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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cercamia melanogaster Allen, Erdmann & Mahardini, 2015 | ApogonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eastern Pygmy PossumCercartetus nanus (Desmarest, 1818) | BurramyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sharp-tailed IbisCercibis oxycerca (Spix, 1825) | ThreskiornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sooty MangabeyCercocebus atys (Audebert, 1797) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-naped MangabeyCercocebus lunulatus (Temminck, 1853) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sanje MangabeyCercocebus sanjei Mittermeier, 1986 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowi Cabanis, 1882 | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanus Chapin, 1928 | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinus Sassi, 1912 | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rio de Janeiro AntbirdCercomacra brasiliana Hellmayr, 1905 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey AntbirdCercomacra cinerascens (P. L. Sclater, 1857) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bananal AntbirdCercomacra ferdinandi E. Snethlage, 1928 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southeastern gray antbirdCercomacra iterata J. T. Zimmer, 1932 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mura gray antbirdCercomacra mura Cavarzere, Breviglieri & Silveira, 2026 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jet AntbirdCercomacra nigricans P. L. Sclater, 1858 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raspy-voiced gray antbirdCercomacra raucisona Cavarzere, Breviglieri & Silveira, 2026 | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Riparian AntbirdCercomacroides fuscicauda (J. T. Zimmer, 1931) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Willis's AntbirdCercomacroides laeta (Todd, 1920) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blackish AntbirdCercomacroides nigrescens (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black AntbirdCercomacroides serva (P. L. Sclater, 1858) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Schlegel's Golden SnakeCercophis auratus (Schlegel, 1837) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-cheeked White-nosed MonkeyCercopithecus ascanius (Audebert, 1799) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Moustached GuenonCercopithecus cephus (Linnaeus, 1758) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dent's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus denti Thomas, 1907 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Diana MonkeyCercopithecus diana (Linnaeus, 1758) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-bellied MonkeyCercopithecus erythrogaster Gray, 1866 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-eared GuenonCercopithecus erythrotis Waterhouse, 1838 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hamlyn's MonkeyCercopithecus hamlyni Pocock, 1907 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| LesulaCercopithecus lomamiensis Hart, Detwiler, Gilbert, Burrell, Fuller, Emetshu, Hart, Vosper, Sargis & Tosi, 2012 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lowe's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus lowei Thomas, 1923 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mona MonkeyCercopithecus mona (Schreber, 1775) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Spot-nosed MonkeyCercopithecus petaurista (Schreber, 1774) | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crested Mona MonkeyCercopithecus pogonias Bennett, 1833 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sclater's GuenonCercopithecus sclateri Pocock, 1904 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wolf's Mona MonkeyCercopithecus wolfi Meyer, 1891 | CercopithecidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Anomalous CercosauraCercosaura anomala (Müller, 1923) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cercosaura doanae Echevarría, Barboza & Venegas, 2015 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eigenmann's CercosauraCercosaura eigenmanni (Griffin, 1917) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cercosaura hypnoides Doan & Lamar, 2012 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ocellated TeguCercosaura ocellata Wagler, 1830 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Olive TeguCercosaura olivacea (Gray, 1845) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| White-Striped Eyed LizardCercosaura oshaughnessyi (Boulenger, 1885) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cercosaura phelpsorum (Lancini, 1968) | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lined Many-fingered TeiidCercosaura quadrilineata Boettger, 1876 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Long-tailed little lizardCercosaura schreibersii Wiegmann, 1834 | GymnophthalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pugjaw wormfishCerdale floridana Longley, 1934 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cerdale paludicola Dawson, 1974 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 | AnatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cerogobius petrophilus Kovačić, Bogorodsky, Troyer & Tornabene, 2019 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhinoceros AukletCerorhinca monocerata (Pallas, 1811) | AlcidaeChordata | 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.