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 |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor's Worm SnakeMalayotyphlops canlaonensis (Taylor, 1917) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown-backed Blind SnakeMalayotyphlops castanotus (Wynn & Leviton, 1993) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Collared Worm SnakeMalayotyphlops collaris (Wynn & Leviton, 1993) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cebu Island Worm SnakeMalayotyphlops hypogius (Savage, 1950) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boenjoe Island Worm SnakeMalayotyphlops koekkoeki (Brongersma, 1934) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kei Island Worm SnakeMalayotyphlops kraalii (Doria, 1874) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luzon Worm SnakeMalayotyphlops luzonensis (Taylor, 1919) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red Worm SnakeMalayotyphlops ruber (Boettger, 1897) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Red-headed Worm SnakeMalayotyphlops ruficauda (Gray, 1845) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rufous-eared WarblerMalcorus pectoralis A. Smith, 1829 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| MaliaMalia grata Schlegel, 1880 | LocustellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malihkaia aligera Kottelat, 2017 | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gola MalimbeMalimbus ballmanni Wolters, 1974 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cassin's MalimbeMalimbus cassini (Elliot, 1859) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-crowned MalimbeMalimbus coronatus Sharpe, 1906 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-bellied MalimbeMalimbus erythrogaster Reichenow, 1893 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ibadan MalimbeMalimbus ibadanensis Elgood, 1958 | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicus (Daudin, 1802) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-billed MalimbeMalimbus nitens (J. E. Gray, 1831) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rachel's MalimbeMalimbus racheliae (Cassin, 1857) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis (Swainson, 1838) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-vented MalimbeMalimbus scutatus (Cassin, 1849) | PloceidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| De Vis's MallomysMallomys aroaensis (De Vis, 1907) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Alpine MallomysMallomys gunung Flannery, Aplin & Groves, 1989 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Subalpine MallomysMallomys istapantap Flannery, Aplin & Groves, 1989 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rothschild's MallomysMallomys rothschildi Thomas, 1898 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| CapelinMallotus catervarius (Pennant, 1784) | OsmeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| capelinMallotus villosus (Müller, 1776) | OsmeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lava MouseMalpaisomys insularis Hutterer, Lopez-Martinez & Michaux, 1988 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Eastern Montpellier SnakeMalpolon insignitus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1827) | PsammophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montpellier SnakeMalpolon monspessulanus (Hermann, 1804) | PsammophiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malpulutta kretseri Deraniyagala, 1937 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis annulifera Tanaka, 1908 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis apis Ho & Last, 2021 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis asperata Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis austrafricana Ho, 2013 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis bradburyae Ho, 2013 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis formosa Ho & Koeda, 2019 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis jordani Gilbert, 1905 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis kobayashii Tanaka, 1916 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis parva Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis provocator Whitley, 1961 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis retifera Ho, Prokofiev & Shao, 2009 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis tetrabulla Ho & Last, 2021 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malthopsis tiarella Jordan, 1902 | OgcocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Purple-crowned FairywrenMalurus coronatus Gould, 1858 | MaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) | MaluridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.