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🇹🇱Animals recorded in Timor-Leste

Which animals have been recorded in Timor-Leste? 3,834 occurrence records cover 559 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 Common House Gecko, Blue Percher, Common Sunda Toad.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

3,834 coordinate-bearing animal records; 559 species facets.

TL 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.

11592253 · 1,156216 · 1,599131 · 492206 · 122367 · 27212 · 91225 · 24214 · 20229 · 13359 · 1111418114 · 8205 · 6

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Common House Gecko, Blue Percher, Common Sunda Toad. 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 Timor-Leste

AnimalGroupRecords
Common House Gecko Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Squamata
Gekkonidae
150
Blue Percher
Diplacodes trivialis
Insecta
Libellulidae
116
Common Sunda Toad Common Sunda Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Amphibia
Bufonidae
110
Common Tree Frog
Polypedates leucomystax
Amphibia
Rhacophoridae
107
Scarlet Skimmer
Crocothemis servilia
Insecta
Libellulidae
76
African Bluetail
Ischnura senegalensis
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
76
Green Marsh Hawk Green Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum sabina
Insecta
Libellulidae
75
Nososticta impercepta Insecta
Platycnemididae
65
Rhinocypha pagenstecheri Insecta
Chlorocyphidae
64
Timor Flying Dragon
Draco timoriensis
Squamata
Agamidae
58
Orange Skimmer
Orthetrum testaceum
Insecta
Libellulidae
57
Emerald Skink Emerald Skink
Lamprolepis smaragdina
Squamata
Scincidae
55
Red Percher
Neurothemis ramburii
Insecta
Libellulidae
52
Black Stream Glider
Trithemis festiva
Insecta
Libellulidae
44
Eremiascincus antoniorum Squamata
Scincidae
35
Schlegel's Snake-eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus schlegelianus
Squamata
Scincidae
33
Braminy Bling Snake
Indotyphlops braminus
Squamata
Typhlopidae
31
Asian Blue Riverdamsel
Pseudagrion microcephalum
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
30
Common Amberwing
Brachythemis contaminata
Insecta
Libellulidae
30
Brown Mabuya
Eutropis multifasciata
Squamata
Scincidae
28
Neon Damselfish Neon Damselfish
Pomacentrus coelestis
—
Pomacentridae
27
Globe Skimmer Globe Skimmer
Pantala flavescens
Insecta
Libellulidae
26
Common Wold Snake
Lycodon capucinus
Squamata
Colubridae
26
Micronesian Damselfish
Pomacentrus micronesicus
—
Pomacentridae
25
Timor Wart Frog
Limnonectes timorensis
Amphibia
Dicroglossidae
24
Tokay gecko Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko
Squamata
Gekkonidae
24
White-lipped Island Pitviper
Trimeresurus insularis
Squamata
Viperidae
24
Red Sprite
Pseudagrion pilidorsum
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
23
Asian Flat-tailed House Gecko
Hemidactylus platyurus
Squamata
Gekkonidae
23
Stump-Toed Gecko Stump-Toed Gecko
Gehyra mutilata
Squamata
Gekkonidae
22
Hemidactylus tenkatei Squamata
Gekkonidae
21
Southeast Asian Bockadam
Cerberus schneiderii
Squamata
Homalopsidae
21
Common Emigrant
Catopsilia pomona
Insecta
Pieridae
20
azure sea star azure sea star
Linckia laevigata
Asteroidea
Ophidiasteridae
19
Scarlet Percher
Diplacodes haematodes
Insecta
Libellulidae
19
Timor Glossy Night Skink
Eremiascincus timorensis
Squamata
Scincidae
19
Three-spot Dascyllus, Threespot dascyllus Three-spot Dascyllus
Dascyllus trimaculatus
—
Pomacentridae
17
Blue Skimmer
Orthetrum caledonicum
Insecta
Libellulidae
16
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
Aves
Estrildidae
16
Fox Gecko
Hemidactylus garnotii
Squamata
Gekkonidae
16
Lesser Sunda Dark-throated Skink
Sphenomorphus melanopogon
Squamata
Scincidae
16
Blue Chaser
Potamarcha congener
Insecta
Libellulidae
15
Convict surgeonfish Convict surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
—
Acanthuridae
15
Indolestes lafaeci Insecta
Lestidae
14
Blue Marsh Hawk
Orthetrum glaucum
Insecta
Libellulidae
13
Variable Wisp
Agriocnemis femina
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
13
Lilac Dropwing
Trithemis lilacina
Insecta
Libellulidae
13
Pied Bushchat Pied Bushchat
Saxicola caprata
Aves
Muscicapidae
12
Crepuscular Darter
Tholymis tillarga
Insecta
Libellulidae
11
Plain Tiger Plain Tiger
Danaus chrysippus
Insecta
Nymphalidae
11
Leschenault Snake Eyed Skink
Cryptoblepharus leschenault
Squamata
Scincidae
11
Asian Crimson Dropwing
Trithemis aurora
Insecta
Libellulidae
10
Narrow-lobed Glider
Tramea stenoloba
Insecta
Libellulidae
10
Asian Weaver Ant
Oecophylla smaragdina
Insecta
Formicidae
9
Pygmy Dartlet
Agriocnemis pygmaea
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
9
Spotted Tree Monitor
Varanus timorensis
Squamata
Varanidae
9
Yellow-striped Flutterer
Rhyothemis phyllis
Insecta
Libellulidae
9
Nancuro Ground Snake
Stegonotus nancuro
Squamata
Colubridae
8
Timoritettix platynotus Insecta
Tetrigidae
8
Emperor
Anax guttatus
Insecta
Aeshnidae
8
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.