🇦🇬Animals recorded in Antigua & Barbuda

Which animals have been recorded in Antigua & Barbuda? 2,705 occurrence records cover 802 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 229 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Swordfish, Leach's anole, Common dolphinfish.

• 2,705 records
• 802 species
• 38 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Swordfish, Leach's anole, Common dolphinfish. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Antigua & Barbuda

	Animal	Group	Records
	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	— Xiphiidae	115
	Leach's anole Anolis leachii	Squamata Dactyloidae	52
	Common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus	— Coryphaenidae	50
	Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	— Scombridae	46
	Yellow-fin Tunny Thunnus albacares	— Scombridae	45
	Antigua Bank Geckolet Sphaerodactylus elegantulus	Squamata Sphaerodactylidae	42
	Lesser Antillean whistling frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei	Amphibia Eleutherodactylidae	41
	Watts' Anole Anolis wattsii	Squamata Dactyloidae	33
	albacore Thunnus alalunga	— Scombridae	29
	Tadarida spec	Mammalia Molossidae	25
	Marbled Physa Stenophysa marmorata	Gastropoda Physidae	18
	Parapharyngodon cubensis	Chromadorea Pharyngodonidae	16
	Bananaquit Coereba flaveola	Aves Thraupidae	15
	Rock-boring Urchin Echinometra lucunter	Echinoidea Echinometridae	15
	Glabrous Ramshorn Biomphalaria glabrata	Gastropoda Planorbidae	15
	Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita	Aves Columbidae	13
	Clessin Ramshorn Biomphalaria kuhniana	Gastropoda Planorbidae	13
	Lesser Antillean Fruit Bat Brachyphylla cavernarum	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	13
	Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis	Aves Tyrannidae	11
	Dunkey Dung Sea Cucumber Holothuria mexicana	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	11
	thistle scallop Lindapecten exasperatus	Bivalvia Pectinidae	11
	Antigua Bank Groundlizard Pholidoscelis griswoldi	Squamata Teiidae	11
	Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri	— Scombridae	11
	Lateral-banded Water Scavenger Beetle Tropisternus lateralis	Insecta Hydrophilidae	10
	harlequin brittle star Ophioderma appressum	Ophiuroidea Ophiodermatidae	10
	Blunt-spined Brittle Star Ophiocoma echinata	Ophiuroidea Ophiocomidae	9
	cushioned star Oreaster reticulatus	Asteroidea Oreasteridae	9
	beaded periwinkle Cenchritis muricatus	Gastropoda Littorinidae	9
	stocky cerith Cerithium litteratum	Gastropoda Cerithiidae	9
	Blackfin tuna Thunnus atlanticus	— Scombridae	9
	Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris	Aves Icteridae	9
	common sea fan Gorgonia ventalina	Anthozoa Gorgoniidae	9
	flamingo tongue Cyphoma gibbosum	Gastropoda Ovulidae	9
	Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis	Aves Thraupidae	8
	Long-Spined Sea Urchin Diadema antillarum	Echinoidea Diadematidae	8
	brown rock sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	7
	Martinique Robber frog Eleutherodactylus martinicensis	Amphibia Eleutherodactylidae	7
	Caribbean Hermit Crab Coenobita clypeatus	Malacostraca Coenobitidae	7
	Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus	Aves Trochilidae	7
	chocolate chip cucumber Isostichopus badionotus	Holothuroidea Stichopodidae	7
	Citrine Forktail Ischnura hastata	Insecta Coenagrionidae	7
	Checkered Nerite Nerita tessellata	Gastropoda Neritidae	7
	West Indian Bulimulus Bulimulus guadalupensis	Gastropoda Bulimulidae	7
	Rambur's Forktail Ischnura ramburii	Insecta Coenagrionidae	6
	yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti	Insecta Culicidae	6
	Red ophiocoma Ophiomastix wendtii	Ophiuroidea Ophiocomidae	6
	Suriname sea cucumber Holothuria surinamensis	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	6
	West Indian topsnail Cittarium pica	Gastropoda Tegulidae	6
	Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus	Aves Trochilidae	6
	dark cerith Cerithium atratum	Gastropoda Cerithiidae	6
	Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum	— Labridae	6
	Oersted's brittle star Ophiothrix oerstedii	Ophiuroidea Ophiotrichidae	6
	Common Periwinkle Echinolittorina tuberculata	Gastropoda Littorinidae	6
	Deeply Ramshorn Drepanotrema depressissimum	Gastropoda Planorbidae	6
	Banded Ophiocoma Ophiocomella pumila	Ophiuroidea Ophiocomidae	5
	massive starlet coral Siderastrea siderea	Anthozoa Rhizangiidae	5
	fire coral Millepora alcicornis	Hydrozoa Milleporidae	5
	St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer Dysdercus andreae	Insecta Pyrrhocoridae	5
	Ophiolepis paucispina	Ophiuroidea Ophiolepididae	5
	ornate scallop Caribachlamys ornata	Bivalvia Pectinidae	5