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Introduced and invasive animals in Singapore

146 animal species are listed as introduced in Singapore by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 5 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Singapore

Introduced species: 146
Flagged invasive: 5

Which invasive animals are in Singapore?

Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.

Bloodsucker

Calotes versicolor

AgamidaeNo free photo yet

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

ParastacidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Singapore

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	Sturnidae	Least Concern	Invasive
House crow	Corvus splendens	Corvidae	Least Concern	Invasive
Bloodsucker	Calotes versicolor	Agamidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Javan myna	Acridotheres javanicus	Sturnidae	Vulnerable	Invasive
Redclaw	Cherax quadricarinatus	Parastacidae	Not recorded	Invasive
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rock dove	Columba livia	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Eurasian tree sparrow	Passer montanus	Passeridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Guppy	Poecilia reticulata	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Green iguana	Iguana iguana	Iguanidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red avadavat	Amandava amandava	Estrildidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red-whiskered bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	Pycnonotidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Yellow-crested cockatoo	Cacatua sulphurea	Cacatuidae	Critically Endangered	Introduced
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Introduced
False gharial	Tomistoma schlegelii	Gavialidae	Endangered	Introduced
Alligator snapping turtle	Macrochelys temminckii	Chelydridae	Endangered	Introduced
Nile tilapia	Oreochromis niloticus	Cichlidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Amazon mata mata	Chelus fimbriata	Chelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red collared dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	Columbidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Pig-nosed turtle	Carettochelys insculpta	Carettochelyidae	Endangered	Introduced
Rohu	Labeo rohita	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red-breasted parakeet	Psittacula alexandri	Psittaculidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Coconut lorikeet	Trichoglossus haematodus	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Molly	Poecilia sphenops	Poeciliidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Indian white-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus	Zosteropidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common snapping turtle	Chelydra serpentina	Chelydridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Crested myna	Acridotheres cristatellus	Sturnidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Alligator gar	Atractosteus spatula	Lepisosteidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Barbel	Clarias gariepinus	Clariidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Mozambique tilapia	Oreochromis mossambicus	Cichlidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Tanimbar corella	Cacatua goffiniana	Cacatuidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Aruana	Osteoglossum bicirrhosum	Osteoglossidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wandering whistling duck	Dendrocygna arcuata	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Bombay canary	Periplaneta americana	Blattidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chinese softshell	Pelodiscus sinensis	Trionychidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Streaked weaver	Ploceus manyar	Ploceidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Chinese hwamei	Garrulax canorus	Leiothrichidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Giant gourami	Osphronemus goramy	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sooty-headed bulbul	Pycnonotus aurigaster	Pycnonotidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Kelesa	Scleropages formosus	Osteoglossidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Clown loach	Chromobotia macracanthus	Botiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Asian tortoise	Manouria emys	Testudinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Batagur	Batagur baska	Geoemydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lineated barbet	Psilopogon lineatus	Megalaimidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Finlayson's squirrel	Callosciurus finlaysonii	Sciuridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Black-capped bulbul	Rubigula melanictera	Pycnonotidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Banded bullfrog	Kaloula pulchra	Microhylidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Javan munia	Lonchura leucogastroides	Estrildidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Red snakehead	Channa micropeltes	Channidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White-crested laughingthrush	Garrulax leucolophus	Leiothrichidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Cachama	Piaractus brachypomus	Serrasalmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black-winged myna	Acridotheres melanopterus	Sturnidae	Endangered	Introduced
Century turtle	Orlitia borneensis	Geoemydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Apple snail	Pomacea canaliculata	Ampullariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Motoro ray	Potamotrygon motoro	Potamotrygonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pirarara	Phractocephalus hemioliopterus	Pimelodidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Giant Asian pond turtle	Heosemys grandis	Geoemydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
White-capped munia	Lonchura ferruginosa	Estrildidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Threadfin acara	Acarichthys heckelii	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Malabar killi	Aplocheilus lineatus	Aplocheilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kalundar	Etroplus suratensis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Indian flapshell turtle	Lissemys punctata	Trionychidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Asiatic knifefish	Notopterus notopterus	Notopteridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lemon cichlid	Amphilophus citrinellus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tinfoil barb	Barbonymus schwanefeldii	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Biuku	Batagur borneoensis	Geoemydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue Dempsey	Rocio octofasciata	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Drum	Sciaenops ocellatus	Sciaenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common thread turtle	Mauremys sinensis	Geoemydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Borapet rasbora	Rasbora borapetensis	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Keeled musk turtle	Sternotherus carinatus	Kinosternidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blue tilapia	Oreochromis aureus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Marble goby	Oxyeleotris marmorata	Butidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Orinoco peacock bass	Cichla orinocensis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Severum	Heros severus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bonylip barb	Osteochilus vittatus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Aztec cichlid	Parachromis managuensis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Barcheek goby	Rhinogobius giurinus	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chinese pondmussel	Sinanodonta woodiana	Not recorded	Not recorded	Introduced
