🇻🇺Animals recorded in Vanuatu

Which animals have been recorded in Vanuatu? 14,836 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 Bismarcks Slender-toed Gecko [robertfisheri], Sanford's Emo Skink, Pelagic Gecko.

• 14,836 records
• 1,200+ species
• 31 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Bismarcks Slender-toed Gecko [robertfisheri], Sanford's Emo Skink, Pelagic Gecko. 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 Vanuatu

	Animal	Group	Records
	Bismarcks Slender-toed Gecko [robertfisheri] Nactus multicarinatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	378
	Sanford's Emo Skink Emoia sanfordi	Squamata Scincidae	267
	Pelagic Gecko Nactus pelagicus	Squamata Gekkonidae	245
	White-Bellied Skink Emoia cyanura	Squamata Scincidae	155
	Sad Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris	Squamata Gekkonidae	136
	Little Bent-winged bat Miniopterus australis	Mammalia Miniopteridae	133
	Ocean Gecko Gehyra oceanica	Squamata Gekkonidae	129
	Culex annulirostris	Insecta Culicidae	109
	Fawn-colored Leaf-nosed Bat Hipposideros cervinus	Mammalia Hipposideridae	108
	Marianas Blue-Tailed Skink Emoia caeruleocauda	Squamata Scincidae	99
	Bactrocera trilineola	Insecta Tephritidae	97
	Flabellum pavoninum	Anthozoa Flabellidae	87
	Speckled Litter Skink Caledoniscincus atropunctatus	Squamata Scincidae	86
	Aedes daggyi	Insecta Culicidae	77
	Blue-bellied Emoia Emoia cyanogaster	Squamata Scincidae	74
	Vanuatu snake-eyed skink Cryptoblepharus novohebridicus	Squamata Scincidae	70
	Conotrochus brunneus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	69
	Dusky-Bellied Skink Emoia impar	Squamata Scincidae	66
	Truncatoflabellum mortenseni	Anthozoa Flabellidae	56
	Moth Skink Ornithuroscincus noctua	Squamata Scincidae	54
	Trochocyathus vasiformis	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	54
	Flabellum aotearoa	Anthozoa Flabellidae	50
	Sturanya sublaevigata	Gastropoda Helicinidae	48
	tree coral Dendrophyllia alcocki	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	48
	Iridescent Cardinalfish Pristiapogon kallopterus	— Apogonidae	45
	Endopachys grayi	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	45
	Nerita plicata	Gastropoda Neritidae	44
	Stephanocyathus regius	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	43
	Oblique-lined dottyback Cypho purpurascens	— Pseudochromidae	43
	Fungiacyathus paliferus	Anthozoa Fungiacyathidae	42
	Madrepora porcellana	Anthozoa Oculinidae	42
	Fungiacyathus stephanus	Anthozoa Fungiacyathidae	41
	Palespot Podge Pseudogramma polyacantha	— Serranidae	41
	Vexans Mosquito Aedes vexans	Insecta Culicidae	39
	Caryophyllia grayi	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	39
	Stephanophyllia neglecta	Anthozoa Micrabaciidae	39
	Common House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus	Squamata Gekkonidae	39
	Trochocyathus brevispina	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	38
	Stephanophyllia complicata	Anthozoa Micrabaciidae	37
	Melanesian Flycatcher Myiagra caledonica	Aves Monarchidae	37
	Crispatotrochus rugosus	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	36
	Deltocyathus crassiseptum	Anthozoa Deltocyathidae	36
	Brown Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus	— Acanthuridae	35
	Bactrocera umbrosa	Insecta Tephritidae	35
	Truncatoflabellum vigintifarium	Anthozoa Flabellidae	34
	Pacific Black Skink Emoia nigra	Squamata Scincidae	34
	Trochomorpha rubens	Gastropoda Trochomorphidae	34
	Caryophyllia crosnieri	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	33
	Rhizosmilia robusta	Anthozoa Caryophylliidae	33
	Phrixgnathus glissoni	Gastropoda Punctidae	33
	Yellow-fronted White-eye Zosterops flavifrons	Aves Zosteropidae	32
	Balanophyllia desmophyllioides	Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae	31
	Aedes linesi	Insecta Culicidae	30
	Javania fusca	Anthozoa Flabellidae	30
	Letepsammia franki	Anthozoa Micrabaciidae	30
	Common False Moray Kaupichthys diodontus	— Chlopsidae	30
	Truncatoflabellum angustum	Anthozoa Flabellidae	29
	Derolathrus troglophilus	Insecta Jacobsoniidae	28
	Javania exserta	Anthozoa Flabellidae	28
	Darkspots Blenny Ecsenius tessera	— Blenniidae	28