A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Palawan Wolf GeckoLuperosaurus palawanensis Brown & Alcala, 1978 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996 | GekkonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| highfin blennyLupinoblennius nicholsi (Tavolga, 1954) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lupinoblennius paivai (Pinto, 1958) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mangrove blennyLupinoblennius vinctus (Poey, 1867) | BlenniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luposicya lupus Smith, 1959 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rufous-bellied NighthawkLurocalis rufiventris Taczanowski, 1884 | CaprimulgidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-tailed NighthawkLurocalis semitorquatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | CaprimulgidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indian Blue RobinLuscinia brunnea (Hodgson, 1837) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Siberian RubythroatLuscinia calliope (Pallas, 1776) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Siberian Blue RobinLuscinia cyane (Pallas, 1776) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia (Linnaeus, 1758) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos C. L. Brehm, 1831 | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| BlackthroatLuscinia obscura (Berezowski & Bianchi, 1891) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| FirethroatLuscinia pectardens (David, 1877) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-tailed RubythroatLuscinia pectoralis (Gould, 1837) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-headed RobinLuscinia ruficeps (Hartert, 1907) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-tailed RobinLuscinia sibilans (Swinhoe, 1863) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| BluethroatLuscinia svecica (Linnaeus, 1758) | MuscicapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Luthulenchelys heemstraorum McCosker, 2007 | OphichthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus adetii (Castelnau, 1873) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus agennes Bleeker, 1863 | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus alexandrei Moura & Lindeman, 2007 | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey, 1860) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mutton snapperLutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| schoolmasterLutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mullet snapperLutjanus aratus (Günther, 1864) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| amarillo snapperLutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bengal snapperLutjanus bengalensis (Bloch, 1790) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus biguttatus (Valenciennes, 1830) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus bitaeniatus (Valenciennes, 1830) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| twinspot snapperLutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus boutton (Lacepède, 1802) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackfin snapperLutjanus buccanella (Cuvier, 1828) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| northern red snapperLutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blueline snapperLutjanus coeruleolineatus (Rüppell, 1838) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| colorado snapperLutjanus colorado Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| cubera snapperLutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier, 1828) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus dentatus (Duméril, 1861) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus dodecacanthoides (Bleeker, 1854) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackspot snapperLutjanus ehrenbergii (Peters, 1869) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus endecacanthus Bleeker, 1863 | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus erythropterus Bloch, 1790 | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackspot snapperLutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blacktail snapperLutjanus fulvus (Forster, 1801) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lutjanus fuscescens (Valenciennes, 1830) | LutjanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.