🇰🇾Animals recorded in the Cayman Islands

Which animals have been recorded in the Cayman Islands? 4,658 occurrence records cover 802 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 225 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Grand Cayman Anole, Cuban tree frog, Scalaventer caymani.

• 4,658 records
• 802 species
• 35 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Grand Cayman Anole, Cuban tree frog, Scalaventer caymani. 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 the Cayman Islands

	Animal	Group	Records
	Grand Cayman Anole Anolis conspersus	Squamata Dactyloidae	240
	Cuban tree frog Osteopilus septentrionalis	Amphibia Hylidae	205
	Scalaventer caymani	Insecta Curculionidae	83
	Lionfish Pterois volitans	— Scorpaenidae	81
	Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum	— Labridae	72
	Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	69
	Blue tang surgeonfish Acanthurus coeruleus	— Acanthuridae	67
	Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus	Aves Phasianidae	66
	Brown anole Anolis sagrei	Squamata Dactyloidae	63
	Bar jack Caranx ruber	— Carangidae	63
	Cayman Islands Geckolet Sphaerodactylus argivus	Squamata Sphaerodactylidae	63
	Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis	Mammalia Molossidae	60
	Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis	— Pomacentridae	58
	Southern stingray Hypanus americanus	Elasmobranchii Dasyatidae	57
	Cayman Curly-tailed Lizard Leiocephalus varius	Squamata Leiocephalidae	52
	French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum	— Haemulidae	40
	common sea fan Gorgonia ventalina	Anthozoa Gorgoniidae	39
	Pug-nosed Mastiff Bat Molossus milleri	Mammalia Molossidae	35
	Schoolmaster snapper Lutjanus apodus	— Lutjanidae	32
	Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride	— Scaridae	32
	mustard hill coral Porites astreoides	Anthozoa Poritidae	31
	Longspine squirrelfish Holocentrus rufus	— Holocentridae	29
	North Antillean slider Trachemys decussata	Testudines Emydidae	27
	Greenhouse Frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris	Amphibia Eleutherodactylidae	26
	Blue Chromis Chromis cyanea	— Pomacentridae	26
	Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus	— Labridae	25
	Yellowtail damselfish Microspathodon chrysurus	— Pomacentridae	24
	Bananaquit Coereba flaveola	Aves Thraupidae	24
	Cuban Parrot Amazona leucocephala	Aves Psittacidae	24
	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	— Xiphiidae	22
	Ocean surgeon Acanthurus bahianus	— Acanthuridae	22
	Croaking Lizard Aristelliger praesignis	Squamata Sphaerodactylidae	22
	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos	Aves Mimidae	22
	Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Cyclura lewisi	Squamata Iguanidae	22
	Waterhouse's Leaf-nosed Bat Macrotus waterhousii	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	21
	St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer Dysdercus andreae	Insecta Pyrrhocoridae	21
	West Indian fuzzy chiton Acanthopleura granulata	Polyplacophora Chitonidae	21
	Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger	Aves Icteridae	20
	Caribbean star coral Orbicella annularis	Anthozoa Merulinidae	20
	Black Snake Cubophis caymanus	Squamata Colubridae	20
	Yellow goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus	— Mullidae	19
	Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus	— Pomacentridae	19
	cushioned star Oreaster reticulatus	Asteroidea Oreasteridae	19
	Green iguana Iguana iguana	Squamata Iguanidae	19
	Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres	Aves Scolopacidae	19
	Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani	Aves Cuculidae	19
	Checkered Nerite Nerita tessellata	Gastropoda Neritidae	19
	Yellowhead Wrasse Halichoeres garnoti	— Labridae	18
	Junonia lavinia	Insecta Nymphalidae	18
	Northern curlytail lizard Leiocephalus carinatus	Squamata Leiocephalidae	18
	Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	17
	dusky squirrelfish Neoniphon vexillarium	— Holocentridae	17
	Foureye butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratus	— Chaetodontidae	17
	Cerion pannosum	Gastropoda Cerionidae	17
	star coral Madracis pharensis	Anthozoa Pocilloporidae	16
	Common dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus	— Coryphaenidae	16
	West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris	Aves Picidae	16
	Striped parrotfish Scarus iseri	— Scaridae	16
	Caribbean Hermit Crab Coenobita clypeatus	Malacostraca Coenobitidae	16
	Cuban Fruit-eating Bat Brachyphylla nana	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	16