List of animals in the Galápagos Islands

This is a list of animals that live in the Galápagos Islands. The fauna of the Galápagos Islands include a total of 9,000 confirmed species. Of them, none have been introduced by humans, and seventeen are endemic. Due to amphibians intolerance of saltwater, no amphibians naturally occur on the Galapagos Islands.

Gastropods

• Allopeas gracile
• Bulimulus achatellinus
• Bulimulus acutus
• Bulimulus adserseni
• Bulimulus allynsmithi
• Bulimulus amastroides
• Bulimulus approximatus
• Bulimulus asperatus
• Bulimulus bauri
• Bulimulus calvus
• Bulimulus calvus caryonis
• Bulimulus canaliferus
• Bulimulus chemnitzioides
• Bulimulus cinerarius
• Bulimulus cucullinus
• Bulimulus curtus
• Bulimulus deridderi
• Bulimulus duncanus
• Bulimulus eschariferus
• Bulimulus eschariferus pileatus
• Bulimulus galapaganus
• Bulimulus gilderoyi
• Bulimulus habeli
• Bulimulus hemaerodes
• Bulimulus hoodensis
• Bulimulus invalidus
• Bulimulus jacobi vermiculatus
• Bulimulus jervisensis
• Bulimulus josevillani
• Bulimulus krameri
• Bulimulus kublerensis
• Bulimulus nilsodhneri
• Bulimulus nucula
• Bulimulus nux incrassatus
• Bulimulus nux asperatus
• Bulimulus nux nuciformis
• Bulimulus nux basiplicatus
• Bulimulus nux perchloris
• Bulimulus nux verrucosus
• Bulimulus nux monotoenius
• Bulimulus ochsneri
• Bulimulus perspectivus
• Bulimulus pinzonopsis
• Bulimulus prepinguis
• Bulimulus prepinguis
• Bulimulus rugatinus
• Bulimulus rugulosus infuscata
• Bulimulus rugulosus
• Bulimulus snodgrassi
• Bulimulus steadmani
• Bulimulus tanneri edenensis
• Bulimulus tanneri bartolomensis
• Bulimulus tortuganus
• Bulimulus trogonius
• Bulimulus tuideroyi
• Bulimulus ustulatus venustus
• Bulimulus ustulatus pallescens
• Bulimulus ustulatus phlegonis
• Bulimulus ustulatus
• Bulimulus vanmoli
• Bulimulus ventrosus
• Cecilioides acicula
• Deroceras laeve
• Ellobium stagnale
• Gastrocopta clausa
• Gastrocopta duncana
• Gastrocopta munita
• Guppya bauri
• Helicina nesiotica
• Helicina ochsneri
• Melampus trilineatus
• Naesiotus adelphus
• Naesiotus akamatus

Mammals

Rodents

• Galápagos rice rat, (Aegialomys galapagoensis)
• Santiago Galapagos mouse, (Nesoryzomys swarthi)
• Fernandina rice rat, (Nesoryzomys fernandinae)
• Nesoryzomys swarthi
• Darwin's Galapagos mouse,(Nesoryzomys darwini)
• Indefatigable Galapagos mouse,(Nesoryzomys indefessus)
• Galapagos giant rat,(Megaoryzomys curioi)

Pinnipeds

• Galápagos fur seal, (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)
• Galápagos sea lion, (Zalophus wollebaeki)

Bats

• Hoary bat, (Lasiurus cinereus)
• Southern red bat, (Lasiurus blossevillii)
• Galapagos red bat, (Lasiurus blossevillii brachyotis)
• Galapagos hoary bat, (Aeorestes villosissimus)

Cetaceans

• Blainville's beaked whale, (Mesoplodon densirostris)
• Common bottlenose dolphin, (Tursiops truncatus)
• Cuvier's beaked whale, (Ziphius cavirostris)
• Sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus)
• Bryde's whale, (Balaenoptera brydei)
• Blue whale, (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda)
• Humpback whale, (Megaptera novaeangliae)
• Orca, (Orcinus orca)
• Spinner Dolphin, (Stenella longirostris)
• Risso's Dolphin, (Grampus griseus)
• Minke whale, (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
• Sei whale, (Balaenoptera borealis)
• Fin whale, (Balaenoptera physalus)
• Short-finned pilot whale, (Globicephala macrorhynchus)
• Indo-Pacific beaked whale, (Indopacetus pacificus)
• Fraser's dolphin, (Lagenodelphis hosei )
• Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, (Mesoplodon ginkgodens)
• Melon-headed whale, (Peponocephala electra)
• Striped dolphin, (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Reptiles

• Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)
• Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
• Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
• Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)
• Galápagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae)
• Santa Fe land iguana (Conolophus pallidus)
• Albemarle lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis)
• Santa Fe lava lizard (Microlophus barringtonensis)
• San Cristóbal lava lizard (Microlophus bivittatus)
• Hood lava lizard (Microlophus delanonis)
• Pinzón lava lizard (Microlophus duncanensis)
• Floreana lava lizard (Microlophus grayii)
• Marchena lava lizard (Microlophus habelii)
• Santa Cruz lava lizard (Microlophus indefatigabilis)
• Santiago lava lizard (Microlophus jacobi)
• Common Pacific iguana (Microlophus pacificus)
• Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis biserialis)
• Darwin's racer (Pseudalsophis darwini)
• Santa Cruz racer (Pseudalsophis dorsalis)
• Santiago racer (Pseudalsophis hephaestus)
• Espanola racer (Pseudalsophis hoodensis)
• Western Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis occidentalis)
• Banded Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis slevini)
• Striped Galapagos racer (Pseudalsophis steindachneri)
• Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus)
• Barrington leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus barringtonensis)
• Baur's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus baurii)
• Darwin's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus darwini)
• Española leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus gorii)
• Galapagos leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus galapagensis)
• Wenman Island gecko (Phyllodactylus gilberti)
• Phyllodactylus duncanensis
• Chatham leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus leei)
• Mares's leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi)

Birds

• American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
• American yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia)
• Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
• Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
• Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
• Western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
• Darwin's finches (Geospizinae or Geospizini)
• Flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi)
• Galápagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
• Galápagos flycatcher (Myriarchus magnirostris)
• Galapagos shearwater (Puffinus subalaris)
• Galapagos martin (Progne modesta)
• Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
• Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
• Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
• Great egret (Ardea alba)
• Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
• Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)
• Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli)
• Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
• Nazca booby (Sula granti)
• Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
• Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
• Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
• Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
• Striated heron (Butorides striata)
• Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
• Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)
• Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
• Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus)
• Hood mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi)
• Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus)
• San Cristobal mockingbird (Mimus melanotis)
• Galapagos rail (Laterallus spilonota)

Fish

• Galápagos damsel (Azurina eupalama)
• Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)
• Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
• Red-lipped or Galápagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini)
• Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
• Golden cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri)
• Razor surgeon fish (Prionurus laticlavius)
• King angelfish (Holacanthus passer)
• Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
• Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
• Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)

Insects

Beetles — Coleoptera

There are around 200 beetle species including:

• Stenodontes molarius
• Calosoma
• Trox suberosus
• Gersteckeria
• Cicindela

Ants, bees and wasps — Hymenoptera

There are about twenty native ant species, a few wasps and only one bee in the Galápagos, including:

• Carpenter ant (Camponotus sp.)
• The introduced little fire ant (Wasmannia)

• Carpenter bee (Xylocopa darwini)

Butterflies and moths — Lepidoptera

Eight species of butterfly and many species of moth are known from the Galápagos.

• Galápagos sulphur butterfly (Phoebis sennae marcellina)
• Galápagos silver fritillary (Agraulis vanillae galapagensis)
• Painted ladies (two species, Vanessa carye and V. virginiensis)
• Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
• Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus)
• Galápagos blue butterfly (Leptotes parrhasioides)
• Large-tailed skipper (Urbanus dorantes)
• Green hawkmoth (Eumorpha labruscae)
• Hawkmoth (Hyles lineata florilega)
• Rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica calapagensis)
• Footmen moths (Utetheisa spp.)
• Noctuid moth (Ascalapha odorata)

Grass insects

• Praying mantis (Galapagia solitaria)
• Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids and crickets—Orthoptera including large painted locusts (Schistocerca melanocera)

Other arthropods

• Galápagos scorpion (Centruroides exsul)
• Common yellow scorpion (Hadruroides lunatus)
• Several species of centipedes, including (Scolopendra galapagensis)
• Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
• Galapa baetri
• Galapa bella
• Galapa floreana

Over fifty species of spiders, including the giant crab spider (Heteropoda venatoria), the smaller Selenops and Galapa, the endemic Lathrodectes apicalis, Argiope argentata and Neoscona oaxacensis (syn. N. cooksoni)

References and sources

• "Galapagos Species Checklist". Retrieved 8 March 2019.
• "About Galapagos Animals". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
• "Lecture, John Merck, The terrestrial community". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
• "TerraQuest - Virtual Galápagos: Wildlife - Island Life - Insects". Retrieved 14 January 2015.