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🇬🇶Animals recorded in Equatorial Guinea

Which animals have been recorded in Equatorial Guinea? 5,847 occurrence records cover 687 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 Golden-eyed Reed Frog, Rainforest Reed Frog, Foulassi Banana Frog.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

5,847 coordinate-bearing animal records; 687 species facets.

GQ is the stable ISO place code.

Source coverage

GBIF Animalia occurrence facets for this country, restricted to CC0 records.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect GBIF.

What this means

The listed species have reusable occurrence evidence in the stated source universe.

Rows are ordered by record count.

What this does not mean

The list is not a census, abundance ranking, native-range claim or guarantee of current presence.

Missing or low counts can reflect uneven survey effort.

131 · 2,337212 · 1,515359 · 466229 · 180216 · 36111592253 · 259225 · 97367 · 45256 · 34137 · 26205 · 25206 · 15

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Golden-eyed Reed Frog, Rainforest Reed Frog, Foulassi Banana Frog. 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 Equatorial Guinea

AnimalGroupRecords
Golden-eyed Reed Frog Golden-eyed Reed Frog
Hyperolius ocellatus
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
274
Rainforest Reed Frog
Hyperolius tuberculatus
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
246
Foulassi Banana Frog
Afrixalus paradorsalis
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
196
Efulen Forest Treefrog
Leptopelis calcaratus
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
140
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
Aves
Pycnonotidae
135
Yaounde Reed Frog
Hyperolius endjami
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
133
Horned River Frog
Phrynobatrachus cornutus
Amphibia
Phrynobatrachidae
110
Olive Sunbird Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
Aves
Nectariniidae
109
Amnirana albolabris Amphibia
Ranidae
107
Cameroon Toad
Sclerophrys camerunensis
Amphibia
Bufonidae
97
African Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis rufescens
Amphibia
Rhacophoridae
90
Allen's Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus alleni
Mammalia
Muridae
88
Smooth Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus laevis
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
86
West African Screeching Frog
Arthroleptis poecilonotus
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
70
Biafran Clawed Frog
Xenopus calcaratus
Amphibia
Pipidae
70
Little Greenbul Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Aves
Pycnonotidae
66
Victoria Grassland Frog
Ptychadena aequiplicata
Amphibia
Ptychadenidae
63
Golden Puddle Frog
Phrynobatrachus auritus
Amphibia
Phrynobatrachidae
61
Bioko Hybomys
Hybomys basilii
Mammalia
Muridae
61
Buea Screeching Frog
Arthroleptis variabilis
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
54
Cameroon Praomys
Praomys morio
Mammalia
Muridae
51
Plain Tree Frog
Leptopelis modestus
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
50
Fire-crested Alethe Fire-crested Alethe
Alethe castanea
Aves
Turdidae
48
Forest Screeching Frog
Arthroleptis sylvaticus
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
42
Labeobarbus batesii —
Cyprinidae
42
Fraser's Platanna
Xenopus fraseri
Amphibia
Pipidae
40
Lowland Akalat
Sheppardia cyornithopsis
Aves
Muscicapidae
36
Square-tailed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne nitens
Aves
Hirundinidae
34
Lesser Bristlebill Lesser Bristlebill
Bleda notatus
Aves
Pycnonotidae
34
six-barred epiplatys
Epiplatys sexfasciatus
—
Nothobranchiidae
33
False Fraser's Clawed Frog
Xenopus allofraseri
Amphibia
Pipidae
32
Bioko Screeching Frog
Arthroleptis bioko
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
31
Brown-chested Alethe
Pseudalethe poliocephala
Aves
Turdidae
30
chimpanzee chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Mammalia
Hominidae
29
Western Bluebill
Spermophaga haematina
Aves
Estrildidae
28
Cosmopolitan House Gecko Cosmopolitan House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Squamata
Gekkonidae
28
Tambourine Dove Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Aves
Columbidae
26
Bioko Montane Chameleon
Trioceros feae
Squamata
Chamaeleonidae
25
African Tree Toad
Nectophryne afra
Amphibia
Bufonidae
24
Pale-breasted Illadopsis
Illadopsis rufipennis
Aves
Pellorneidae
24
Chestnut Wattle-eye Chestnut Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia castanea
Aves
Platysteiridae
24
Sicydium crenilabrum —
Gobiidae
23
Green Hylia Green Hylia
Hylia prasina
Aves
Cettiidae
22
Cameroon Rainbow Agama
Agama lebretoni
Squamata
Agamidae
22
Speckled Tinkerbird Speckled Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Aves
Lybiidae
20
Xavier's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus xavieri
Aves
Pycnonotidae
20
Parauchenoglanis balayi —
Claroteidae
19
greater spot-nosed monkey
Cercopithecus nictitans
Mammalia
Cercopithecidae
19
Olive-bellied Sunbird Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Aves
Nectariniidae
19
Bioko Island House Gecko
Hemidactylus biokoensis
Squamata
Gekkonidae
19
Swamp Greenbul Swamp Greenbul
Thescelocichla leucopleura
Aves
Pycnonotidae
18
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Aves
Monarchidae
18
Cameroon Forest Treefrog
Leptopelis brevirostris
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
18
White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster
Aves
Alcedinidae
18
Victoria Forest Treefrog
Leptopelis boulengeri
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
17
Vieillot's Weaver Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
Aves
Ploceidae
17
Labeobarbus sandersi —
Cyprinidae
17
Red Treefrog
Leptopelis rufus
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
16
Long-tailed Musk Shrew
Crocidura dolichura
Mammalia
Soricidae
16
Fraser's Musk Shrew Fraser's Musk Shrew
Crocidura poensis
Mammalia
Soricidae
16
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and limited records appear alongside repeated records. Open an animal to inspect whether the evidence is one-off, repeated, recent or historical.