Species identification guide
The web contains a wealth of websites providing information on how to identify species, often specific to a category of species or a region. Below is an overview of such sites compiled by JungleDragon moderators. These sites aim to assist you in identifying species on photos.
Amphibians and reptiles
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://frogs.org.au/frogs/index.html Frogs of Australia |
Australia | English |
| http://www.herpsafari.nl/ Website about the amphibians and reptiles of Europe. |
Europe | English |
| http://www.herp.it/ Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe |
Europe | English |
| https://srelherp.uga.edu/index.htm University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory |
Georgia and South Carolina | English |
| http://www.indiansnakes.org/ Website on snakes of India |
India | English |
| http://www.indianamphibians.org/home AMPHIBIANS OF INDIA |
India | English |
| http://www.indianreptiles.org/home REPTILES OF INDIA |
India | English |
| http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/hpg/007/index.pdf Handbook Indian Lizards |
India | English |
| https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/amphibiaweb/BusquedaEspecies Amphibians in Ecuador |
South America | Spanish |
| http://www.wht.lk/storage/book_downloads/Amphibian%20Fauna.pdf The amphibian fauna of Sri Lanka book |
Sri Lanka | English |
| http://www.reptile-database.org/ This database provides a catalogue of all living reptile species and their classification. The database covers all living snakes, lizards, turtles, amphisbaenians, tuataras, and crocodiles. |
World | English |
| http://www.lacerta.de/AS/Home.php Provide insight of the species of the true lizards, very convenient and useful information about their distribution. |
World | English |
| http://amphibiaweb.org/index.html AmphibiaWeb provides information on amphibian declines, natural history, conservation, and taxonomy. |
World | English |
Birds
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.birdexplorers.com/afbid/index.php Useful site for identifying birds of Africa |
Africa | English |
| http://www.whatbird.com/ Guide to birds of America |
Americas | English |
| http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34781/34781-h/34781-h.htm An Australian Bird Book |
Australia | English |
| http://birdsinbulgaria.org/?l=en Birds in Bulgaria |
Bulgaria | English |
| http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/form.aspx Identification wizard for European birds |
Europe | English |
| http://www.birdsofindia.org/home Birds of India, an internet-based and peer-reviewed resource devoted to Indian birds. |
India | English |
| http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search.aspx Bird Guide - profiles and search tool for most of the regularly occurring North American bird species. |
North America | English |
| http://www.geocities.jp/oda230/etori.html Photo album of birds in the Pantanal, South America |
Pantanal | English |
| http://www.pbase.com/edagter/sri_lanka_birds&page=all Photo page with titles showing most of Sri Lanka's birds. |
Sri Lanka | English |
| http://carolinabirds.org/index.html BIRDS of THE WORLD - An Online Bird Book |
World | English |
| http://ibc.lynxeds.com/ The Internet bird collection |
World | English |
| http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/birdwatching-guide/#.WTb_Xsb-tjE General bird-watching and identification guide for beginners |
World | English |
| https://www.faisanesdelmundo.com/ Pheasants of the world, in Spanish. |
World | Spanish |
| https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ An up-to-date evolutionary classification of world birds. Currently covering 10,738 extant species and 158 extinct species of birds of the world. |
Worldwide | English |
Collembola
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.collembola.org/index.html Checklist of the Collembola of the World |
World | English |
Fishes
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.fishbase.org/search.php FishBase - a Global Information System on Fishes |
World | Multiple |
| http://species-identification.org/index.php Marine Species Identification Portal - this site offers information on thousands of different species in the world's oceans and seas. |
World | English |
Fungi
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mykoweb.com/photography/index.html Mushroom Photos at MykoWeb - The Fungi of California, Great Smoky Mountain Fungi |
California | English |
| http://www.yavannah.nl/overzicht.php?categorie=paddestoelen&cat=6 Dutch site with many photos and explanations of fungi and moss types, as well as flowers and some birds |
