🇨🇬Animals recorded in the Congo

Which animals have been recorded in the Congo? 13,187 occurrence records cover 1,042 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 131 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Peltochares conspicuus, African Common Toad, Cameroon Toad.

• 13,187 records
• 1,042 species
• 23 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Peltochares conspicuus, African Common Toad, Cameroon Toad. 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 Congo

	Animal	Group	Records
	Peltochares conspicuus	Insecta Hydrophilidae	164
	African Common Toad Sclerophrys regularis	Amphibia Bufonidae	155
	Cameroon Toad Sclerophrys camerunensis	Amphibia Bufonidae	148
	Microdinodes octoguttatus	Insecta Elmidae	97
	Western dwarf clawed frog Hymenochirus curtipes	Amphibia Pipidae	77
	Hallowell's Toad Sclerophrys maculata	Amphibia Bufonidae	72
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	70
	French Congo Toad Sclerophrys gracilipes	Amphibia Bufonidae	63
	Azagny Half-toed Gecko Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus	Squamata Gekkonidae	58
	Bouchia Clawed Frog Xenopus pygmaeus	Amphibia Pipidae	56
	Royal Tiger Beetle Chaetodera regalis	Insecta Carabidae	56
	Microdinodes venustus	Insecta Elmidae	53
	Petrocephalus arnegardi	— Mormyridae	50
	Petrocephalus zakoni	— Mormyridae	49
	Syleter andrewesi	Insecta Carabidae	48
	Amnirana albolabris	Amphibia Ranidae	38
	Marcusenius moorii	— Mormyridae	37
	Giant Swamp Frog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis	Amphibia Dicroglossidae	35
	Cosmopolitan House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia	Squamata Gekkonidae	35
	Forest Screeching Frog Arthroleptis sylvaticus	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	34
	West African Screeching Frog Arthroleptis poecilonotus	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	34
	Helminthopsis perfida	Insecta Elmidae	32
	Cameroon Clawed Frog Xenopus epitropicalis	Amphibia Pipidae	31
	Congo tetra Phenacogrammus interruptus	— Alestidae	30
	Afroemadiellus duvoti	Insecta Scarabaeidae	28
	Characin Brycinus macrolepidotus	— Alestidae	27
	Foulassi River Frog Phrynobatrachus hylaios	Amphibia Phrynobatrachidae	27
	Greshoff's Wax Frog Cryptothylax greshoffii	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	26
	Striped Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus fulvovittatus	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	25
	Petrocephalus odzalaensis	— Mormyridae	25
	Smith's African Water Snake Grayia smithii	Squamata Colubridae	24
	Stomatorhinus patrizii	— Mormyridae	22
	Amnirana lepus	Amphibia Ranidae	22
	Marcusenius schilthuisiae	— Mormyridae	22
	Trachelminthopsis terrifera	Insecta Elmidae	22
	Tylochromis lateralis	— Cichlidae	21
	Black and White Cobra Naja melanoleuca	Squamata Elapidae	21
	Guinea Mabuya Trachylepis albilabris	Squamata Scincidae	20
	Peter's elephantnose Gnathonemus petersii	— Mormyridae	20
	Masako Ball Frog Aubria masako	Amphibia Pyxicephalidae	20
	Striped House Snake Boaedon lineatus	Squamata Lamprophiidae	20
	African Spottail Tetra Brachypetersius altus	— Alestidae	19
	Benito River Night Frog Astylosternus batesi	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	19
	Golden Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus auritus	Amphibia Phrynobatrachidae	19
	Olive Reed Frog Hyperolius olivaceus	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	18
	Belonoglanis tenuis	— Amphiliidae	18
	Olive Marsh Snake Natriciteres olivacea	Squamata Colubridae	18
	Mormyrops nigricans	— Mormyridae	17
	gorilla Gorilla gorilla	Mammalia Hominidae	17
	Habrodera nilotica	Insecta Carabidae	17
	Petrocephalus microphthalmus	— Mormyridae	16
	Fernando Po toad Sclerophrys tuberosa	Amphibia Bufonidae	16
	Mesoborus crocodilus	— Distichodontidae	16
	African knifefish Xenomystus nigri	— Notopteridae	16
	Olive Grass Racer Psammophis phillipsii	Squamata Psammophiidae	16
	Gaboon Adder Bitis gabonica	Squamata Viperidae	16
	Equatorial File Snake Mehelya poensis	Squamata Lamprophiidae	16
	Mormyrops zanclirostris	— Mormyridae	15
	Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra Bryconaethiops boulengeri	— Alestidae	15
	Climbing perch Ctenopoma kingsleyae	— Anabantidae	15