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 |
|---|---|---|
| Astatotilapia tweddlei Jackson, 1985 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterocarpa coerulea (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterocarpa humilis (Heller, 1878) | StyelidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterophrys eurydactyla (Zweifel, 1972) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys foja (Günther, Richards & Tjaturadi, 2016) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys leucopus Richards, Johnston & Burton, 1994 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys marani (Günther, 2009) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys pullifer (Günther, 2006) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys slateri Loveridge, 1955 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophrys turpicola (Schlegel, 1837) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Asterophysus batrachus Kner, 1858 | AuchenipteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterorhombus cocosensis (Bleeker, 1855) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterorhombus filifer Hensley & Randall, 2003 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterorhombus intermedius (Bleeker, 1865) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx atripes Shibukawa & Suzuki, 2002 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx bipunctata Allen & Munday, 1995 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker, 1874) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx ovata Shibukawa & Suzuki, 2007 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx profunda Allen & Erdmann, 2016 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, 1830 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx senoui Shibukawa & Suzuki, 2007 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx spinosa (Goren, 1981) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Asterropteryx striata Allen & Munday, 1995 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Austral CanasteroAsthenes anthoides (P. P. King, 1831) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dark-winged CanasteroAsthenes arequipae (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1869) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ayacucho ThistletailAsthenes ayacuchensis (Vaurie, Weske & Terborgh, 1972) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Short-billed CanasteroAsthenes baeri (Berlepsch, 1906) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Berlepsch's CanasteroAsthenes berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1917) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-vented CanasteroAsthenes dorbignyi (Reichenbach, 1853) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Many-striped CanasteroAsthenes flammulata (Jardine, 1850) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mouse-colored ThistletailAsthenes griseomurina (P. L. Sclater, 1882) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated ThistletailAsthenes harterti (Berlepsch, 1901) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puna ThistletailAsthenes helleri (Chapman, 1923) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Maquis CanasteroAsthenes heterura (Berlepsch, 1901) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hudson's CanasteroAsthenes hudsoni (P. L. Sclater, 1874) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilis (Cabanis, 1873) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cipo CanasteroAsthenes luizae Vielliard, 1990 | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicauda (Berlepsch, 1901) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cordilleran CanasteroAsthenes modesta (Eyton, 1852) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-fronted CanasteroAsthenes ottonis (Berlepsch, 1901) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eye-ringed ThistletailAsthenes palpebralis (Cabanis, 1873) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Perija ThistletailAsthenes perijana (W. H. Phelps Jr, 1977) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Canyon CanasteroAsthenes pudibunda (P. L. Sclater, 1874) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sharp-billed CanasteroAsthenes pyrrholeuca (Vieillot, 1817) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensis (Chapman, 1919) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vilcabamba ThistletailAsthenes vilcabambae (Vaurie, Weske & Terborgh, 1972) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgata (P. L. Sclater, 1874) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyatti (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871) | FurnariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Inger’s Slug SnakeAsthenodipsas ingeri Quah, Lim & Grismer, 2021 | PareidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Smooth Slug SnakeAsthenodipsas laevis (Boie, 1827) | PareidaeChordata | 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.