Europe | Dutch |
| http://www.alpental.com/psms/PNWMushrooms/PictorialKey/index.htm Fungi site dedicated to the Pacific North West, USA, listing 1,500 species |
North America | English |
| http://www.pbase.com/raypurser/fungi&page=all Hundreds of photos of fungi in UK but I am sure would assist in other parts of the world. Not indexed as such but really good photos |
UK | English |
| http://www.mushroomexpert.com/ Help with identification |
World | English |
| http://www.mycobank.org/quicksearch.aspx MycoBank is owned by the International Mycological Association and is an on-line database documenting mycological nomenclatural novelties. |
World | English |
| http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/Names.asp Index Fungorum, the global fungal nomenclator contains names of fungi (including yeasts, lichens, chromistan fungal analogues, protozoan fungal analogues and fossil forms) at all ranks. |
World | English |
| http://lichenportal.org/portal/checklists/dynamicmap.php?interface=key Extensive catalog of lichen species, browsable by location, taxon and image galleries. |
World | English |
| https://mushroomobserver.org/ The purpose of this site is to record observations about mushrooms, help people identify mushrooms they aren’t familiar with, and expand the community around the scientific exploration of mushrooms (mycology). |
World | English |
General
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ozanimals.com/index.html The OzAnimals Australian wildlife site presents photos and information covering a wide range of animals from Australia including mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs, fish and spiders. |
Australia | English |
| https://www.ala.org.au Open access to Australia's Biodiversity data. |
Australia | English |
| http://www.faunaeur.org/index.php Fauna Europaea - scientific names of all European land and freshwater animals (useful to check the name and the distribution to some extent, but no photos) |
Europe | English |
| https://bladmineerders.nl/ Plant Parasites of Europe - leafminers, galls and fungi |
Europe | English |
| http://www.soortenbank.nl/determinatie.php Dutch database of species in the Netherlands, covering all categories |
Netherlands | Dutch |
| http://determineren.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/ Portal to identify various species categories in the Netherlands, very user friendly with big thumbnails and useful filters. |
Netherlands | Dutch |
| http://www.pybio.org/en/ The site offers pictures, maps, and biogeographical and ecological data from animals and plants in Paraguay. |
Paraguay | English |
| http://www.faunaparaguay.com/wildlife.html "FAUNA Paraguay is active in four fields of study - ornithology, mammalogy, herpetology and entomology." |
Paraguay | English |
| http://naturdata.com/listas-tematicas Species of Portugal |
Portugal | Portuguese |
| http://www.naturefg.com/pages/galleries.htm Nature Photography by Dragisa Savic - flora and fauna galleries |
Serbia | English |
| http://saphotographs.blogspot.com/ Fauna and flora of South Africa |
South Africa | English |
| http://natureswow2.blogspot.com/ Fauna and flora of South Africa |
South Africa | English |
| http://www.warwicktarboton.co.za/index.html Excellent photos for identification of birds,dragonflies and other creatures |
South Africa | English |
| http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/ Biodiversity Explorer is devoted to showing and explaining the diversity, biology and interactions of life in southern Africa (south of the Kuneni and Zambezi rivers). |
Southern Africa | English |
| http://www.naturespot.org.uk/content/species-library Images taken in Leicestershire and Rutland by NatureSpot members. |
United Kingdom | English |
| https://www.gallformers.org The place to identify and learn about galls on plants in the US and Canada. |
USA and Canada | English |
| http://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse JungleDragon's very own wildlife browser, which offers a very visual way to browse through the tree of life to discover thousands of species |
World | English |
| http://www.jungledragon.com/search JungleDragon's very own site search, which searches through thousands of photos and species |
World | English |
| http://www.hlasek.com/ General purpose picture gallery covering many species categories, multi-lingual |
World | English |
| http://eol.org/ Encyclopedia of Life - Information and pictures of all species known to science |
World | English |
| http://www.biolib.cz/en/imagesets/ BioLib is an international encyclopedia of plants, fungi and animals. |
World | English |
| http://www.animalphotos.me/index.htm British wildlife photos of various animals and more |
