Platform: Website App version number, if a mobile app issue: Browser, if a website issue: Chrome URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations or pages: https://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/144126770 Screenshots of what you are seeing: [Screenshot 2026-07-13 002016] Description of …

Good point and yes, turns out to be an issue with Chrome specifically. Got it removed with and working on Microsoft Edge.

A Chrome bug? For me it was working this morning correctely (Browser: Vivaldi, up to date)

I am not sure if it is a Chrome bug since I tried it over several hours with the same results but maybe

I don’t this is the issue with mine but thank you for sharing this with me and will look into the possibility Update: This was not issue that I came across as the removal button was visible but did not do a thing when I tried to use it

I’m not able to replicate on my own lists. I can remove taxa from my own lists without an issue when using Firefox. Does it happen with other browsers?

Edge uses basically the same engine as Chrome. I suspect it the issue might be due to extensions you have in Chrome. Did you try turning off extensions in Chrome?

Still does not work with the extensions off

I was thinking of @graysquirrel 's post in the other thread, where removing them (in that case via the batch edit page) also does not work, like your experience here. In that case either the removal action is nonfunctional for regular users (not staff), or taxa repopulate improperly in lists after s…

[image] sbrobeson: But maybe I am misunderstanding what you mean by “nothing happens” – do you mean the page responds but doesn’t load a new screen? The button doesn’t open a dialogue box? when I click on the remove taxon from list, nothing happens. when I try to open a new tab from the butto…

Non-Functioning Remove Button Taxon in Lists

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sbrobeson July 13, 2026, 8:29am 3

see: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/unable-to-update-taxon-status-due-to-duplicate-listings-in-place-checklist/51582

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Non-Functioning Remove Button Taxon in Lists

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