🇬🇦Animals recorded in Gabon

Which animals have been recorded in Gabon? 20,450 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 255 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Paramormyrops kingsleyae, Marcusenius moorii, Sprinkled Long Reed Frog.

• 20,450 records
• 1,200+ species
• 37 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Paramormyrops kingsleyae, Marcusenius moorii, Sprinkled Long Reed 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 Gabon

	Animal	Group	Records
	Paramormyrops kingsleyae	— Mormyridae	173
	Marcusenius moorii	— Mormyridae	150
	Sprinkled Long Reed Frog Hyperolius adspersus	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	139
	Golden Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus auritus	Amphibia Phrynobatrachidae	130
	Gaboon Forest Treefrog Leptopelis aubryi	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	129
	Golden-eyed Reed Frog Hyperolius ocellatus	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	127
	Proagoderus semiiris	Insecta Scarabaeidae	118
	Duque Reed Frog Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	116
	Rainforest Reed Frog Hyperolius tuberculatus	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	108
	Stella Hylomyscus Hylomyscus stella	Mammalia Muridae	98
	Mormyrops zanclirostris	— Mormyridae	93
	Olive Reed Frog Hyperolius olivaceus	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	93
	Chabanaud's Reed Frog Hyperolius phantasticus	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	90
	Onthophagus umbratus	Insecta Scarabaeidae	81
	Striped Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus dorsalis	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	76
	African Common Toad Sclerophrys regularis	Amphibia Bufonidae	74
	Onthophagus intricatus	Insecta Scarabaeidae	73
	Ivindomyrus marchei	— Mormyridae	70
	Paramormyrops ntotom	— Mormyridae	63
	Scarabaeus laevigatus	Insecta Scarabaeidae	59
	Onthophagus fuscidorsis	Insecta Scarabaeidae	57
	Petrocephalus microphthalmus	— Mormyridae	56
	African Foam-nest Treefrog Chiromantis rufescens	Amphibia Rhacophoridae	55
	Grassland Ridged Frog Ptychadena porosissima	Amphibia Ptychadenidae	54
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	54
	Onthophagus gibbidorsis	Insecta Scarabaeidae	52
	Enteromius guirali	— Cyprinidae	52
	Foulassi Banana Frog Afrixalus paradorsalis	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	52
	Johnston's Forest Shrew Sylvisorex johnstoni	Mammalia Soricidae	51
	Silvanolomus pullus	Insecta Silvanidae	51
	African Longstripe Barb Enteromius holotaenia	— Cyprinidae	51
	Paramormyrops curvifrons	— Mormyridae	50
	Olive Striped Frog Phlyctimantis leonardi	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	49
	Mormyrids Petrocephalus simus	— Mormyridae	49
	Giant Swamp Frog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis	Amphibia Dicroglossidae	48
	Stomatorhinus ivindoensis	— Mormyridae	45
	banded lampeye Aplocheilichthys spilauchen	— Poeciliidae	42
	long-finned characin Brycinus longipinnis	— Alestidae	42
	French Congo Toad Sclerophrys gracilipes	Amphibia Bufonidae	41
	Amnirana albolabris	Amphibia Ranidae	41
	Benito River Reed Frog Hyperolius platyceps	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	41
	Allagogus brunneus	Insecta Brentidae	40
	Hammer-headed Fruit Bat Hypsignathus monstrosus	Mammalia Pteropodidae	38
	Parauchenoglanis balayi	— Claroteidae	37
	red-finned distichodus Distichodus notospilus	— Distichodontidae	36
	Paramormyrops hopkinsi	— Mormyridae	36
	Usambius advena	Insecta Brentidae	36
	Raiamas buchholzi	— Cyprinidae	35
	Stomatorhinus walkeri	— Mormyridae	35
	Henry's Mormyrid Isichthys henryi	— Mormyridae	35
	Flatnose Catfish Notoglanidium macrostoma	— Claroteidae	35
	Ocellated Forest Treefrog Leptopelis ocellatus	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	34
	African Banded Forest Gecko Hemidactylus fasciatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	34
	Paramormyrops gabonensis	— Mormyridae	33
	Guinea Mabuya Trachylepis albilabris	Squamata Scincidae	33
	Paragus borbonicus	Insecta Syrphidae	32
	Baby Whale Brienomyrus brachyistius	— Mormyridae	31
	Buea Screeching Frog Arthroleptis variabilis	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	31
	Franquet's Epauletted Bat Epomops franqueti	Mammalia Pteropodidae	31
	Black Relic Pentaphlebia mangana	Insecta Pentaphlebiidae	31