World | English |
| http://www.meloidae.com/en/ Databank of photography of beetles, other insects, plants, and mushroms from the all world |
World | English |
| http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/search/all Database for looking up species info |
World | English |
| http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/ NatureGate is a Finnish site available in 8 languages and has some identification tools for flowers, trees and shrubs, birds, butterflies or fish. They also have a free application for mobile devices. |
World | English |
| http://www.iucnredlist.org/ The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species |
World | English |
| http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html The Tree of Life Web Project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history (phylogeny) on more than 10,000 pages. |
World | English |
| http://www.itis.gov/ Integrated Taxonomic Information System - all kingdoms - on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. |
World | English |
| http://www.gbif.org/species Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) enables free and open access to biodiversity data online. |
World | English |
Insects
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/pchew_brisbane/index.html Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Insects and Spiders |
Australia | English |
| http://dr-pop.net/cicadas.htm A web guide to the Cicadas of Australia, by Dr. L.W. Popple |
Australia | English |
| http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/bombus/key_british_colour.html Identify british bumble bees |
Europe | English |
| http://www.indiancicadas.org/ An internet-based and peer-reviewed resource devoted to Indian cicadas. |
India | English |
| http://www.nbair.res.in/insectpests/index.php Common insects found in Indian agroecosystems. |
India | English |
| http://israel-nature-site.com/?page_id=565 This site is aiming to be a field guide to the smaller animals of Israel. The main focus is on Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Molluscs but other groups are also represented in lesser scale. |
Israel | English, Hebrew |
| http://symbiota.org/neotrop/entomology/index.php Neotropical Arthropod Portal |
Neotropical | English |
| http://www.ahw.me/index.html Dutch insect site, plain-looking, yet with very valuable content on flies, bees, and butterflies |
Netherlands | Dutch |
| http://www.americaninsects.net/index.html American Insects |
North America | English |
| http://bugguide.net/ Identification, Images & Information for Insects, Spiders & Their Kin for the United States & Canada |
North America | English |
| http://www.papua-insects.nl/index.htm The insects of Papua Indonesia |
Papua Indonesia | English |
| http://southafricaninsects.wordpress.com/ Insects of South Africa |
South Africa | English |
| http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/index.html An online identification guide to UK Hemiptera. |
United Kingdom | English |
| http://www.insecte.org/ Le Monde des Insectes - French-speaking community forum and gallery of insects and other arthropods. There is a choice of a few languages, but not everything is translated. |
World | French |
| http://www.entomologiitaliani.net/public/forum/phpBB3/index.php?lang=en Forum Entomologi Italiani - Italian-speaking community forum |
World | Italian |
| http://www.insectidentification.org/ General purpose identification site for insects and spiders |
World | English |
| http://www.amentsoc.org/insects/what-bug-is-this/adult-key.html General insects determination guide |
World | English |
| http://www.antstore.net/shop/index.php Large ant store that aids in identification of many species based on location. Note that JungleDragon does not officially endorse the trade in ants. |
World | English, English, German |
| http://hemiptera-databases.org/ Contains databases dedicated to the insects Aleyrodidae, Aradidae, Cercopoidea, Coleorrhyncha, Fulgoroidea, Psylloidea, Tingidae |
World | English, French, German |
| http://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/sharpshooters/home.php Sharpshooter Leafhoppers of the World (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae subfamily Cicadellinae) |
World | English |
| http://www.cicadamania.com/ Dedicated to cicadas - News, Facts & Multimedia |
World | English |
| http://ccw.naturalis.nl/search.php Catalogue of the Craneflies of the World |
World | English |
Insects/Ants
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Taxonomic-List-of-Ant-Genera Ant genera with photos and clear descriptions. |
World | English |
Insects/Aphids
