Sometimes fantasy worlds aren’t just about ferocious mythical creatures, you also need some regular animals to populate your world! Check out some of these naming suggestions for species you can use in your games.
Good Species Names
Good Species Names are always descriptive, they need to tell you what kind of animal it is, and what its distinguishing features are.
- Mahogany Ewe
- Vervet Tuatara
- Single-Horned Manatee
- Blonde Katydid
- Pearl-Bellied Peccary
- Sunglow-Bellied Bird
- Boar-Grasshopper
- Gila monster-Indri
- Panda-Cat
- Heron-Yak
- Malachite Moorhen
Assassin Turtle
The Assassin Turtle is a deceptively stealthy snapping turtle that can be found around swamp and marsh areas, where it seeks to drag unsuspecting rodents to a watery grave.
- Sandy Badger
- Raspberry Wombat
- Smitten-Nosed Possum
- Seashell-Nosed Bunny
- Puppy-Cayman
- Moth-Booby
- Porcupine-Bandicoot
- Mole-Springbok
Bird Species Names
Birds tend to have some of the more unusual names for their species, a fact that we’ve taken into account for our own list below!
- Throaty Warbler
- Yellow Finch
- Wader Bird
- Great Crested Peahen
- Swiftwing
- Jayrock
- Tawny Falcon
- Firebird
- Sea Eagle
Blue-Winged Gull
Blue-Winged Gulls are known mostly as pests which tend to follow trawler ships around in order to steal the fish that they catch. In a pinch, the birds can be shot down and eaten in extreme circumstances.
- Lesser Parrot
- Grey Albatros
- Wandering Orux
- Crested Booby
- Mottled Wren
- Great Plains Owl
- Piebald Tit
- Speckled Finch
- Tiger Dove
- Atlas Condor
Fish Species Names
If anything, Fish Species’ names tend to be even more idiosyncratic than their winged counterparts. We’ve included a mixture of descriptive and unusual names below:
- Bitterling
- Beluga Sturgeon
- Coolie Loach
- Darter
- Jewelfish
- Icconu
- Kokanee
- Mandarinfish
- Orange Roughy
Opaleye
The Opaleye is a predatory fish whose distinctive eyes can be seen reflecting the torchlight of passing ships as it darts through the waters to hunt at night.
- Pearl Danilo
- Queen Parrotfish
- Riffe Dace
- Ridgehead
- Snapper
- Steelhead
- Triplespine
- Vendace
- Tang
- Whiting
Snake Species Names
Snake Species names tend to be more pedestrian and descriptive than birds or fish, so a simple account of an animal’s distinguishing characteristics will usually suffice:
- Horned Adder
- Whitetail Asp
- Volcano Boa
- Boomslang
- Coachwhip Snake
- Manticore Cobra
- Speckled Hognose
- Ikeheka
- Spitting Keelback
- Banded Krait
- Greater Lora
Crawling Mud Snake
The Crawling Mud Snake is unique among snakes in that it is the only semi-aquatic species, choosing to make its home in the muddy banks of rivers and surrounding marshlands.
- Horned Pipe Snake
- Dwarf Python
- Black and Tan Racer
- Elvish Rattlesnake
- Desert Sidewinder
- Red Taipan
- Oak Tree Snake
- Carpet Viper
That’s it for our list of suggestions for species names. We hope that you found a name here you can bring into your own games and stories! Please share the article with your fellow players if you found it useful, and tell us your favorite name in the comments below.
