🇦🇼Animals recorded in Aruba

Which animals have been recorded in Aruba? 1,388 occurrence records cover 421 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 11592253 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Aruba whiptail, Blue tang surgeonfish, Green iguana.

• 1,388 records
• 421 species
• 25 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Aruba whiptail, Blue tang surgeonfish, Green iguana. 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 Aruba

	Animal	Group	Records
	Aruba whiptail Cnemidophorus arubensis	Squamata Teiidae	103
	Blue tang surgeonfish Acanthurus coeruleus	— Acanthuridae	34
	Green iguana Iguana iguana	Squamata Iguanidae	32
	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	— Xiphiidae	31
	Striped Anole Anolis lineatus	Squamata Dactyloidae	28
	Yellow-fin Tunny Thunnus albacares	— Scombridae	18
	Ocean surgeon Acanthurus bahianus	— Acanthuridae	18
	Aruba Leaf-toed Gecko Phyllodactylus julieni	Squamata Phyllodactylidae	16
	Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum	— Labridae	14
	Khaki ameiva Ameiva bifrontata	Squamata Teiidae	14
	Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus	Aves Icteridae	14
	Sally Lightfoot Crab Grapsus grapsus	Malacostraca Grapsidae	14
	Bananaquit Coereba flaveola	Aves Thraupidae	12
	Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis	Aves Columbidae	12
	Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	Aves Pelecanidae	12
	Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata	Aves Columbidae	11
	Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus	Aves Mimidae	11
	Streak Lizard Gonatodes vittatus	Squamata Sphaerodactylidae	11
	albacore Thunnus alalunga	— Scombridae	11
	Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla	Aves Laridae	11
	Common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus	— Coryphaenidae	10
	Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris	Aves Icteridae	10
	Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia	Aves Strigidae	10
	candle sponge Aplysina fistularis	Demospongiae Aplysinidae	9
	Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	— Scombridae	9
	Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus	— Labridae	9
	Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum	— Gempylidae	9
	yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus	— Lutjanidae	9
	Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis	— Pomacentridae	9
	Smooth trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter	— Ostraciidae	9
	Four-Tooth Nerite Nerita versicolor	Gastropoda Neritidae	8
	Ghost Crab Ocypode quadrata	Malacostraca Ocypodidae	8
	turkey wing Arca zebra	Bivalvia Arcidae	8
	Queen conch Aliger gigas	Gastropoda Strombidae	7
	western honey bee Apis mellifera	Insecta Apidae	7
	Thoracaster cylindratus	Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae	7
	Southern Caracara Caracara plancus	Aves Falconidae	7
	Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor	Aves Thraupidae	7
	Styracaster horridus	Asteroidea Porcellanasteridae	6
	yellow mussel Brachidontes modiolus	Bivalvia Mytilidae	6
	West Indian Cardita Carditamera gracilis	Bivalvia Carditidae	6
	Common Ground-Dove Columbina passerina	Aves Columbidae	6
	Milkweed [butterfly] Danaus plexippus	Insecta Nymphalidae	6
	purple land crab Gecarcinus ruricola	Malacostraca Gecarcinidae	6
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	6
	Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	Aves Fregatidae	5
	Tomtate grunt Haemulon aurolineatum	— Haemulidae	5
	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Aves Scolopacidae	5
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	5
	King Venus Lirophora paphia	Bivalvia Veneridae	5
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	5
	hump coral Porites porites	Anthozoa Poritidae	5
	Spotted Limpet Eoacmaea pustulata	Gastropoda Eoacmaeidae	5
	Ariasa albimaculosa	Insecta Cicadidae	5
	West Indian topsnail Cittarium pica	Gastropoda Tegulidae	4
	scorched mussel Brachidontes exustus	Bivalvia Mytilidae	4
	beaded periwinkle Cenchritis muricatus	Gastropoda Littorinidae	4
	French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum	— Haemulidae	4
	Smallmouth grunt Haemulon chrysargyreum	— Haemulidae	4
	Night sergeant Abudefduf taurus	— Pomacentridae	4