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphid_genera.htm European aphids, and some worldwide |
Europe | English |
| http://www.aphidsonworldsplants.info/ Aphids on the world's plants - an online identification and information guide. |
Worldwide | English |
Insects/Beetles
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.beetlesofafrica.com/index.asp Beetles of Africa |
Africa | English |
| http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/ladybirds.htm Ladybirds of Australia |
Australia | English |
| http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/cerambycidae/cerambycidae.html Australian Cerambycidae |
Australia | English |
| http://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/bnkmm_12/otherpgs/pglst.html Staphylinidae of Eastern Canada and Adjacent United States |
Eastern North America | English |
| http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html The beetle fauna of Germany |
Germany | English |
| https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56648ab9e4b08333d1fdda0d/t/58d584dad1758ef716690a41/1490388525912/MN-Burying-Beetles.pdf Picture key of Nicophorus (burying beetles) species found in Minnesota, USA but applicable to other states and Canada as well. |
Northern US and Canada | English |
| http://www.elateridae.com/?lg=uk&idp=&kat= Click-beetles of the Palearctic region - a website dedicated exclusively to Elateridae family. |
Palearctic | English |
| http://coleoptera.ksib.pl/index.php?id=mp&l=en Coleoptera Poloniae - Information System about Beetles of Poland |
Poland | English |
| http://www.ladybird-survey.org/ladybirds.aspx UK Ladybirds |
United Kingdom | English |
| http://www.coleoptera.org.uk/home Species of beetle found in Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands. |
United Kingdom | English |
| http://www.cerambyx.uochb.cz//cerambyx.htm Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) of the West Palaearctic Region. |
West Palaearctic | English |
| https://www.kaefer-der-welt.de/index.htm Beetles of the World - Photos of Beetles, classified by Zoogeographical Regions and by Families, Genera and Species |
World | English |
| http://carabidae.org/gallery Carabidae of the World |
World | English |
| http://cerambycidae.org/gallery Cerambycidae of the World |
World | English |
| https://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/eng/index.html Beetles (Coleoptera) and coleopterists |
World | English, Russian |
| https://apps2.cdfa.ca.gov/publicApps/plant/bycidDB/wdefault.asp?w=o Cerambycidae Catalog |
World | English |
Insects/Butterflies
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.africanmoths.com/ African moths |
Africa | English |
| http://www.afromoths.net/ Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera) |
Africa | English |
| http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/ Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths |
Australia | English |
| http://amo.ala.org.au/main.php CSIRO - Australian Moths Online |
Australia | English |
| http://www.mothsofborneo.com/ Moths of Borneo |
Borneo, much overlap with species from Peninsular Malaysia | English |
| http://www.butterfliesofbulgaria.com/main%20menu.html The butterflies of Bulgaria |
Bulgaria | English |
| http://bdei2.cs.umb.edu/efg2/TypePage.jsp Clearwing Butterflies of Costa Rica / Mimics of Clearwing Butterflies / Solanaceae - Host Plants of Clearwing Butterflies |
Costa Rica | English |
| http://www.pyrgus.de/index_en.php European Lepidoptera and their ecology |
Europe | English |
| http://www.lepidoptera.eu/ Multilingual guide to European butterflies and moths |
Europe | Multiple |
| https://assets.vlinderstichting.nl/docs/0b095bc2-0387-4785-9f7e-5f7a987b3468.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1tPpL_Tbi3MXJpePJnHiqO781u5E7XMmwNTiSOGA7b4N-SdUsPayQw0qE A photographic guide for butterflies of Central Europe and Britain |
Europe | English |
| http://www.leps.it/ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa |
Europe and North Africa | English |
| http://www.butterfliesoffrance.com/index.htm Butterflies of France |
France | English |
| http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/ Butterflies of India, an internet-based and peer-reviewed resource devoted to Indian butterflies. |
India | English |
| http://www.mothsofindia.org/ Moths of India |
India | English |
| http://neotropicalbutterflies.com/index.html It features butterflies from Mexico through Central America to Amazonia, Argentina, and Chile. |
Neotropical | English |
| http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ Butterflies and Moths of North America |
North America | English |
| http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/ Digital Guide to Moth Identification |
