's agouti Dasyprocta azarae
• Bahia porcupine Coendou insidiosus
• Bibimys labiosus Bibimys labiosus
• Black agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa
• Black rat Rattus rattus (introduced)
• Black-rumped agouti Dasyprocta prymnolopha
• Blackish grass mouse Thaptomys nigrita
• Brazilian arboreal mouse Rhagomys rufescens
• Brazilian guinea pig Cavia aperea
• Brazilian porcupine Coendou prehensilis
• Brazilian shrew mouse Blarinomys breviceps
• Brazilian spiny tree-rat Makalata didelphoides
• Bristle-spined rat Chaetomys subspinosus
• Caatinga vesper mouse Calomys expulsus
• Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
• Cerrado climbing mouse Rhipidomys macrurus
• Cerrado mouse Thalpomys cerradensis
• Cerrado red-nosed mouse Wiedomys cerradensis
• Cerradomys goytaca Cerradomys goytaca
• Common punaré Thrichomys apereoides
• Crafty vesper mouse Calomys callidus
• Cursor grass mouse Akodon cursor
• Delicate vesper mouse Calomys tener
• Ferreira's spiny tree-rat Mesomys hispidus
• Flamarion's tuco-tuco Ctenomys flamarioni
• Greater guinea pig Cavia magna
• Green acouchi Myoprocta pratti
• Guyenne spiny rat Proechimys guyannensis
• Hairy-tailed bolo mouse Necromys lasiurus
• Holochilus chacarius Holochilus chacarius
• Hylaeamys megacephalus Hylaeamys megacephalus
• Juliomys ossitenuis Juliomys ossitenuis
• Kemp's grass mouse Deltamys kempi
• Long-tailed spiny rat Proechimys longicaudatus
• Lowland paca Cuniculus paca
• Montane grass mouse Akodon montensis
• Nectomys apicalis Nectomys apicalis
• Nectomys rattus Nectomys rattus
• Nectomys squamipes Nectomys squamipes
• Oecomys bicolor Oecomys bicolor
• Oecomys catherinae Oecomys catherinae
• Oligoryzomys flavescens Oligoryzomys flavescens
• Oligoryzomys nigripes Oligoryzomys nigripes
• Pacarana Dinomys branickii
• Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou spinosus
• Paraná grass mouse Akodon paranaensis
• Red acouchi Myoprocta acouchy
• Red-nosed mouse Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos
• Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina
• Rock cavy Kerodon rupestris
• Shiny guinea pig Cavia fulgida
• Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat Trinomys dimidiatus
• Spix's yellow-toothed cavy Galea spixii
• Tiny tuco-tuco Ctenomys minutus
• Waterhouse's swamp rat Scapteromys tumidus
• White-faced spiny tree-rat Echimys chrysurus
• Zygodontomys brevicauda Zygodontomys brevicauda

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

• Common tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis
• European hare Lepus europaeus (introduced)

Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 18

• Brazilian three-banded armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus
• Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus
• Common silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus
• Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
• Giant armadillo Priodontes maximus
• Greater long-nosed armadillo Dasypus kappleri
• Greater naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous tatouay
• Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
• Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus
• Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
• Northern maned sloth Bradypus torquatus
• Pale-throated sloth Bradypus tridactylus
• Seven-banded armadillo Dasypus septemcinctus
• Six-banded armadillo Euphractus sexcinctus
• Southern long-nosed armadillo Dasypus hybridus
• Southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus
• Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla
• Southern three-banded armadillo Tolypeutes matacus

Penguins 1

• Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus

Birds of prey 8

• Black vulture Coragyps atratus
• Crested caracara Caracara plancus
• Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja
• Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
• King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
• Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Owls 3

• Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia
• Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus

Parrots 6

• Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
• Hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
• Lear's macaw Anodorhynchus leari
• Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
• Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
• Scarlet macaw Ara macao

Ducks, geese & swans 4

• Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
• Greylag goose Anser anser
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (introduced)
• Swan goose Anser cygnoides

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 17

• American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
• Buff-breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Red knot Calidris canutus
• Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• South polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 10

• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
• Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris
• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Red-footed booby Sula sula
• Scopoli's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
• Snowy albatross Diomedea exulans
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 15

• American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
• Andean flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
• Limpkin Aramus guarauna
• Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
• Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
• Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis (introduced)
• Wood stork Mycteria americana
• Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2

• Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris
• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus

Pigeons & doves 1

• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

• Toco toucan Ramphastos toco

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

• Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common potoo Nyctibius griseus

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 1

• Greater rhea Rhea americana

Songbirds & perching birds 7

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus
• White bellbird Procnias albus

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 4

• Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
• Red-legged seriema Cariama cristata
• Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
• Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Crocodiles & alligators 6

• Black caiman Melanosuchus niger
• Broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris
• Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
• Smooth-fronted caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus
• Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus
• Yacare caiman Caiman yacare

Snakes 13

• Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
• Bothrops alternatus Bothrops alternatus
• Bothrops atrox Bothrops atrox
• Bothrops jararaca Bothrops jararaca
• Crotalus durissus Crotalus durissus
• Emerald tree boa Corallus caninus
• Golden lancehead Bothrops insularis
• Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
• Hydrodynastes gigas Hydrodynastes gigas
• Oxybelis aeneus Oxybelis aeneus
• Oxybelis fulgidus Oxybelis fulgidus
• Rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria
• Yellow anaconda Eunectes notaeus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