Lace catfish	Synodontis eupterus	Mochokidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hampala barb	Hampala macrolepidota	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Yellow catfish	Hemibagrus nemurus	Bagridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cuban slider	Trachemys decussata	Emydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Clown knifefish	Chitala ornata	Notopteridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Native Hito	Clarias macrocephalus	Clariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Striped flying barb	Esomus metallicus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lowland cichlid	Herichthys carpintis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brownbanded cockroach	Supella longipalpa	Pseudophyllodromiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gold spot pleco	Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Eartheater cichlid	Geophagus altifrons	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tiger barb	Puntigrus partipentazona	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Jurupari	Satanoperca jurupari	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Banded keelback	Xenochrophis vittatus	Colubridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tinfoil barb	Barbonymus altus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Yellow croaker	Larimichthys crocea	Sciaenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Oriental river prawn	Macrobrachium nipponense	Palaemonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Finescale tigerfish	Datnioides microlepis	Datnioididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ornate rice frog	Microhyla fissipes	Microhylidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Amazon sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys pardalis	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Parambassis siamensis	Parambassis siamensis	Ambassidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mountain slug snake	Pareas margaritophorus	Pareidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Vermiculated sailfin catfish	Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus	Loricariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
African giant snail	Lissachatina fulica	Achatinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Zebra spiny eel	Macrognathus zebrinus	Mastacembelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black-striped mussel	Mytilopsis sallei	Dreissenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Threestripe gourami	Trichopsis schalleri	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Redstriped eartheater	Geophagus surinamensis	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lined lesser-bream	Metzia lineata	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Malayan pearl catfish	Mystus castaneus	Bagridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lobster cockroach	Nauphoeta cinerea	Blaberidae	Not recorded	Introduced
River carp	Tor tambra	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Wolff's catfish	Mystus wolffii	Bagridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ghost shrimp	Macrobrachium lanchesteri	Palaemonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Orange tiger	Mayaheros urophthalmus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Yellow-spotted keelback	Fowlea flavipunctata	Colubridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Saltan fish	Leptobarbus rubripinna	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Macrobrachium inflatum	Macrobrachium inflatum	Palaemonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Quetzal cichlid	Vieja melanurus	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Carinated Planorbid	Amerianna carinata	Planorbidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chinese jumper	Amynthas gracilis	Megascolecidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Snakeskin gourami	Trichopodus pectoralis	Osphronemidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tiger barb	Puntigrus tetrazona	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Australian cockroach	Validiblatta australasiae	Blattidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Brown cockroach	Validiblatta brunnea	Blattidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bullfrog	Aquarana catesbeiana	Ranidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bakyietaia polyzonata	Bakyietaia polyzonata	Viviparidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rhombic barb	Barbodes rhombeus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gold barb	Barbodes semifasciolatus	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dentimodiolus striatulus	Dentimodiolus striatulus	Mytilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dichogaster saliens	Dichogaster saliens	Benhamiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Zebra tilapia	Heterotilapia buettikoferi	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hydroides sanctaecrucis	Hydroides sanctaecrucis	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Java sparrow	Lonchura oryzivora	Estrildidae	Endangered	Introduced
Festae	Mesoheros festae	Cichlidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ocnerodrilus occidentalis	Ocnerodrilus occidentalis	Ocnerodrilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Paraperipatus papuensis	Paraperipatus papuensis	Peripatopsidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Perichaeta minima	Perichaeta minima	Megascolecidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pheretima taprobanae	Pheretima taprobanae	Megascolecidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pilsbryoconcha exilis	Pilsbryoconcha exilis	Not recorded	Not recorded	Introduced
Pontoscolex corethrurus	Pontoscolex corethrurus	Rhinodrilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pseudodon vondembuschianus	Pseudodon vondembuschianus	Not recorded	Not recorded	Introduced

A species is on this list when the country's checklist in the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species records it as introduced by people and present. It is marked invasive when the checklist records an impact on native wildlife or habitats. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another, and checklists are revised as countries report, so the list is not final. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0). See the sources.

Common myna

House crow

Bloodsucker

Javan myna

Redclaw