Family

Whiptail Stingrays

Dasyatidae

17 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderMyliobatiformes (Stingrays)
FamilyDasyatidae (Whiptail Stingrays)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Neotrygon orientale

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Taeniurops meyeni

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Taeniura lymma

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Hypanus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Neotrygon australiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Hypanus dipterurus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pastinachus ater

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Neotrygon moluccensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Hypanus longus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Urogymnus granulatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pateobatis jenkinsii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Urogymnus asperrimus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Neotrygon ningalooensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Himantura australis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Neotrygon leylandi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pateobatis fai

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Himantura uarnak

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~60%

Jan

~60%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~60%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~60%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whiptail Stingrays

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	12	>90%
	Reef ray			~80%
	Broad Cowtail Stingray			~60%
	Dragon stingray			~30%
	Australian Bluespotted Maskray			~30%
	Thorny Ray			~30%
	Ningaloo Maskray			~30%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			~30%
	Reticulated Whipray			~30%
	Painted Maskray			~20%
	Pink Whipray			Insufficient data
	Reticulate Whipray			Insufficient data
	Mangrove Ray			Insufficient data
2	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	6	>90%
	Reef ray			~80%
	Australian Bluespotted Maskray			~60%
	Mangrove Ray			~40%
	Thorny Ray			Insufficient data
	Blotched Fantail Ray			Insufficient data
	Dragon stingray			Insufficient data
3	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	>90%
	Oriental Bluespotted Maskray			~90%
	Reef ray			~80%
4	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10	~90%
	Moluccan Bluespotted Maskray			~60%
	Reef ray			~50%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			Insufficient data
	Mangrove Ray			Insufficient data
	Oriental Bluespotted Maskray			Insufficient data
	Broad Cowtail Stingray			Insufficient data
	Thorny Ray			Insufficient data
	Pink Whipray			Insufficient data
	Reticulate Whipray			Insufficient data
	Dragon stingray			Insufficient data
5	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~80%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			~80%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~80%
	Southern Stingray			~80%
7	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~70%
	Diamond Stingray			~60%
	Blotched Fantail Ray			~40%
8	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~70%
	Diamond Stingray			~50%
	Longtail Stingray			Insufficient data
9	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~50%
	Longtail Stingray			~50%
10	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Longtail Stingray			~40%
11	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Diamond Stingray			Insufficient data