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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysoblephus lophus (Fowler, 1925) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| slinger seabreamChrysoblephus puniceus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysobrycon eliasi Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & Ortega, 2011 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysobrycon hesperus (Böhlke, 1958) | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysobrycon myersi (Weitzman & Thomerson, 1970) | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysobrycon yoliae Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta & Ortega, 2014 | StevardiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chrysochir aurea (Richardson, 1846) | SciaenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stuhlmann's Golden MoleChrysochloris stuhlmanni Matschie, 1894 | ChrysochloridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius (Boddaert, 1783) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-throated CuckooChrysococcyx flavigularis Shelley, 1880 | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asian Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx maculatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus (Horsfield, 1821) | CuculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed FlamebackChrysocolaptes erythrocephalus Sharpe, 1877 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus (Boddaert, 1783) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus (Tickell, 1833) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Luzon FlamebackChrysocolaptes haematribon (Wagler, 1827) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-spotted FlamebackChrysocolaptes lucidus (Scopoli, 1786) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-backed FlamebackChrysocolaptes stricklandi (E. L. Layard, 1854) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan FlamebackChrysocolaptes strictus (Horsfield, 1821) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain SerinChrysocorythus estherae (Finsch, 1902) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maned WolfChrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) | CanidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ruby TopazChrysolampis mosquitus (Linnaeus, 1758) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiae (Leadbeater, 1829) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus (Linnaeus, 1758) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostre Jerdon, 1862 | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ParadoxornithidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-hooded BlackbirdChrysomus icterocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-capped BlackbirdChrysomus ruficapillus (Vieillot, 1819) | IcteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chrysopaa sternosignata (Murray, 1885) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden Flying SnakeChrysopelea ornata (Shaw, 1802) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| (Paradise Flying SnakeChrysopelea paradisi Boie, 1827 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Banded Flying SnakeChrysopelea pelias (Linnaeus, 1758) | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Moluccan Flying SnakeChrysopelea rhodopleuron Boie, 1827 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Indian Flying SnakeChrysopelea taprobanica Smith, 1943 | ColubridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha (Gould, 1834) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Banded WoodpeckerChrysophlegma miniaceum (Pennant, 1769) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chrysophrys auratus (Forster, 1801) | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Giant Golden MoleChrysospalax trevelyani (Günther, 1875) | ChrysochloridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rough-haired Golden MoleChrysospalax villosa (A. Smith, 1833) | ChrysochloridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-chested EmeraldChrysuronia brevirostris (R. Lesson, 1829) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Shining-green HummingbirdChrysuronia goudoti (Bourcier, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Humboldt's SapphireChrysuronia humboldtii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain-bellied EmeraldChrysuronia leucogaster (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-tailed SapphireChrysuronia oenone (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chthonerpeton arii Cascon & Lima-Verde, 1994 | TyphlonectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chthonerpeton exile Nussbaum & Wilkinson, 1987 | TyphlonectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chthonerpeton indistinctum (Reinhardt & Lütken, 1862) | TyphlonectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chthonerpeton tremembe Maciel, Leite, Silva-Leite, Leite & Cascon, 2015 | TyphlonectidaeChordata | 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.