Question 1

What is Skulled?

Accepted Answer

Skulled is a free educational game where you identify animal skulls. Learn taxonomy, collect cards, and compete on the global leaderboard.

Question 2

How do I play Skulled?

Accepted Answer

Look at the skull image, analyze its features, and choose the correct animal species from the options. You have 2 attempts per round.

Question 3

Is Skulled free to play?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Skulled is completely free to play. Create an account to save your progress and compete on the leaderboard.

Question 4

What game modes are available?

Accepted Answer

Skulled offers multiple modes: Classic (identify species), Progressive (identify taxonomy levels), Speedrun (60-second challenge), and Daily Challenge.

Question 5

How do I collect skull cards?

Accepted Answer

Win games to earn card packs. Open packs to collect skull cards for your album. Rare and legendary cards are harder to find!

Question 6

What is the Daily Challenge?

Accepted Answer

The Daily Challenge presents a new skull every day for all players worldwide. Compete with friends and see who can identify it first!

Question 7

How does the Speedrun mode work?

Accepted Answer

In Speedrun mode, you have 60 seconds to identify as many skulls as possible. The faster and more accurate you are, the higher your score!

Question 8

Can I play Skulled on my phone?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Skulled is a web-based game that works on any device with a modern browser - desktop, tablet, or mobile phone.

Question 9

Is Skulled scientifically accurate?

Accepted Answer

Skulled uses real photographs of animal skulls and accurate scientific nomenclature. It is designed to be both a fun game and a valid educational tool for biology students and enthusiasts.

Question 10

What animals are included in the game?

Accepted Answer

Skulled features a wide variety of vertebrates including mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians from all continents.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Class	Order	Family
Aardvarks	Orycteropus afer	Mammalia	Tubulidentata	Orycteropodidae
Aardwolves	Proteles cristata	Mammalia	Carnivora	Hyaenidae
Abdim's Stork	Ciconia abdimii	Aves	Ciconiiformes	Ciconiidae
Abert’S Squirrel	Sciurus aberti	Mammalia	Rodentia	Sciuridae
African Civet	Civettictis civetta	Mammalia	Carnivora	Viverridae
African golden cat	Caracal aurata	Mammalia	Carnivora	Felidae
African Grey Hornbill	Lophoceros nasutus	Aves	Bucerotiformes	Bucerotidae
African Grey Parrots	Psittacus erithacus	Aves	Psittaciformes	Psittacidae
African Leopard	Panthera pardus pardus	Mammalia	Carnivora	Felidae
African Lions (Northern/Western Clade)	Panthera leo leo	Mammalia	Carnivora	Felidae
African Lions (Southern/Eastern Clade)	Panthera leo melanochaita	Mammalia	Carnivora	Felidae
African Palm Civets	Nandinia binotata	Mammalia	Carnivora	Nandiniidae
African Savanna Hare	Lepus victoriae	Mammalia	Lagomorpha	Leporidae
African skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris	Aves	Charadriiformes	Laridae
African spurred tortoise	Centrochelys sulcata	Reptilia	Testudines	Testudinidae
African Wild Cats	Felis lybica	Mammalia	Carnivora	Felidae
African Wild Dogs	Lycaon pictus	Mammalia	Carnivora	Canidae
Aldabra Giant Tortoises	Aldabrachelys gigantea	Reptilia	Testudines	Testudinidae
Algerian wolf	Canis anthus algirensis	Mammalia	Carnivora	Canidae
Alligator Snapping Turtles	Macrochelys temminckii	Reptilia	Testudines	Chelydridae

Species Database