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This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands. The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic.[ citation needed] Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.
Gastropods
- Allopeas gracile
- Bulimulus achatellinus
- Bulimulus acutus
- Bulimulus adserseni
- Bulimulus allynsmithi
- Bulimulus amastroides
- Bulimulus approximatus
- Bulimulus asperatus
- Bulimulus bauri
- Bulimulus calvus
- Bulimulus calvus caryonis
- Bulimulus canaliferus
- Bulimulus chemnitzioides
- Bulimulus cinerarius
- Bulimulus cucullinus
- Bulimulus curtus
- Bulimulus deridderi
- Bulimulus duncanus
- Bulimulus eschariferus
- Bulimulus eschariferus pileatus
- Bulimulus galapaganus
- Bulimulus gilderoyi
- Bulimulus habeli
- Bulimulus hemaerodes
- Bulimulus hoodensis
- Bulimulus invalidus
- Bulimulus jacobi vermiculatus
- Bulimulus jervisensis
- Bulimulus josevillani
- Bulimulus krameri
- Bulimulus kublerensis
- Bulimulus nilsodhneri
- Bulimulus nucula
- Bulimulus nux incrassatus
- Bulimulus nux asperatus
- Bulimulus nux nuciformis
- Bulimulus nux basiplicatus
- Bulimulus nux perchloris
- Bulimulus nux verrucosus
- Bulimulus nux monotoenius
- Bulimulus ochsneri
- Bulimulus perspectivus
- Bulimulus pinzonopsis
- Bulimulus prepinguis
- Bulimulus prepinguis
- Bulimulus rugatinus
- Bulimulus rugulosus infuscata
- Bulimulus rugulosus
- Bulimulus snodgrassi
- Bulimulus steadmani
- Bulimulus tanneri edenensis
- Bulimulus tanneri bartolomensis
- Bulimulus tortuganus
- Bulimulus trogonius
- Bulimulus tuideroyi
- Bulimulus ustulatus venustus
- Bulimulus ustulatus pallescens
- Bulimulus ustulatus phlegonis
- Bulimulus ustulatus
- Bulimulus vanmoli
- Bulimulus ventrosus
- Cecilioides acicula
- Deroceras laeve
- Ellobium stagnale
- Gastrocopta clausa
- Gastrocopta duncana
- Gastrocopta munita
- Guppya bauri
- Helicina nesiotica
- Helicina ochsneri
- Melampus trilineatus
- Naesiotus adelphus
- Naesiotus akamatus
Mammals
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Rodents
- Galápagos rice rat, (Aegialomys galapagoensis)
- Santiago Galapagos mouse, (Nesoryzomys swarthi)
- Fernandina rice rat, (Nesoryzomys fernandinae)
- Nesoryzomys swarthi
- Darwin's Galapagos mouse,(Nesoryzomys darwini)
- Indefatigable Galapagos mouse,(Nesoryzomys indefessus)
- Galapagos giant rat,(Megaoryzomys curioi)
Pinnipeds
- Galápagos fur seal, (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
- Galápagos sea lion, (Zalophus wollebaeki)
Bats
- Hoary bat, (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Southern red bat, (Lasiurus blossevillii)
- Galapagos red bat, (Lasiurus blossevillii brachyotis)
- Galapagos hoary bat, (Aeorestes villosissimus)
Cetaceans
- Blainville's beaked whale, (Mesoplodon densirostris)
- Common bottlenose dolphin, (Tursiops truncatus)
- Cuvier's beaked whale, (Ziphius cavirostris)
- Sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus)
- Bryde's whale, (Balaenoptera brydei)
- Blue whale, (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda)
- Humpback whale, (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- Orca, (Orcinus orca)
- Spinner Dolphin, (Stenella longirostris)
- Risso's Dolphin, (Grampus griseus)
- Minke whale, (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
- Sei whale, (Balaenoptera borealis)
- Fin whale, (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Short-finned pilot whale, (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
- Indo-Pacific beaked whale, (Indopacetus pacificus)
- Fraser's dolphin, (Lagenodelphis hosei )
- Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, (Mesoplodon ginkgodens)
- Melon-headed whale, (Peponocephala electra)
- Spinner dolphin, (Stenella longirostris)
- Striped dolphin, (Stenella coeruleoalba)
- Cuvier's beaked whale, (Ziphius cavirostris)
Reptiles
- Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
- Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
- Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae)
- Santa Fe land iguana (Conolophus pallidus)
- Albemarle lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis)
- Santa Fe lava lizard (Microlophus barringtonensis)
- San Cristóbal lava lizard (Microlophus bivittatus)
- Hood lava lizard (Microlophus delanonis)
- Pinzón lava lizard (Microlophus duncanensis)
- Floreana lava lizard (Microlophus grayii)
- Marchena lava lizard (Microlophus habelii)
- Santa Cruz lava lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis)
- Santiago lava lizard (Microlophus jacobi)
- Common Pacific iguana (Microlophus pacificus)
- Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis biserialis)
- Darwin's racer (Pseudalsophis darwini)
- Santa Cruz racer (Pseudalsophis dorsalis)
- Santiago racer (Pseudalsophis hephaestus)
- Espanola racer (Pseudalsophis hoodensis)
- Western Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis occidentalis)
- Banded Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis slevini)
- Striped Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis steindachneri)
- Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus)
- Barrington leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus barringtonensis)
- Baur's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus baurii)
- Darwin's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus darwini)
- Española leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus gorii)
- Galapagos leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus galapagensis)
- Wenman Island gecko (Phyllodactylus gilberti)
- Phyllodactylus duncanensis
- Chatham leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus leei)
- Mares's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi)
Birds
- American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- American yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
- Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Darwin's finches (Geospizinae or Geospizini)
- Flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi)
- Galápagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
- Galápagos flycatcher (Myriarchus magnirostris)
- Galapagos shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
- Galapagos martin (Progne modesta)
- Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
- Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
- Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great egret (Ardea alba)
- Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)
- Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli)
- Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Nazca booby (Sula granti)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
- Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
- Striated heron (Butorides striata)
- Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
- Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
- Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus)
- Hood mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi)
- Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus)
- San Cristobal mockingbird (Mimus melanotis)
- Galapagos rail (Laterallus spilonota)
Fish
- Galápagos damsel (Azurina eupalama)
- Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)
- Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
- Red-lipped or Galápagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini)
- Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
- Golden cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri)
- Razor surgeon fish (Prionurus laticlavius)
- King angelfish (Holacanthus passer)
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
- Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
- Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
Insects
Beetles — Coleoptera
There are around 200 beetle species including:
Ants, bees and wasps — Hymenoptera
There are about twenty native ant species, a few wasps and only one bee in the Galápagos, including:
- Carpenter ant (Camponotus sp.)
- The introduced little fire ant ( Wasmannia)
- Carpenter bee ( Xylocopa darwini)
Butterflies and moths — Lepidoptera
Eight species of butterfly and many species of moth are known from the Galápagos.
- Galápagos sulphur butterfly ( Phoebis sennae marcellina)
- Galápagos silver fritillary ( Agraulis vanillae galapagensis)
- Painted ladies (two species, Vanessa carye and V. virginiensis)
- Monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus)
- Queen butterfly ( Danaus gilippus)
- Galápagos blue butterfly ( Leptotes parrhasioides)
- Large-tailed skipper ( Urbanus dorantes)
- Green hawkmoth ( Eumorpha labruscae)
- Hawkmoth ( Hyles lineata florilega)
- Rustic sphinx ( Manduca rustica calapagensis)
- Footmen moths ( Utetheisa spp.)
- Noctuid moth ( Ascalapha odorata)
Grass insects
- Praying mantis ( Galapagia solitaria)
- Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids and crickets— Orthoptera
Other arthropods
- Galápagos scorpion ( Centruroides exsul)
- Common yellow scorpion ( Hadruroides lunatus)
- Several species of centipedes, including ( Scolopendra galapagensis)
- Sally Lightfoot crab ( Grapsus grapsus)
- Galapa baetri
- Galapa bella
- Galapa floreana
Over fifty species of spiders, including the giant crab spider ( Heteropoda venatoria), the smaller Selenops and Galapa, the endemic Lathrodectes apicalis, Argiope argentata and Neoscona oaxacensis ( syn. N. cooksoni)
References and sources
- "Galapagos Species Checklist". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "About Galapagos Animals". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- "Lecture, John Merck, The terrestrial community". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- "TerraQuest - Virtual Galápagos: Wildlife - Island Life - Insects". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
| This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (April 2016) |
|
This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands. The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic.[ citation needed] Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.
