THE NATURAL-HISTORY CATALOGUE
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Metandrocarpa asymmetra Monniot C., Monniot F., Griffiths & Schleyer, 2001 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metandrocarpa fascicularis Millar, 1962 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metandrocarpa kudoi Rho & Cole, 1999 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metandrocarpa miniscula Kott, 1985 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metandrocarpa protostigmatica Michaelsen, 1922 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metandrocarpa taylori Huntsman, 1912 | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metaphrynella pollicaris (Boulenger, 1890) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Metaphrynella sundana (Peters, 1867) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Metaphryniscus sosai Señaris, Ayarzagüena & Gorzula, 1994 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Metelectrona herwigi Hulley, 1981 | MyctophidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meteoria erythrops Nielsen, 1969 | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meteoria pauciradiatus (Nielsen, 1997) | BythitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metlapilcoatlus borealis Tepos-Ramírez, Flores-Villela, Velasco, Lara, García-Rubio & Jadin, 2021 | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Central American Jumping Pit ViperMetlapilcoatlus mexicanus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Olmecan Pit ViperMetlapilcoatlus olmec (Pérez-Higareda, Smith & Juliá-Zertuche, 1985) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus (Latham, 1790) | JacanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-fronted PlushcrownMetopothrix aurantiaca P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866 | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bare-faced Ground DoveMetriopelia ceciliae (R. Lesson, 1845) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moreno's Ground DoveMetriopelia morenoi (Sharpe, 1902) | ColumbidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl, 1923 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis argenteus Ahl, 1923 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis cuiaba Pavanelli, Ota & Petry, 2009 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis fasciatus Ahl, 1931 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis guaporensis Eigenmann, 1915 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope, 1870) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis longipinnis Zarske & Géry, 2008 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis luna Cope, 1878 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis mola Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner, 1908) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis otuquensis Ahl, 1923 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metynnis polystictus Zarske & Géry, 2008 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metzia alba (Nguyen, 1991) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metzia bounthobi Shibukawa, Phousavanh, Phongsa & Iwata, 2012 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metzia hautus (Nguyen, 1991) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metzia lineata (Pellegrin, 1907) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metzia longinasus Gan, Lan & Zhang, 2009 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metzia mesembrinum (Jordan & Evermann, 1902) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Metzia parva Luo, Sullivan, Zhao & Peng, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia australis (Donovan, 1824) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia flavolineata Hutchins, 1977 | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| xix-spined leatherjacketMeuschenia freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia galii (Waite, 1905) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia hippocrepis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia scabra (Forster, 1801) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia trachylepis (Günther, 1870) | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Meuschenia venusta Hutchins, 1977 | MonacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Grant's MicaelamysMicaelamys granti (Wroughton, 1908) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Namaqua MicaelamysMicaelamys namaquensis (A. Smith, 1834) | MuridaeChordata | 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.