North America | English |
| http://butterfliesofamerica.com/ Great identification guide of butterflies of North and South America. More than 160 000 photos, 8 300 species identified |
North and South America | English |
| http://www.tropicleps.ch/?page=1&id=main Overview of neotropical butterflies and moth families |
North and South America | English |
| http://philepidoptera.wixsite.com/philep Philippine Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) |
Philippines | English |
| http://www.butterflycircle.com/checklist/ Singapore Checklist |
Singapore | English |
| http://www.wht.lk/storage/miscellaneous/SLTPB%20A1%20Poster%20Butterflies%20of%20Sri%20Lanka%202010%2003%2026%20eEdition%201st%20LP.pdf SLTPB Butterflies of Sri Lanka poster |
Sri Lanka | English |
| http://www.adamerkelebek.org/ Butterflies of Turkey |
Turkey | English |
| http://britishlepidoptera.weebly.com/family-thumbnails.html British Lepidoptera |
UK | English |
| http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/index.php UK Butterflies - butterfly species found in the British Isles. |
United Kingdom | English |
| http://ukmoths.org.uk/index.php UKMoths - online guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland |
United Kingdom | English |
| http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/index.htm Over 2000 of the world's 18000 butterfly species illustrated and described. |
World | English |
| http://www.neutron.phys.ethz.ch/Lepidoptera/index.html AZ's Lepidoptera collection |
World | English |
| http://www.bubuleps.com/index.php Lepidoptera by Bubu |
World | English |
| http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/ Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory |
World | English |
| http://bcrc.bio.umass.edu/kunkel/Moths/sargent/lon_fig2_2.html Anatomy of moths |
World | English |
| https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/ Search lepidoptera (butterflies, moths) by host plant. |
World | English |
Insects/Cockroaches
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://cockroach.speciesfile.org/HomePage/Cockroach/HomePage.aspx Cockroach identification |
World | English |
Insects/Diptera
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.diptera-in-beeld.nl/ Diptera (flies) overview of families with many thumbnails. |
World | Dutch |
Insects/Dragonflies
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.zoology.uct.ac.za/index.php?doc=Species_texts African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online |
Africa | English |
| https://singaporeodonata.wordpress.com/ Dragonflies and damselflies of Singapore |
Asia | English |
| http://rnr.id.au/cgi-bin/species/odonata Interactive identification key guide to the dragonflies and damselflies (odonata) of Australia. |
Australia | English |
| http://bdei2.cs.umb.edu/efg2/TypePage.jsp Odonata of Costa Rica / Hetaerina Damselflies of Costa Rica / Odonata of Ecuador |
Costa Rica, Ecuador | English |
| http://www.odonata.eu/ Photographs of European dragonflies and damselflies |
Europe | English |
| https://dragonflies.online Dragonflies and Damselflies of Europe. |
Europe | English |
| http://www.dragonflypix.com/photoalbums.html European and Australian dragonflies and damselflies |
Europe and Australia | English |
| http://flutters.org/home/docs/Dragonflies%20of%20Orissa%20&%20E.India_%20Manoj%20Nair.pdf Nair, M.V. (2011) : Dragonflies & Damselflies of Orissa and Eastern India, Wildlife Organisation, Forest & Environment Department, Government of Orissa. |
India | English |
| http://www.indianodonata.org/home The first, peer-reviewed, internet-based and open resource for Indian Odonata. |
India | English |
| http://www.dutchdragonflies.eu/index.html Dragonflies of The Netherlands |
Netherlands | English, Dutch |
| http://southwestdragonflies.net/ Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Southwest |
North America | English |
| https://imnh.iri.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/insects/drgnfly/idkey/1.htm Key-based odonata determination |
North America | English |
| http://www.dragonflies-id.co.za/index.html A Visual Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of South Africa |
South Africa | English |
| http://www.wht.lk/storage/miscellaneous/SLTPB%20A1%20Poster%20Dragonflies.pdf PDF card with visual overview of Sri Lanka's dragonflies and damselflies. |
Sri Lanka | English |
| http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/content/uk-species UK Species of dragonflies |
UK | English |
| http://www.dorsetdragonflies.org.uk/identification-guide.php Dorset Dragonfly Group. A brief guide to successful identification of dragonflies and damselflies. |
