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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthocercus yemensis (Klausewitz, 1954) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pricklefishAcanthochaenus luetkenii Gill, 1884 | StephanoberycidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocharax microlepis Eigenmann, 1912 | CharacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Big-headed Pantanal Swamp TurtleAcanthochelys macrocephala (Rhodin, Mittermeier & Mcmorris, 1984) | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaco Side-necked TurtleAcanthochelys pallidipectoris (Freiberg, 1945) | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brazilian Radiolated Swamp TurtleAcanthochelys radiolata (Mikan, 1820) | ChelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) | PomacentridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocleithron chapini Nichols & Griscom, 1917 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, 1801) | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985) | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthoclinus matti (Hardy, 1985) | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthoclinus rua (Hardy, 1985) | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocobitis mooreh (Sykes, 1839) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocobitis pavonacea (McClelland, 1839) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis (Blyth, 1860) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthocobitis urophthalmus (Günther, 1868) | NemacheilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus aegyptius Baha El Din, 2007 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii Werner, 2004 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arabian Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus arabicus Boulenger, 1919 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus beershebensis Moravec, EL Din, Seligmann, Sivan & Werner, 1999 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blanford's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus blanfordii Boulenger, 1919 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chabanaud's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus boueti Chabanaud, 1917 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Busack's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus busacki Salvador, 1982 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Indian Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus cantoris Günther, 1864 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Duméril's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus dumerilii (Milne-Edwards, 1829) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus erythrurus (Schinz, 1833) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus harranensis Baran, Kumlutas, Lanza, Sindaco, Avci & Crucitti, 2005 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus ilgazi Kurnaz & Şahin, 2021 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus khamirensis Heidari, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani & Rajabizadeh, 2013 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Long Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus longipes Boulenger, 1918 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spotted Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus maculatus (Gray, 1838) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet, 2017 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Masira Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus masirae Arnold, 1980 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nilson's Spiny-Toed LizardAcanthodactylus nilsoni Rastegar-Pouyani, 1998 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Egyptian Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus pardalis (Lichtenstein, 1823) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Savigny's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus savignyi (Audouin, 1827) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Schreiber's Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus schreiberi Boulenger, 1878 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nidua Fringe-fingered LizardAcanthodactylus scutellatus (Audouin, 1827) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthodoras spinosissimus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888) | DoradidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthogobio guentheri Herzenstein, 1892 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthogobius lactipes (Hilgendorf, 1879) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthogobius luridus Ni & Wu, 1985 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acantholiparis caecus Grinols, 1969 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spiny snailfishAcantholiparis opercularis Gilbert & Burke, 1912 | LiparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackline pricklebackAcantholumpenus mackayi (Gilbert, 1896) | LumpenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bony-eared assfishAcanthonus armatus Günther, 1878 | AcanthonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthonus hextii (Alcock, 1890) | AcanthonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus akazakii Iwatsuki, Kimura & Yoshino, 2006 | SparidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Acanthopagrus arabicus Iwatsuki, 2013 | SparidaeChordata | 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.