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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptocentrus leucostictus (Günther, 1872) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luther's gobyCryptocentrus lutheri Klausewitz, 1960 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus maudae Fowler, 1937 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus multicinctus Allen & Randall, 2011 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1837) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus polyophthalmus (Bleeker, 1853) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus pretiosus (Rendahl, 1924) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus sericus Herre, 1932 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus shigensis Kuroda, 1956 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus strigilliceps (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptocentrus wehrlei Fowler, 1937 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Van Zyl's Golden MoleCryptochloris zyli Shortridge & Carter, 1938 | ChrysochloridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoheros chetumalensis Schmitter-Soto, 2007 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoheros spilurus (Günther, 1862) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Mole-ratCryptomys hottentotus (Lesson, 1826) | BathyergidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chacoan Mouse OpossumCryptonanus chacoensis (Tate, 1931) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Unduavi Mouse OpossumCryptonanus unduaviensis (Tate, 1931) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Speckle-breasted AntpittaCryptopezus nattereri (Pinto, 1937) | GrallariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptophis incredibilis (Wells & Wellington, 1985) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-striped snakeCryptophis nigrostriatus (Krefft, 1864) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Northern Small-eyed SnakeCryptophis pallidiceps (Günther, 1858) | ElapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Choco ManakinCryptopipo litae (Hellmayr, 1906) | PipridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptopsilotris batrachodes (Böhlke, 1963) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoripersia corpulenta De Lotto, 1964 | PseudococcidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoripersia leucocystis Bueker, 1931 | PseudococcidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoripersia lii (Brookes, 1976) | PseudococcidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoripersia myrmecophila (Maskell, 1897) | PseudococcidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| anal-seta mealybugCryptoripersia trichura (Cockerell, 1901) | PseudococcidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptorites scotti Jeannel, 1950 | CarabidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptosaccus asturiensis Prieto & Puente, 1994 | HygromiidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptosalius rava (Bingham, 1896) | PompilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscatomaseter acuminatus (Cartwright, 1944) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscatomaseter iowensis (Wickham, 1913) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscatomaseter ochreipennis (Horn, 1871) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscatomaseter paulseni (Warner & Skelley, 2006) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscatomaseter punctissimus (Brown, 1928) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscatomaseter rossi (Cartwright, 1944) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscatomaseter talpoidesi (Brown, 1928) | ScarabaeidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscenea maior Sziráki & Winterton, 2012 | ConiopterygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscenea obscurior Meinander, 1972 | ConiopterygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscenea stylaris Sziráki & van Harten, 2006 | ConiopterygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoscenea tanzaniae Meinander, 1998 | ConiopterygidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptoses rufipictus Bradley, 1982 | PyralidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptoses waagei Bradley, 1982 | PyralidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptosoma balguerii (Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867) | CalappidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptosphaeroides ankaranensis Ballerio, 2008 | HybosoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptosphaeroides hippocrepis Ballerio, 2008 | HybosoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptosphaeroides tenrec Ballerio, 2008 | HybosoridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cryptospira bridgettae Wakefield, 2010 | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cryptospira cloveriana Wakefield, 2010 | MarginellidaeMollusca | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.