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🇭🇹Animals recorded in Haiti

Which animals have been recorded in Haiti? 11,162 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Swordfish, Largehead anole, Common dolphinfish.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

11,162 coordinate-bearing animal records; 1,200+ species facets.

HT 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.

216 · 1,34111592253 · 3,688225 · 411131 · 1,761212 · 464359 · 368229 · 238350 · 119221 · 100361 · 68206 · 95137 · 31

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Swordfish, Largehead anole, Common dolphinfish. 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 Haiti

AnimalGroupRecords
Swordfish Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
—
Xiphiidae
623
Largehead anole Largehead anole
Anolis cybotes
Squamata
Dactyloidae
561
Common dolphinfish, Dolphinfish Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
—
Coryphaenidae
358
Hispaniola green anole Hispaniola green anole
Anolis chlorocyanus
Squamata
Dactyloidae
339
Bark Anole Bark Anole
Anolis distichus
Squamata
Dactyloidae
324
Yellow-fin Tunny Yellow-fin Tunny
Thunnus albacares
—
Scombridae
283
Bigeye tuna Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
—
Scombridae
263
Colonia Robber Frog
Eleutherodactylus audanti
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
238
Common Ameiva Common Ameiva
Pholidoscelis chrysolaemus
Squamata
Teiidae
187
Escolar
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
—
Gempylidae
183
Half-stripe Bromeliad Frog
Eleutherodactylus heminota
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
181
Cope's Least Gecko Cope's Least Gecko
Sphaerodactylus copei
Squamata
Sphaerodactylidae
149
Dominican Treefrog Dominican Treefrog
Osteopilus dominicensis
Amphibia
Hylidae
141
Diquini Robber Frog
Eleutherodactylus inoptatus
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
140
Gray Gecko
Sphaerodactylus cinereus
Squamata
Sphaerodactylidae
139
albacore
Thunnus alalunga
—
Scombridae
133
Jeremie Curlytail Lizard
Leiocephalus melanochlorus
Squamata
Leiocephalidae
108
Haitian curlytail lizard Haitian curlytail lizard
Leiocephalus personatus
Squamata
Leiocephalidae
101
Common Hispaniolan Galliwasp Common Hispaniolan Galliwasp
Celestus costatus
Squamata
Diploglossidae
91
Red-sided Curly-tailed Lizard
Leiocephalus schreibersii
Squamata
Leiocephalidae
85
Desert Grass Anole
Anolis olssoni
Squamata
Dactyloidae
83
Cope's Antilles Snake
Hypsirhynchus parvifrons
Squamata
Colubridae
81
Armstrong's Robber Frog
Eleutherodactylus armstrongi
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
80
Hispaniola Robber Frog
Eleutherodactylus leoncei
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
76
Haitian Ameiva
Pholidoscelis taeniurus
Squamata
Teiidae
75
Armoured Anole
Anolis armouri
Squamata
Dactyloidae
74
Catesby's Pointed Snake
Uromacer catesbyi
Squamata
Colubridae
71
Wahoo Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
—
Scombridae
70
Banded Ophiocoma
Ophiocomella pumila
Ophiuroidea
Ophiocomidae
68
Doris' robber frog
Eleutherodactylus glandulifer
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
67
Ball Bearing Frog
Eleutherodactylus glaphycompus
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
63
Patternless Whistling Frog
Eleutherodactylus diplasius
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
54
Hispaniolan Sharp-nosed Frog
Eleutherodactylus oxyrhyncus
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
53
Haitian Robber Frog
Eleutherodactylus amadeus
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
52
Barahona curlytail lizard
Leiocephalus barahonensis
Squamata
Leiocephalidae
52
Furcy Robber Frog
Eleutherodactylus furcyensis
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
48
Hispaniola Worm Snake
Typhlops pusillus
Squamata
Typhlopidae
46
Hispaniolan Green Treefrog
Boana heilprini
Amphibia
Hylidae
46
Island Pointed Snake
Uromacer frenatus
Squamata
Colubridae
42
Haitian Least Gecko
Sphaerodactylus asterulus
Squamata
Sphaerodactylidae
41
Alto Velo Least Gecko
Sphaerodactylus altavelensis
Squamata
Sphaerodactylidae
40
Hispaniolan Earless Galliwasp
Celestus haetianus
Squamata
Diploglossidae
40
Hispaniola Treefrog
Osteopilus vastus
Amphibia
Hylidae
39
yellow fever mosquito
Aedes aegypti
Insecta
Culicidae
38
Difficult Least Geckko
Sphaerodactylus difficilis
Squamata
Sphaerodactylidae
37
Haitian Streamside Frog
Eleutherodactylus limbensis
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
37
Henderson's Anole
Anolis hendersoni
Squamata
Dactyloidae
37
Atalaye Curlytail Lizard
Leiocephalus pratensis
Squamata
Leiocephalidae
37
Ashy Gecko Ashy Gecko
Sphaerodactylus elegans
Squamata
Sphaerodactylidae
33
Pointed Snake
Uromacer oxyrhynchus
Squamata
Colubridae
33
Yellow-headed gecko
Gonatodes albogularis
Squamata
Sphaerodactylidae
32
Gray-crowned Palm-Tanager
Phaenicophilus poliocephalus
Aves
Phaenicophilidae
32
La Selle Dusky Frog
Eleutherodactylus jugans
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
31
Aphaenogaster relicta Insecta
Formicidae
30
Citadel Frog
Eleutherodactylus poolei
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
29
Ford's Boa
Chilabothrus fordii
Squamata
Boidae
29
Abbott's Robber Frog
Eleutherodactylus abbotti
Amphibia
Eleutherodactylidae
28
Hispaniolan Boa
Chilabothrus striatus
Squamata
Boidae
28
Hispaniolan Grass Anole
Anolis semilineatus
Squamata
Dactyloidae
27
Innocent worm lizard
Amphisbaena innocens
Squamata
Amphisbaenidae
26
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.