🇬🇺Animals recorded in Guam

Which animals have been recorded in Guam? 55,128 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 Curious Skink, Brown Surgeonfish, Ocellate Damselfish.

• 55,128 records
• 1,200+ species
• 38 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Curious Skink, Brown Surgeonfish, Ocellate Damselfish. 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 Guam

	Animal	Group	Records
	Curious Skink Carlia ailanpalai	Squamata Scincidae	1,928
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	1,852
	Ocellate Damselfish Pomacentrus vaiuli	— Pomacentridae	1,771
	Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus spilurus	— Scaridae	1,546
	Fivestripe wrasse Thalassoma quinquevittatum	— Labridae	1,353
	Striated surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus	— Acanthuridae	1,230
	Marianas Blue-Tailed Skink Emoia caeruleocauda	Squamata Scincidae	1,182
	Flagtail Grouper Cephalopholis urodeta	— Serranidae	1,024
	Arceye Hawkfish Paracirrhites arcatus	— Cirrhitidae	984
	Brown Cat Snake Boiga irregularis	Squamata Colubridae	955
	Orangespine unicornfish Naso lituratus	— Acanthuridae	901
	jewel damsel Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus	— Pomacentridae	762
	Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus	— Labridae	732
	Tracey's Damselfish Chrysiptera traceyi	— Pomacentridae	728
	Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	700
	Surge Damselfish Chrysiptera brownriggii	— Pomacentridae	670
	Ringtail maori wrasse Oxycheilinus unifasciatus	— Labridae	653
	Pacific Gregory Stegastes fasciolatus	— Pomacentridae	631
	Sad Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris	Squamata Gekkonidae	627
	Leopard Wrasse Macropharyngodon meleagris	— Labridae	597
	Striped Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus	— Balistidae	591
	Guam Damsel Pomachromis guamensis	— Pomacentridae	551
	Manybar goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus	— Mullidae	550
	Checkerboard wrasse Halichoeres hortulanus	— Labridae	528
	Dick's Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon dickii	— Pomacentridae	526
	Pinktail triggerfish Melichthys vidua	— Balistidae	473
	Biocellate Wrasse Halichoeres biocellatus	— Labridae	465
	Lemonpeel angelfish Centropyge flavissima	— Pomacanthidae	442
	Palenose Parrotfish Scarus psittacus	— Scaridae	436
	Pearl-spotted Wrasse Halichoeres margaritaceus	— Labridae	420
	Halfmoon triggerfish Sufflamen chrysopterum	— Balistidae	400
	Scythe Triggerfish Sufflamen bursa	— Balistidae	400
	Johnston Damselfish Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus	— Pomacentridae	398
	Globe Skimmer Pantala flavescens	Insecta Libellulidae	376
	Schlegel's Parrotfish Scarus schlegeli	— Scaridae	374
	Blueband Goby Valenciennea strigata	— Gobiidae	372
	Whitecheek surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans	— Acanthuridae	369
	Speckled Butterflyfish Chaetodon citrinellus	— Chaetodontidae	358
	Reticulate dascyllus Dascyllus reticulatus	— Pomacentridae	352
	Redblotch Wrasse Stethojulis bandanensis	— Labridae	345
	Yellow Wrasse Thalassoma lutescens	— Labridae	323
	Blackstriped Wrasse Cirrhilabrus katherinae	— Labridae	299
	Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus	— Zanclidae	280
	Sling-jaw wrasse Epibulus insidiator	— Labridae	279
	Bicolor chromis Chromis margaritifer	— Pomacentridae	269
	Reticulated Butterflyfish Chaetodon reticulatus	— Chaetodontidae	267
	Eye-lash Harptail Blenny Meiacanthus atrodorsalis	— Blenniidae	265
	Spotted Toby Canthigaster solandri	— Tetraodontidae	264
	Mango Angelfish Centropyge shepardi	— Pomacanthidae	259
	Stump-Toed Gecko Gehyra mutilata	Squamata Gekkonidae	239
	Blackfin Dartfinsh Ptereleotris evides	— Microdesmidae	232
	Tripletail wrasse Cheilinus trilobatus	— Labridae	228
	Smalltooth Jobfish Aphareus furca	— Lutjanidae	228
	Orangeband Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus	— Acanthuridae	227
	Crab-eating Frog Fejervarya cancrivora	Amphibia Dicroglossidae	223
	Fire Dartfish Nemateleotris magnifica	— Microdesmidae	219
	Whitetail Squirrelfish Sargocentron caudimaculatum	— Holocentridae	215
	Striped Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus	— Acanthuridae	210
	Herald's angelfish Centropyge heraldi	— Pomacanthidae	207
	Twospot surgeonfish Ctenochaetus binotatus	— Acanthuridae	196