How Many Dinosaurs Are There in Grow a Garden

There are 12 dinosaur-type pets in Grow a Garden right now. That number comes straight from the Fandom wiki's "Dinosaur Type Pets" category, which catalogues every named dinosaur species currently in the game: Ankylosaurus, Brontosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Iguanodon, Pachycephalosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Pterodactyl, Raptor, Spinosaurus, Stegosaurus, T-Rex, and Triceratops. If you're planning your collection or figuring out which eggs to chase, 12 is the number you want to work with.

The exact dinosaur roster right now

All 12 dinosaur-type pets were introduced across two main content drops: the Prehistoric Event and the Pet Mutations update (version 1.14.0). The Prehistoric Event brought in the core roster through the Dinosaur Egg and the DNA Converter, while the Pet Mutations update added the Primal Egg as a second dinosaur-specific egg with its own hatch pool. Spinosaurus, for example, is tagged as a limited divine pet added specifically in the Pet Mutations update, so it sits in the Primal Egg pool rather than the original Dinosaur Egg pool. Brontosaurus is a Mythical pet from the Dinosaur Egg with a 1% hatch chance or via the DNA Converter. Triceratops is a Legendary obtainable from the Dinosaur Egg or the DNA Converter during the Prehistoric Event. Each of these is treated as a distinct species, not a color variant or reskin.

Different dinosaurs vs. total dinosaurs: what the game actually counts

This is where players sometimes get confused. "How many dinosaurs" can mean two different things depending on how you're looking at it. The 12 number refers to distinct dinosaur species, meaning 12 unique named pets in the dinosaur-type category. That is not the same as how many dinosaur pets you can own or hatch in total. You could have six Triceratops on your farm if you hatched that many, but there's still only one Triceratops species. When people ask "how many different dinosaurs," 12 is the correct answer. When people are counting their total collection or farm inventory, that number depends entirely on how many eggs they've cracked.

It's also worth separating the two egg pools. The Dinosaur Egg focuses on the original Prehistoric Event species, and only contains legendary-tier and higher pets, so lower-rarity dinos like Iguanodon and Dilophosaurus are harder to pin to that specific egg. The Primal Egg, introduced in update 1.14.0, has its own hatch table with 6 possible dinosaur pets. That means if you're only cracking Primal Eggs, you won't see the full 12-species roster, just the subset in that pool. Knowing which egg to target matters a lot for collection completionists, and comparing the Triceratops and Echo Frog in Grow a Garden is a good example of how rarity tiers across different egg sources affect which pets are actually worth farming.

Does the count change on Roblox?

Grow a Garden is a Roblox game, so when people search "Grow a Garden Roblox," they're referring to the same game, not a separate platform version. There's no separate PC or mobile build with a different dinosaur roster. The 12 dinosaur-type pets are the same 12 regardless of whether you're playing on a phone, tablet, or PC through the Roblox app. The version number that matters is the in-game update version, not your platform. Version 1.14.0 is the benchmark for the current dinosaur roster, and that update is what introduced the Primal Egg and locked in the current count of 12 species.

That said, if you're playing Grow a Garden significantly after April 2026, the roster could have changed. The game updates regularly, and new dinosaur pets could be added in future events. The best way to stay current is to cross-check the Fandom wiki's Update Log, which tracks every patch with dated entries pulled from the official Discord. If a new dinosaur type gets added in a future event, the Update Log will be the fastest place to confirm it.

How to check the dinosaur list yourself

You don't have to trust any single source blindly. Here's how to verify the count yourself in a few minutes:

1. Open the Fandom wiki for Grow a Garden and navigate to the "Dinosaur Type Pets" category. It lists every dinosaur pet with its own page. Count the entries. As of April 2026, that's 12.
2. Cross-reference with the Eggs index page on the same wiki. It separates the Dinosaur Egg and Primal Egg entries, so you can see which dinosaurs belong to which hatch pool and verify nothing is double-counted.
3. Check the Pets section of the best dinosaur in Grow a Garden guide for a tier-ranked breakdown, which also gives you a practical sense of which of the 12 are actually worth chasing.
4. In-game, open the Pet Info interface. The game's pet encyclopedia or inventory screen lets you filter or browse by type, so you can scroll through dinosaur-type pets and count them directly without relying on any external source.
5. If you're unsure whether the game has been updated recently, visit the growagardendb.com database pages for the Dinosaur Egg and Primal Egg. Both have hatchables tables with per-pet probabilities, so you can count the distinct dinosaur entries listed there.

That five-step process takes about five minutes and gives you a verified number you can use for planning. If the wiki category and the in-game pet menu both show 12 dinosaur types, you can be confident that's the current total.

What this means for your collection and breeding strategy

Knowing there are 12 dinosaur species lets you set a concrete collection goal. If you're going for a full dinosaur roster, you need 12 unique species, and your biggest bottlenecks will be the Mythical and Divine tiers: Brontosaurus (1% from Dinosaur Egg), T-Rex (also Mythical), and Spinosaurus (Limited Divine from Primal Egg). Spinosaurus is the hardest by far since it's a limited pet, meaning it may not be available in every game session or egg rotation.

For mid-level players who aren't going for a full collection, the more practical question is which of the 12 is actually useful on your farm. Whether Parasaurolophus is worth adding to your lineup is a good starting point, since it sits in the rare tier and is relatively accessible compared to the Mythical options. Meanwhile, if you're debating which Legendary dinosaur to prioritize first, the Stegosaurus vs. Triceratops comparison breaks down which of those two Legendaries gives you more value per hatch investment.

The DNA Converter is worth factoring into your planning too. Several dinosaurs, including Brontosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Iguanodon, and Parasaurolophus, are obtainable through the DNA Converter during the Prehistoric Event. That gives you a secondary path to complete the roster beyond just egg hatching, which matters a lot if you're hitting bad luck streaks on Mythical-tier hatches. If you're unsure how the DNA Converter fits into egg strategy overall, look at the Primal Egg hatch pool breakdown alongside the Dinosaur Egg, since they cover different subsets of the 12 species and require different resource commitments.

Quick reference for collection planning

• Total dinosaur species: 12
• Easiest to obtain: Common and Uncommon tiers (Iguanodon, Dilophosaurus) via Dinosaur Egg or DNA Converter
• Hardest to obtain: Spinosaurus (Limited Divine, Primal Egg only) and Brontosaurus/T-Rex (Mythical, 1% or lower hatch rate)
• Two egg pools to track: Dinosaur Egg (original Prehistoric Event pool) and Primal Egg (6-pet pool from update 1.14.0)
• Platform: Same roster on all Roblox platforms, no version differences
• Best verification method: Fandom wiki category + in-game Pet Info screen cross-check

The 12-species count is stable as of version 1.14.0, but Grow a Garden adds content regularly. Bookmark the Fandom wiki's Dinosaur Type Pets category and check it after any major update drop. If that number jumps to 13 or beyond, the new species will have its own wiki page and a defined egg source, and you can update your collection checklist from there.