UK | English |
| http://www.allodonata.com/search/ Photos of dragonflies and damselflies from all over the world. |
World | English |
| http://odonata-malaysia.blogspot.nl/ Dragonflies and damselflies of Malaysia |
World | English |
Insects/Grasshoppers
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ortheur.org/orthoptera/orthoptera/home.html The Orthoptera of Europe |
Europe | English |
| http://www.pyrgus.de/familien_en.php?gruppe=saltatoria European Orthoptera and their ecology |
Europe | English, German |
| http://www.grasshoppersofeurope.com/ Orthoptera of Europe |
Europe | English |
| http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/hpg/026/index.pdf Pictorial Handbook on Indian Short-horned Grasshopper Pests (Accoridoidea: Orthoptera) Mandal, S. K., Dey, A. and Hazra, A. K. |
India | English |
| http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/grasshopper/nonkey/html/index.htm Common grasshoppers of the Western United States |
North America | English |
| http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/HomePage/Orthoptera/HomePage.aspx Orthoptera Species File Online |
World | English |
| http://www.orthoptera.ch/ Switzerland and Europe |
World | German |
Insects/Hymenoptera
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.sawflies.org.uk The site focusses on sawflies of Britain and Ireland but includes some resources from the wider European community. |
Britain and Ireland | English |
| http://www.atlashymenoptera.net/default.aspx Distribution maps and illustrations of many species of bees from Europe. |
World | English |
Insects/Lepidoptera
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.keysmoths.com/ Cool documentation of moths and other leps in the Florida Keys, US. |
Florida Keys, US | English |
| http://www.galeps.org/ Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States. Compiled by Dr. James Adams of Dalton State University. |
Georgia & the Southeastern US | English |
| https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. You can participate by taking and submitting photographs of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars. |
North America | English |
Insects/Moths
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/only-moths-from-colombia?tab=species iNaturalist project for moths in Colombia. |
Colombia | English |
Insects/Phasmids
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.phasmatodea.com/web/guest Worldwide reference of stick and leaf insects. |
Worldwide | English |
Insects/Robberflies
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| https://quelestcetanimal-lagalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fotogidsAsilidae.pdf Illustrated guide with keys for all robberflies of Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and the British islands. |
Europe | Dutch |
Mammals
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mirissawatersports.lk/Wildlife/SLTPB%20A1%20Poster%20Mammals%20of%20Sri%20Lanka%20%282010%2003%2026%29%20eEdition%201st%20LP.pdf Mammals of Sri Lanka poster |
Sri Lanka | English |
| http://www.vertebrates.si.edu/msw/mswcfapp/msw/index.cfm An on-line database of mammalian taxonomy which also helps with verifying recognized scientific names. |
Worlwide | English |
Plants
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.bgflora.net/index_en.html The Bulgarian flora online |
Bulgaria | English |
| http://www.greekflora.gr/el/Default.aspx GREEK FLORA |
Greece | Greek |
| http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Flowers of India |
India | English |
| http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=1 Flora of North America |
North America | English |
| http://uswildflowers.com/ North American Wildflowers |
North America | English |
| https://www.plantarium.ru/page/taxonomy.html Provides information and photos of plants mainly from Russia and surrounding countries, but species from all over the world are gradually being added. |
Russia and world | Russian |
| http://keys.lucidcentral.org/key-server/data/04030b04-0102-4b0c-8e07-0e0105010a0f/media/Html/home.htm Plant families of southern Africa |
Southern Africa | English |
| http://www.wht.lk/storage/book_downloads/-Trees%20%20Shrubs.pdf A field guide to the common trees and shrubs of Sri Lanka. book |
Sri Lanka | English |
| http://www.wht.lk/storage/book_downloads/Kostermans%20Dipterocarpaceae.pdf A handbook of the Dipterocarpaceae of Sri Lanka. book |
Sri Lanka | English |
| http://www.thewildflowersociety.com/wfs_diary/0_wfs_new_illustrated_diary_2012/01_new_record_book_thumbnails_2012_page_1.htm Wild Flower Society New Field Botanist's Record Book |
UK | English |
