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    This document lists alien species recorded in Singapore, including 2 mammal, 21 bird, 7 reptile, 3 amphibian, and 34 freshwater fish species. It provides the scientific and common names of each species. Some species are highlighted in red as being among the 100 worst invasive alien species in the world according to the Global Invasive Species Database. The list was last updated in May 2009 and references are provided.

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    List of alien species in Singapore

    This list offers a snapshot of the alien species recorded in Singapore. This is
    by no means an exhaustive list.

    Scientific Name Common Name


    Mammals (2)
    Callosciurus finlaysonii Variable Squirrel
    Rattus norvegicus Brown Rat

    Birds (21)
    Acridotheres cristatellus Crested Myna
    Acridotheres javanicus Javan Myna / White-vented Myna
    Cacatua sulphurea Yellow-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua goffini Tanimbar Corella
    Columba livia Rock Pigeon / Common Pigeon
    Corvus splendens House Crow
    Garrulax canorus Hwamei
    Garrulax leucolophus White-crested Laughingthrush
    Lonchura leucogastroides Javan Munia
    Lonchura oryzivora Java Sparrow
    Megalaima lineata Lineated Barbet
    Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    Ploceus manyar Streaked Weaver
    Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula alexandri Red-breasted Parakeet
    Pycnonotus aurigaster Sooty-headed Bulbul
    Pycnonotus jocosus Red-whiskered Bulbul
    Pycnonotus melanicterus Black-crested Bulbul
    Streptopelia tranquebarica Red Collared Dove / Red Turtle Dove
    Sturnus melanopterus Black-winged Starling
    Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental White-eye

    Reptiles (7)
    Calotes versicolor Changeable Lizard
    Pareas margaritophorus White-spotted Slug Snake
    Pelodiscus sinensis Chinese Softshell Turtle
    Siebenrockiella crassicollis Black Marsh Terrapin
    Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared Slider / Elegant Slider
    Xenochrophis flavipunctatus Indochinese Chequered Keelback
    Xenochrophis vittatus Striped Keelback

    Amphibians (3)
    Kaloula pulchra Banded Bull Frog
    Lithobates catesbeianus American Bullfrog
    Microhyla fissipes East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog

    Freshwater Fishes (34)


    Acarichthys heckelli Threadfin Acara
    Barbonymus schwanenfeldii Stripe-tailed Tinfoil Barb
    Channa micropeltes Toman / Giant Snakehead

    Compiled by National Biodiversity Centre, NParks 1


    Freshwater Fishes (34)
    Chitala ornata Clown Featherback
    Cichla orinocensis Peacock Bass
    Cichlasoma hybrid Luohan
    Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mayan Cichlid
    Clarias gariepinus African Walking Catfish
    Esomus metallicus Siamese Flying Barb
    Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish
    Geophagus altifrons Eartheater
    Hampala macrolepidota Sebarau
    Macrognathus zebrinus Zebra Spiny-eel
    Metzia lineata Chinese Minnow
    Notopterus notopterus Black Featherback
    Oreochromis mossambicus Mozambique Tilapia
    Osphronemus goramy Common Giant Goramy / Kalui
    Osteochilus hasselti Terbol, Hasselt's Bony-lipped Barb
    Parachromis managuensis Jaguar Guapote
    Parambassis siamensis Indochinese Glass-perchlet
    Paratheraps synspilus Red-breasted Cichlid
    Poecilia reticulata Guppy
    Potamotrygon motoro Motoro Ray
    Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus Marbled-belly Armoured Sucking Catfish
    Pterygoplichthys pardalis Spotted-belly Armoured Sucking Catfish
    Puntius semifasciolatus Green Barb
    Rasbora borapetensis Red-tailed Rasbora
    Rhinogobius giurinus East Asian River Goby
    Scleropages formosus Asian Arowana
    Systomus partipentazona Indochinese Tiger Barb
    Systonus rhombeus Indochinese Spotted Barb
    Systomus tetrazona Sumatran Tiger Barb
    Tilapia buttikoferi Horne Tilapia
    Trichogaster pectoralis Snakeskin Goramy / Sepat Siam

    List updated: May 2009

    Note: Species in red indicate they have been listed as 100 of the World’s
    Worst Invasive Alien Species.

    Reference:
    Baker, N., & Lim, K. K. (2008). Wild animals of Singapore. Singapore: Draco
    Publishing and Distribution.

    Lowe, S., Browne, M., Boudjelas, S., & De Poorter, M. (2004). 100 of the
    World's Worst Invasive Alien Species: A selection from the Global Invasive
    Species Database. Auckland, New Zealand: The Invasive Species Specialist
    Group (ISSG). http://www.issg.org/database/species/search.asp?st=100ss

    Wang, L. K., & Hails, C. J. (Eds.). (2007). An annotated checklist of birds of


    Singapore (Vol. 15). Singapore: Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research.

    Compiled by National Biodiversity Centre, NParks 2

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