• Argentine black and white tegu Salvator merianae
• Green iguana Iguana iguana
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia

Turtles & tortoises 9

• Arrau turtle Podocnemis expansa
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea
• Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
• Mata mata Chelus fimbriatus
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
• Pond slider Trachemys scripta (introduced)
• Red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria
• Yellow-footed tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus

Frogs & toads 11

• American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
• Blue poison dart frog Dendrobates azureus
• Cane toad Rhinella marina
• Common Surinam toad Pipa pipa
• Mission golden-eyed tree frog Trachycephalus resinifictrix
• Phyllomedusa bicolor Phyllomedusa bicolor
• Phyllomedusa sauvagii Phyllomedusa sauvagii
• Pseudis paradoxa Pseudis paradoxa
• Pumpkin toadlet Brachycephalus ephippium
• Smoky jungle frog Leptodactylus pentadactylus
• Surinam horned frog Ceratophrys cornuta

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 1

• Siphonops annulatus Siphonops annulatus

Sharks 18

• Bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus
• Blacknose shark Carcharhinus acronotus
• Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo
• Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezi
• Daggernose shark Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus
• Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
• Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris
• Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
• Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
• Sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• Sharpnose sevengill shark Heptranchias perlo
• Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
• Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
• Smalleye hammerhead Sphyrna tudes
• Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
• Spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna
• Whale shark Rhincodon typus

Rays, skates & chimaeras 9

• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Ocellate river stingray Potamotrygon motoro
• Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
• Roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura
• Short-tailed river stingray Potamotrygon brachyura
• Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
• Spiny butterfly ray Gymnura altavela
• Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
• Xingu River ray Potamotrygon leopoldi

Bony fish 45

• Arapaima gigas Arapaima gigas
• Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
• Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
• Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
• Black ghost knifefish Apteronotus albifrons
• Black tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
• Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
• Bonefish Albula vulpes
• Brachyplatystoma filamentosum Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
• Cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi
• Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus (introduced)
• Cobia Rachycentron canadum
• Crevalle jack Caranx hippos
• Electrophorus electricus Electrophorus electricus
• Epinephelus marginatus Epinephelus marginatus
• Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
• Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii (introduced)
• Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
• Guppy Poecilia reticulata
• Hypostomus plecostomus Hypostomus plecostomus
• King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla
• Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
• Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus
• Oscar Astronotus ocellatus
• Payara Hydrolycus scomberoides
• Piaractus brachypomus Piaractus brachypomus
• Poecilia sphenops Poecilia sphenops
• Pristella maxillaris Pristella maxillaris
• Pterophyllum scalare Pterophyllum scalare
• Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
• Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
• Red porgy Pagrus pagrus
• Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri
• Redtail catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
• Rummy-nose tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus
• Sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis
• Silver arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
• Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum
• Three spot gourami Trichopodus trichopterus
• Vandellia cirrhosa Vandellia cirrhosa
• Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus

Butterflies & moths 2

• Helicoverpa armigera Helicoverpa armigera
• Indianmeal moth Plodia interpunctella

Bees, wasps & ants 6

• Argentine ant Linepithema humile
• Emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa
• Paraponera clavata Paraponera clavata
• Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis (introduced)
• Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta
• Western honey bee Apis mellifera (introduced)

Beetles 3

• Boll weevil Anthonomus grandis (introduced)
• Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis (introduced)
• Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 12

• Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus (introduced)
• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
• Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata (introduced)
• Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster (introduced)
• Drosophila suzukii Drosophila suzukii
• German cockroach Blattella germanica
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Nezara viridula Nezara viridula
• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci (introduced)
• Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 13

• Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
• Argiope trifasciata Argiope trifasciata
• Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Lasiodora parahybana Lasiodora parahybana
• Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus
• Parasteatoda tepidariorum Parasteatoda tepidariorum
• Pholcus phalangioides Pholcus phalangioides
• Phoneutria nigriventer Phoneutria nigriventer
• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus
• Steatoda grossa Steatoda grossa
• Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
• Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 9

• Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
• Atya gabonensis Atya gabonensis
• Bathynomus giganteus Bathynomus giganteus
• Callinectes sapidus Callinectes sapidus
• Cardisoma guanhumi Cardisoma guanhumi
• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
• Ligia exotica Ligia exotica
• Macrobrachium rosenbergii Macrobrachium rosenbergii (introduced)
• Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (introduced)

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 2

• Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea
• Common octopus Octopus vulgaris

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 5

• Craspedacusta sowerbii Craspedacusta sowerbyi
• Diadumene lineata Diadumene lineata
• Hydra viridissima Hydra viridissima
• Porpita porpita Porpita porpita
• Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalis

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 5

• Arbacia lixula Arbacia lixula
• Eucidaris tribuloides Eucidaris tribuloides
• Luidia senegalensis Luidia senegalensis
• Mellita quinquiesperforata Mellita quinquiesperforata
• Oreaster reticulatus Oreaster reticulatus

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