🇼🇸Animals recorded in Samoa

Which animals have been recorded in Samoa? 4,696 occurrence records cover 914 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Sad Gecko, Ocean Gecko, Polynesian Triller.

• 4,696 records
• 914 species
• 30 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Sad Gecko, Ocean Gecko, Polynesian Triller. 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 Samoa

	Animal	Group	Records
	Sad Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris	Squamata Gekkonidae	109
	Ocean Gecko Gehyra oceanica	Squamata Gekkonidae	101
	Polynesian Triller Lalage maculosa	Aves Campephagidae	81
	White-Bellied Skink Emoia cyanura	Squamata Scincidae	74
	Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis	Aves Rallidae	73
	Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis	Aves Meliphagidae	71
	Pacific Imperial-Pigeon Ducula pacifica	Aves Columbidae	69
	Samoan Whistler Pachycephala flavifrons	Aves Pachycephalidae	69
	Pacific fruit fly Bactrocera xanthodes	Insecta Tephritidae	65
	Polynesian Starling Aplonis tabuensis	Aves Sturnidae	62
	Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis	Aves Psittacidae	60
	Samoan Fantail Rhipidura nebulosa	Aves Rhipiduridae	56
	The eight-whorled Achatina Subulina octona	Gastropoda Achatinidae	51
	Pacific Black Skink Emoia nigra	Squamata Scincidae	50
	Metallic Pigeon Columba vitiensis	Aves Columbidae	45
	Many-colored Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus perousii	Aves Columbidae	43
	Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	41
	Samoan Flycatcher Myiagra albiventris	Aves Monarchidae	40
	Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer	Aves Pycnonotidae	39
	Pacific Robin Petroica multicolor	Aves Petroicidae	39
	Red-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura cyaneovirens	Aves Estrildidae	39
	Pronghorn Spiny Lobster Panulirus penicillatus	Malacostraca Palinuridae	37
	Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus	Aves Sturnidae	34
	Samoan Triller Lalage sharpei	Aves Campephagidae	31
	Samoa Skink Emoia samoensis	Squamata Scincidae	29
	Stump-Toed Gecko Gehyra mutilata	Squamata Gekkonidae	28
	Asian trampsnail Bradybaena similaris	Gastropoda Camaenidae	28
	Nerita plicata	Gastropoda Neritidae	28
	Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra	Aves Ardeidae	27
	Caroline Sheath-tailed Bat Emballonura semicaudata	Mammalia Emballonuridae	26
	American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica	Aves Charadriidae	25
	Acropora gemmifera	Anthozoa Acroporidae	25
	White Tern Gygis alba	Aves Laridae	24
	White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus	Aves Phaethontidae	24
	Snail Paropeas achatinaceum	Gastropoda Achatinidae	24
	Pelagic Gecko Nactus pelagicus	Squamata Gekkonidae	22
	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	22
	Finger Coral Acropora humilis	Anthozoa Acroporidae	22
	Deltocyathus taiwanicus	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	21
	Tooth-billed Pigeon Didunculus strigirostris	Aves Columbidae	21
	Brown Noddy Anous stolidus	Aves Laridae	21
	Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus	Aves Phasianidae	20
	Wandering Tattler Tringa incana	Aves Scolopacidae	20
	Acropora robusta	Anthozoa Acroporidae	19
	Pacific Flying fox Pteropus tonganus	Mammalia Pteropodidae	19
	Anthemiphyllia dentata	Anthozoa Anthemiphylliidae	18
	Pacific Boa Candoia bibroni	Squamata Boidae	18
	White-rumped Swiftlet Aerodramus spodiopygius	Aves Apodidae	18
	Coccinella repanda	Insecta Coccinellidae	18
	Mao Gymnomyza samoensis	Aves Meliphagidae	17
	Anthemiphyllia patera	Anthozoa Anthemiphylliidae	16
	Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio	Aves Rallidae	16
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	16
	Polynesian Rat Rattus exulans	Mammalia Muridae	15
	Murphy's Skink Emoia tongana	Squamata Scincidae	15
	Barn Owl Tyto alba	Aves Tytonidae	14
	Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus	Aves Turdidae	14
	yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti	Insecta Culicidae	12
	Deltocyathus suluensis	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	12
	Nannobrachium crypticum	— Myctophidae	12