Gastropods
- Allopeas gracile
- Bulimulus achatellinus
- Bulimulus acutus
- Bulimulus adserseni
- Bulimulus allynsmithi
- Bulimulus amastroides
- Bulimulus approximatus
- Bulimulus asperatus
- Bulimulus bauri
- Bulimulus calvus
- Bulimulus calvus caryonis
- Bulimulus canaliferus
- Bulimulus chemnitzioides
- Bulimulus cinerarius
- Bulimulus cucullinus
- Bulimulus curtus
- Bulimulus deridderi
- Bulimulus duncanus
- Bulimulus eschariferus
- Bulimulus eschariferus pileatus
- Bulimulus galapaganus
- Bulimulus gilderoyi
- Bulimulus habeli
- Bulimulus hemaerodes
- Bulimulus hoodensis
- Bulimulus invalidus
- Bulimulus jacobi vermiculatus
- Bulimulus jervisensis
- Bulimulus josevillani
- Bulimulus krameri
- Bulimulus kublerensis
- Bulimulus nilsodhneri
- Bulimulus nucula
- Bulimulus nux incrassatus
- Bulimulus nux asperatus
- Bulimulus nux nuciformis
- Bulimulus nux basiplicatus
- Bulimulus nux perchloris
- Bulimulus nux verrucosus
- Bulimulus nux monotoenius
- Bulimulus ochsneri
- Bulimulus perspectivus
- Bulimulus pinzonopsis
- Bulimulus prepinguis
- Bulimulus prepinguis
- Bulimulus rugatinus
- Bulimulus rugulosus infuscata
- Bulimulus rugulosus
- Bulimulus snodgrassi
- Bulimulus steadmani
- Bulimulus tanneri edenensis
- Bulimulus tanneri bartolomensis
- Bulimulus tortuganus
- Bulimulus trogonius
- Bulimulus tuideroyi
- Bulimulus ustulatus venustus
- Bulimulus ustulatus pallescens
- Bulimulus ustulatus phlegonis
- Bulimulus ustulatus
- Bulimulus vanmoli
- Bulimulus ventrosus
- Cecilioides acicula
- Deroceras laeve
- Ellobium stagnale
- Gastrocopta clausa
- Gastrocopta duncana
- Gastrocopta munita
- Guppya bauri
- Helicina nesiotica
- Helicina ochsneri
- Melampus trilineatus
- Naesiotus adelphus
- Naesiotus akamatus
Mammals
Rodents
- Galápagos rice rat, (Aegialomys galapagoensis)
- Santiago Galapagos mouse, (Nesoryzomys swarthi)
- Fernandina rice rat, (Nesoryzomys fernandinae)
- Nesoryzomys swarthi
- Darwin's Galapagos mouse,(Nesoryzomys darwini)
- Indefatigable Galapagos mouse,(Nesoryzomys indefessus)
- Galapagos giant rat,(Megaoryzomys curioi)
Pinnipeds
- Galápagos fur seal, (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
- Galápagos sea lion, (Zalophus wollebaeki)
Bats
- Hoary bat, (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Southern red bat, (Lasiurus blossevillii)
- Galapagos red bat, (Lasiurus blossevillii brachyotis)
- Galapagos hoary bat, (Aeorestes villosissimus)
Cetaceans
- Blainville's beaked whale, (Mesoplodon densirostris)
- Common bottlenose dolphin, (Tursiops truncatus)
- Cuvier's beaked whale, (Ziphius cavirostris)
- Sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus)
- Bryde's whale, (Balaenoptera brydei)
- Blue whale, (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda)
- Humpback whale, (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- Orca, (Orcinus orca)
- Spinner Dolphin, (Stenella longirostris)
- Risso's Dolphin, (Grampus griseus)
- Minke whale, (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
- Sei whale, (Balaenoptera borealis)
- Fin whale, (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Short-finned pilot whale, (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
- Indo-Pacific beaked whale, (Indopacetus pacificus)
- Fraser's dolphin, (Lagenodelphis hosei )
- Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, (Mesoplodon ginkgodens)
- Melon-headed whale, (Peponocephala electra)
- Spinner dolphin, (Stenella longirostris)
- Striped dolphin, (Stenella coeruleoalba)
- Cuvier's beaked whale, (Ziphius cavirostris)
Reptiles
- Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
- Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
- Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae)
- Santa Fe land iguana (Conolophus pallidus)
- Albemarle lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis)
- Santa Fe lava lizard (Microlophus barringtonensis)
- San Cristóbal lava lizard (Microlophus bivittatus)
- Hood lava lizard (Microlophus delanonis)
- Pinzón lava lizard (Microlophus duncanensis)
- Floreana lava lizard (Microlophus grayii)
- Marchena lava lizard (Microlophus habelii)
- Santa Cruz lava lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis)
- Santiago lava lizard (Microlophus jacobi)
- Common Pacific iguana (Microlophus pacificus)
- Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis biserialis)
- Darwin's racer (Pseudalsophis darwini)
- Santa Cruz racer (Pseudalsophis dorsalis)
- Santiago racer (Pseudalsophis hephaestus)
- Espanola racer (Pseudalsophis hoodensis)
- Western Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis occidentalis)
- Banded Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis slevini)
- Striped Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis steindachneri)
- Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus)
- Barrington leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus barringtonensis)
- Baur's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus baurii)
- Darwin's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus darwini)
- Española leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus gorii)
- Galapagos leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus galapagensis)
- Wenman Island gecko (Phyllodactylus gilberti)
- Phyllodactylus duncanensis
- Chatham leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus leei)
- Mares's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi)
Birds
- American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- American yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
- Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Darwin's finches (Geospizinae or Geospizini)
- Flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi)
- Galápagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
- Galápagos flycatcher (Myriarchus magnirostris)
- Galapagos shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
- Galapagos martin (Progne modesta)
- Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
- Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
- Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great egret (Ardea alba)
- Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)
- Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli)
- Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
- Nazca booby (Sula granti)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
- Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
- Striated heron (Butorides striata)
- Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
- Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
- Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus)
- Hood mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi)
- Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus)
- San Cristobal mockingbird (Mimus melanotis)
- Galapagos rail (Laterallus spilonota)
Fish
- Galápagos damsel (Azurina eupalama)
- Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)
- Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
- Red-lipped or Galápagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini)
- Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
- Golden cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri)
- Razor surgeon fish (Prionurus laticlavius)
- King angelfish (Holacanthus passer)
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
- Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
- Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
Insects
Beetles — Coleoptera
There are around 200 beetle species including:
Ants, bees and wasps — Hymenoptera
There are about twenty native ant species, a few wasps and only one bee in the Galápagos, including:
- Carpenter ant (Camponotus sp.)
- The introduced little fire ant ( Wasmannia)
- Carpenter bee ( Xylocopa darwini)
Butterflies and moths — Lepidoptera
Eight species of butterfly and many species of moth are known from the Galápagos.
- Galápagos sulphur butterfly ( Phoebis sennae marcellina)
- Galápagos silver fritillary ( Agraulis vanillae galapagensis)
- Painted ladies (two species, Vanessa carye and V. virginiensis)
- Monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus)
- Queen butterfly ( Danaus gilippus)
- Galápagos blue butterfly ( Leptotes parrhasioides)
- Large-tailed skipper ( Urbanus dorantes)
- Green hawkmoth ( Eumorpha labruscae)
- Hawkmoth ( Hyles lineata florilega)
- Rustic sphinx ( Manduca rustica calapagensis)
- Footmen moths ( Utetheisa spp.)
- Noctuid moth ( Ascalapha odorata)
Grass insects
- Praying mantis ( Galapagia solitaria)
- Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids and crickets— Orthoptera
Other arthropods
- Galápagos scorpion ( Centruroides exsul)
- Common yellow scorpion ( Hadruroides lunatus)
- Several species of centipedes, including ( Scolopendra galapagensis)
- Sally Lightfoot crab ( Grapsus grapsus)
- Galapa baetri
- Galapa bella
- Galapa floreana
Over fifty species of spiders, including the giant crab spider ( Heteropoda venatoria), the smaller Selenops and Galapa, the endemic Lathrodectes apicalis, Argiope argentata and Neoscona oaxacensis ( syn. N. cooksoni)
References and sources
- "Galapagos Species Checklist". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "About Galapagos Animals". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- "Lecture, John Merck, The terrestrial community". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- "TerraQuest - Virtual Galápagos: Wildlife - Island Life - Insects". Retrieved 14 January 2015.