| http://www.missouriplants.com/index.html Photographs and descriptions of the flowering and non-flowering plants of Missouri, USA |
USA | English |
| http://www.theplantlist.org/ The Plant List is a working list of all known plant species. |
World | English |
| http://bdei2.cs.umb.edu/efg2/TypePage.jsp Invasive Plants of Nantucket / Flora of the Boston Nature Center / Ferns and Fern Allies, Flora, Summer Wildflowers & Shrubs of Mount Holyoke / Guide to the Flora and Fauna of Sailors Home Pond / Aquatic Weeds - GMRI Sample / Wildflowers & Shrubs & Trees of Plum Island - Peter Burn / Plants, Tree Families & Palm Genera of Monteverde / Bogs and Acidic Fens of Southern New England / Native Ornamental Plants of Monteverde, Costa Rica / American Plants in Europe - JFO |
World | English |
| http://m.plantnet-project.org/ Pl@ntNet is a tool to help to identify plants with pictures. |
World | English |
| http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/color_images.asp Tropical plant search tool that shows pictures of plants based on location and family or genus. |
World | English |
| http://www.gesneriads.info Plants of Gesneriads family |
World | English |
Primates
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/ A list of taxonomic and common names of all primates with information on each species |
Worldwide | English |
Slugs, snails, squid
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.petsnails.co.uk/documents/species/id-your-snail.html Identifying Your Snails |
World | English |
Spiders
| Site | Region | Language |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.arachne.org.au/default.asp This site is a working draft for "A field Guide to the Spiders of Australia" by Robert Whyte and Greg Anderson for CSIRO Publishing. |
Australia | English |
| http://www.findaspider.org.au/index.htm Find-a-spider Guide - This website only contains information on spiders found in South-east Queensland and some general information about spiders. |
Australia | English |
| https://arachnology.cz/ Czech Arachnological Society |
Czech Republic | English, Czech |
| http://www.eurospiders.com/ European spider photos and facts |
Europe | English |
| http://www.jorgenlissner.dk/ Spiders of Europe and Greenland |
Europe | English |
| https://araneae.unibe.ch/ Spiders of Europe |
Europe | English |
| https://www.arachnophoto.com/en/ Spiders of Europe, descriptions, lot of photos |
Europe | English |
| https://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/Spiders/spidhome.htm European and Australian spiders |
Europe and Australia | English, Dutch |
| http://indian-spiders.blogspot.in/ Spiders of India - a glimpse into spider diversity of India |
India | English |
| http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/hpg/004/index.pdf Handbook Indian Spiders Tikader, B. K. |
India | English |
| http://symbiota.org/neotrop/entomology/index.php Neotropical Arthropod Portal |
Neotropical | English |
| http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/text/a-home.htm A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders |
Singapore | English |
| http://www.jumpingspiders.co.za/gallery.html Jumping Spiders of South Africa |
South Africa | English |
| http://www.arc.agric.za/arc-ppri/Pages/Biosystematics/SANSA.aspx South African National Survey of Arachnida (SANSA) FIRST ATLAS OF THE SPIDERS OF SOUTH AFRICA (ARACHNIDA: ARANEAE) |
South Africa | English |
| https://www.wandering-spiders.net/ Site dedicated to describing wandering spiders in the Amazon. |
South America | English |
| http://www.djaniwildlife.co.za/wildways-games/index2.html The Spider Guide of Southern Africa |
Southern Africa | English |
| http://www.spiderzrule.com/ Really useful site for identifying spiders |
USA and Australia mostly | English |
| http://www.jumping-spiders.com/ The jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world |
World | English |
| http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/ World Spider Catalog |
World | English |
| https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=List%20of%20Trachelidae%20species Useful list of spiders |
World | English |
| http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae/index.html Global Species Database of Salticidae (Araneae) |
World | English |
| https://www.playgroundequipment.com/spiders-in-your-playground/ General purpose introduction site to spiders. |
World | English |
| https://i.redd.it/qlycchp7atl31.jpg Spider eye orientation |
World | English |
| https://www.flickr.com/photos/panbasket/30956707831 Spider Eye Arrangement |
World | English |
| https://www.thebiologistapprentice.com/blog-archives/spider-identification-by-eye-arrangement Spider identification by Eye Arrangement |
World | English |