ZooChat Challenge North America 2019

TheGerenuk said:
Question: What species (possibly more than one) of Galapagos tortoise are kept at San Diego Zoo? I've seen people update their reptile lists with more species of tortoise and, after seeing many tortoises at San Diego, would need clarification on their identities.
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San Diego keeps a number of species but due to poor record keeping the identifications are for the most part tentative and different sources indicate different species. I have contacted the zoo for more information only to be steered to their website, which is, of course, useless in this matter. Until further clarification is made through research or by the zoo, it would be best to get Galápagos tortoise points from other zoos.
 
jayjds2 said:
San Diego keeps a number of species but due to poor record keeping the identifications are for the most part tentative and different sources indicate different species. I have contacted the zoo for more information only to be steered to their website, which is, of course, useless in this matter. Until further clarification is made through research or by the zoo, it would be best to get Galápagos tortoise points from other zoos.
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The worst part is San Diego is the only zoo I've been to this year that has any of the species. It'll be one species for now until the situation is clarified.
 
TheGerenuk said:
The worst part is San Diego is the only zoo I've been to this year that has any of the species. It'll be one species for now until the situation is clarified.
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Agreed - keep it one species for now but should you start to see pure individuals, remove it in favor of them.
 
birdsandbats said:
Detroit Zoo - August 16 2019

Reptiles
27. Timor Python Malayopython timoriensis
28. Jamaican Boa Chilabothrus subflavus

Total: 60
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Binder Park Zoo - August 17 2019

Mammals
10. Collared Lemur Eulemur collaris

Reptiles
29. Dumeril's Ground Boa Acrantophis dumerili

Total: 62
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center
74) Indonesian Blue-Tongued Skink Tiliqua gigas

TOTAL: 154

~Thylo
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Trevor Zoo
Mammals-
23) Japanese Serow Capricornis crispus

Livingston-Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Birds-
59) Meller’s Duck Anas melleri
60) Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana
61) Laysan Teal Anas laysanensis
62) New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae

TOTAL: 159

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Trevor Zoo
Mammals-
23) Japanese Serow Capricornis crispus

Livingston-Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Birds-
59) Meller’s Duck Anas melleri
60) Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana
61) Laysan Teal Anas laysanensis
62) New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae

TOTAL: 159

~Thylo
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Forgot one:

Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Birds-
63) Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis

TOTAL: 160

~Thylo
 
Imperator Furiosa said:
National Zoo - 08/03/19

Mammals
6. Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
7. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
8. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)
9. Red-fronted Lemur (Eulemur rufifrons)
10. Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus)

Birds
-No change

Reptiles
30. Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
31. Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
32. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
33. Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi)

Wildlife Discovery Center - 08/06/19

Mammals
-No change

Birds
-No change

Reptiles
34. Philippine Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)
35. Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta)

Well, I finally got more mammals. I'm glad I got a chance to see Flare a couple days before she passed. Overall total is currently 56.
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Zoo Knoxville (again) - 08/11/19

Mammals
-No change

Birds
-No change

Reptiles
36. Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora)

Philadelphia Zoo - 09/15/19

Mammals
11. Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons)
12. Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz)
13. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)
14. Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

Birds
12. Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana)

Reptiles
37. Flat-backed Spider Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)
38. Pacific Tree Boa (Candoia bibroni)
39. Standing’s Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi)
40. Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri)

Current total is 66.
Philly visit was very rushed because I got there close to closing so I know I missed several species I would have otherwise been able to see. In any case, I hope to visit a few more major collections before the end of the year so I can reach a decent final total.
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Forgot one:

Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Birds-
63) Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis

TOTAL: 160

~Thylo
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Potentially the last update of the year!

Bronx Zoo
Birds-
64) Yellow-Crested Cockatoo Cacatua sulphurea

Reptiles-
75) Four-Lined Girdled Lizard Zonosaurus quadrilineatus

TOTAL: 162

~Thylo
 
drill said:
Do you have a species list of their ungulates?
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I didn’t write them down, but based on my few photos and memory:

Common eland
Black wildebeest
Blue wildebeest
Addra gazelle
Addax
Beisa oryx
Scimitar-horned oryx
Grant’s zebra
Southern white rhino
Domestic water buffalo
Roosevelt’s elk
Blackbuck
Fallow deer
Hybrid giraffe
Sable antelope
Greater kudu
Various domestics
 
jayjds2 said:
I didn’t write them down, but based on my few photos and memory:

Common eland
Black wildebeest
Blue wildebeest
Addra gazelle
Addax
Beisa oryx
Scimitar-horned oryx
Grant’s zebra
Southern white rhino
Domestic water buffalo
Roosevelt’s elk
Blackbuck
Fallow deer
Hybrid giraffe
Sable antelope
Greater kudu
Various domestics
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I heard they had Lechwe. Is this true?
 
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