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 |
|---|---|---|
| Catostomus utawana Mather, 1886 | CatostomidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cheer PheasantCatreus wallichii (Hardwicke, 1827) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bermuda tilefishCaulolatilus bermudensis Dooley, 1981 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackline tilefishCaulolatilus cyanops Poey, 1866 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bahama tilefishCaulolatilus dooleyi Berry, 1978 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caulolatilus guppyi Beebe & Tee-Van, 1937 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blueline tilefishCaulolatilus microps Goode & Bean, 1878 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caulolatilus williamsi Dooley & Berry, 1977 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| fanfin anglerCaulophryne jordani Goode & Bean, 1896 | CaulophrynidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caulophryne polynema Regan, 1930 | CaulophrynidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caulopsetta arnoglossoides Schwarzhans, 1999 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Forest night adderCausus lichtensteinii (Jan, 1859) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spotted Night AdderCausus maculatus (Hallowell, 1842) | ViperidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brazilian Guinea PigCavia aperea Erxleben, 1777 | CaviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moleques do Sul Guinea PigCavia intermedia Cherem, Olimpio & Ximenez, 1999 | CaviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Domestic Guinea PigCavia porcellus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CaviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Montane Guinea PigCavia tschudii Fitzinger, 1857 | CaviidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Pygmy MarmosetCebuella niveiventris Lönnberg, 1940 | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy MarmosetCebuella pygmaea (Spix, 1823) | CallitrichidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ecuadorian White-fronted CapuchinCebus aequatorialis J. A. Allen, 1914 | CebidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut Weeper CapuchinCebus castaneus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1851 | CebidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Panamanian White-faced CapuchinCebus imitator Thomas, 1903 | CebidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guianan Weeper CapuchinCebus olivaceus Schomburgk, 1848 | CebidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spix's White-fronted CapuchinCebus unicolor Spix, 1823 | CebidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus Rüppell, 1845 | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula (Temminck, 1835) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850) | HirundinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Celatiscincus euryotis (Werner, 1910) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| LIMESTONE FOREST GALLIWASPCelestus barbouri Grant, 1940 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garman's GalliwaspCelestus crusculus (Garman, 1887) | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blue-tailed GalliwaspCelestus duquesneyi Grant, 1940 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Celestus hesperius Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Celestus jamesbondi Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| La Selle GalliwaspCelestus macrotus Thomas & Hedges, 1989 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jamaican Giant GalliwaspCelestus occiduus (Shaw, 1802) | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Celestus oligolepis Schools & Hedges, 2024 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Celestus striatus Gray, 1839 | DiploglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus (Wagler, 1829) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegans (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Helmeted WoodpeckerCeleus galeatus (Temminck, 1822) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-breasted WoodpeckerCeleus grammicus (Natterer & Malherbe, 1845) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus (Reichenbach, 1854) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubris (Malherbe, 1851) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceus (von Spix, 1824) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-headed WoodpeckerCeleus spectabilis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880 | PicidaeChordata | 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.