🇸🇹Animals recorded in São Tomé & Príncipe

Which animals have been recorded in São Tomé & Príncipe? 8,567 occurrence records cover 720 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 Moller's Gulf Frog, Aqua Ize Caecilian, Drewes' Reed Frog.

• 8,567 records
• 720 species
• 30 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Moller's Gulf Frog, Aqua Ize Caecilian, Drewes' 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 São Tomé & Príncipe

	Animal	Group	Records
	Moller's Gulf Frog Hyperolius molleri	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	877
	Aqua Ize Caecilian Schistometopum thomense	Amphibia Dermophiidae	588
	Drewes' Reed Frog Hyperolius drewesi	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	405
	Peters' River Frog Phrynobatrachus dispar	Amphibia Phrynobatrachidae	317
	Thomispa feae	Insecta Chrysomelidae	254
	São Tomé Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus leveleve	Amphibia Phrynobatrachidae	231
	Palm Forest Treefrog Leptopelis palmatus	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	181
	Prosopocoilus antilopus	Insecta Lucanidae	181
	Sao Thome Reed Frog Hyperolius thomensis	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	116
	Newton's Grassland Frog Ptychadena newtoni	Amphibia Ptychadenidae	113
	Manyscaled feylinias Feylinia polylepis	Squamata Scincidae	102
	Guinea Lidless Skink Panaspis africana	Squamata Scincidae	80
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	60
	Rhyparus clavipes	Insecta Scarabaeidae	56
	Noack's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ruber	Mammalia Hipposideridae	54
	Cosmopolitan House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia	Squamata Gekkonidae	46
	Xylographus nitidissimus	Insecta Ciidae	41
	Annobon Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus thomensis	Squamata Gekkonidae	39
	Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri	Aves Cisticolidae	30
	Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia	Aves Monarchidae	27
	Boaedon bedriagae	Squamata Lamprophiidae	25
	Sao Tome reef bass Serranus pulcher	— Serranidae	25
	Greeff's Giant Gecko Hemidactylus greeffii	Squamata Gekkonidae	22
	Eubelum asperius	Malacostraca Eubelidae	21
	Brown Goby Awaous lateristriga	— Gobiidae	20
	Sicydium bustamantei	— Gobiidae	19
	Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae	Aves Ploceidae	18
	Paederus angusticeps	Insecta Staphylinidae	17
	Ceratitis anonae	Insecta Tephritidae	17
	Black-capped Speirops Zosterops lugubris	Aves Zosteropidae	17
	Príncipe Gecko Hemidactylus principensis	Squamata Gekkonidae	17
	Achryson surinamum	Insecta Cerambycidae	16
	Ceratitis ditissima	Insecta Tephritidae	16
	Sicydium brevifile	— Gobiidae	16
	Sao Tome Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus	Aves Turdidae	15
	Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis	Aves Ardeidae	15
	Rotula deciesdigitatus	Echinoidea Rotulidae	15
	Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild	Aves Estrildidae	14
	Lemon Dove Columba larvata	Aves Columbidae	14
	São Tomé Skink Trachylepis thomensis	Squamata Scincidae	14
	Troglocarcinus corallicola	Malacostraca Cryptochiridae	13
	Newton's Sunbird Anabathmis newtonii	Aves Nectariniidae	13
	Conopea saotomensis	Maxillopoda Archaeobalanidae	13
	Principe Seedeater Crithagra rufobrunnea	Aves Fringillidae	13
	Coryphellina arveloi	Gastropoda Flabellinidae	13
	Trichorhina kribensis	Malacostraca Platyarthridae	12
	Eleotris annobonensis	— Eleotridae	12
	Sao Tome Wood Snake Philothamnus thomensis	Squamata Colubridae	12
	Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus	Aves Alcedinidae	12
	Horse-eye jack Caranx latus	— Carangidae	11
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	11
	Rhinopteryx foveipennis	Insecta Brentidae	11
	Boaedon mendesi	Squamata Lamprophiidae	10
	Mallodon downesii	Insecta Cerambycidae	10
	Venezillo crassus	Malacostraca Armadillidae	10
	Least Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus minor	Mammalia Miniopteridae	10
	Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura	Aves Viduidae	10
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	9
	São Tomé Shrew Crocidura thomensis	Mammalia Soricidae	9
	Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus	Aves Ploceidae	9