Reptile
Gaboon Viper
Heavy rainforest viper with huge fangs
Animals that start with G
There are 49 animals that start with the letter G, including the Gaboon Viper, Galápagos Tortoise, Garden Snail, and more. See photos, facts, and full guides for each.
49 animals beginning with G
Reptile
Galápagos Tortoise
The giant tortoise that can live over a century
Invertebrate
Garden Snail
The slow, shell-carrying garden mollusk
Reptile
Garter Snake
One of North America's most common and widespread snakes
Mammal
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
The long-limbed acrobat of Central American forests
Reptile
Gharial
The fish-eating crocodilian with a long, narrow snout
Mammal
Giant Anteater
South America's two-metre tongue specialist
Invertebrate
Giant Clam
The reef-dwelling giant of the mollusks
Invertebrate
Giant House Spider
Britain's large but harmless funnel-weaving house spider
Invertebrate
Giant Pacific Octopus
Largest octopus of the North Pacific
Mammal
Giant Panda
The bamboo-eating bear of China's mountains
Invertebrate
Giant Squid
The elusive deep-sea giant with enormous eyes
Reptile
Gila Monster
One of the few venomous lizards
Mammal
Giraffe
The tallest animal on Earth
Amphibian
Glass Frog
The frog with see-through skin
Fish
Goblin Shark
Deep-sea shark with a protrusible jaw
Bird
Golden Eagle
One of the largest and fastest birds of prey
Mammal
Golden Jackal
The adaptable wild dog of Europe and Asia
Amphibian
Golden Mantella
Critically Endangered orange gem of Madagascar
Fish
Goldfish
The world's most popular pet fish
Amphibian
Goliath Frog
The largest frog on Earth
Mammal
Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo
The golden-striped kangaroo that lives in trees
Mammal
Gorilla
The largest living primate
Insect
Grasshopper
The jumping insect of fields and meadows
Amphibian
Gray Tree Frog
The color-changing tree frog of eastern forests
Mammal
Gray Wolf
The ancestor of the domestic dog
Fish
Great Barracuda
Torpedo-shaped reef ambush predator
Bird
Great Horned Owl
The powerful nocturnal hunter with feathered tufts
Bird
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Europe's drumming carpenter
Bird
Great Tit
Bold black-capped tit of Eurasian gardens
Fish
Great White Shark
The ocean's most famous apex predator
Mammal
Greater Bilby
Long-eared desert bandicoot
Reptile
Green Anaconda
The heaviest snake in the world
Reptile
Green Anole
Colour-changing lizard of southern US gardens
Reptile
Green Basilisk
Jesus Christ lizard that runs on water
Reptile
Green Iguana
The large tree-dwelling lizard of the tropics
Reptile
Green Sea Turtle
The gentle, long-lived grazer of tropical seas
Reptile
Green Tree Python
Lime-green python of Papuan rainforests
Bird
Grey Heron
The patient wetland hunter
Bird
Grey Partridge
Stubble-dwelling partridge of old farmlands
Mammal
Grey Seal
The horse-faced seal of the Atlantic
Mammal
Grizzly Bear
North America's iconic brown bear
Mammal
Groundhog
North America's weather-watching marmot
Mammal
Guanaco
Wild South American camelid ancestor of the llama
Mammal
Guereza Colobus
Black-and-white leaf monkey of African canopy
Mammal
Guinea Pig
The gentle social rodent from the Andes
Fish
Gulper Eel
Pelican-jawed phantom of the abyss
Invertebrate
Gumboot Chiton
Leathery giant of Pacific tidepools
Fish
Guppy
The colorful beginner's aquarium fish
Animals that start with G: FAQs
What animals start with the letter G?
Animals beginning with G include Gaboon Viper, Galápagos Tortoise, Garden Snail, Garter Snake, Geoffroy's Spider Monkey, and 44 more.
How many animals begin with G?
Our guide currently covers 49 animals whose names start with G.