ZooChat Challenge North America 2020

ThylacineAlive said:
B. The Armenian Mouflon are bts at SDZSP so they wouldn't count either, however I think Metro Richmond keeps them so they would be the only zoo where Mouflon can be counted.
~Thylo
Click to expand...
Are Armenian Mouflon ovis oreanatlis gmelini? I think High Park Zoo had it signed as just oreantalis so I guess it doesn’t count. I checked ICUN to make sure and they said Mouflon counted but I guess they just meant the Armenian sub-species.
 
birdsandbats said:
Why are amphibians hard to keep track of? I would say they are easier then reptiles. (It's worth noting that reptiles are my main problem with this challenge now that fish aren't in it - a big reptile house with poor signage would be a nightmare to go through).
Click to expand...

I just figured people might not want to keep track of them again honestly. As far as reptiles go, with only 138 eligible taxa (many of which most people won't see anyhow) could one not just print out the master list and check them off as they visited a zoo? That could be a good way to do it for all of the groups actually. Maybe Jay could make an actual checklist if that'd be helpful?

TZDugong said:
Are Armenian Mouflon ovis oreanatlis gmelini? I think High Park Zoo had it signed as just oreantalis so I guess it doesn’t count. I checked ICUN to make sure and they said Mouflon counted but I guess they just meant the Armenian sub-species.
Click to expand...

I believe @lintworm is referring to more recent studies that found that the European ssp of Mouflon is actually a feral population descended from once semi-domesticated sheep, and therefore the only population in zoos which could count are the Armenian animals. I don't think the IUCN has updated the taxonomy for the species, though. That said, are we not counting Dingos? I know we did for the 2018 Global carnivore challenge. If they do count here, then I'd argue that European Mouflon should as well.

Going back to the initial post, though, are the Reindeer at High Park actual Caribou or Domestic Reindeer? I'd imagine the domesticated varieties won't count here.

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
E. I fail to see how having to keep track of the IUCN Redlist is considered to be more work than the current topic in the ZooChat Cup which requires us all to have to research which specific biome(s) every individual species at every remaining zoo naturally belongs to....

~Thylo
Click to expand...

I’m reluctant to get too far into this here, because a) I’m satisfied with the work Jay has put into making this challenge more workable, have no further comments and look forward to seeing how it plays out, and b) talking about the Cup is off-topic here. I do feel a need to respond to this, though.

The simple answer is that it doesn’t require that. One of the hopes I had when moving beyond strict taxonomic categories and towards more subjective ones is that it would encourage more debate that wasn’t narrowly defined by species lists.

You’re free to make your own judgment - with or without looking it up, really - about whether to factor a species into your thinking, and it’s up to you how much effort you put into that. It’s only if challenged on an individual species that you need to be able to provide an external source. I also think 99% of species are going to be intuitive anyway.
 
First entry.

Amphibians
N/A

Birds
  1. Black-footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) EN - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Jan. 4)

Non-avian Reptiles
N/A

Mammals
N/A
 
Capron Park Zoo- 1/5/2020
1. Brush-tailed Bettong- Bettongia pencillus
2. Red-crowned Crane- Grus japonensis
3. African Lion- Panthera leo
4. Amur Leopard- Panthera pardus
5. Sloth Bear- Melursus ursinus
 
d1am0ndback said:
I never said constructive criticism couldn't be done aggressively. :D

I started off the challenge today at the Audubon Aquarium and Audubon Insectarium. All of the species listed were at the aquarium as the insectarium had nothing that would count for this challenge.

1. Golden Poison Frog, Phyllobates terribilis
2. Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris
3. Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas
4. Hyacinth Macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
6. African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus
Click to expand...
After visiting the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium, I headed over to the Audubon Zoo where I saw.

7. Leopard, Panthera pardus
8. Babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis
9. Asian Small-clawed Otter, Amblonyx cinereus
10. Barasingha, Rucervus duvaucelii
11. Tiger, Panthera tigris
12. Sumatran Orangutan, Pongo abelii
13. Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus
14. Whooping Crane, Grus americana
15. Golden Lion Tamarin, Grus americana
16. Western Gorilla,Gorilla gorilla
17. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Varecia variegata
18. Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx
19. Blue-headed Macaw, Primolius couloni
20. Blue-crowned Laughingthrush, Garrulax courtoisi
21. Bali Mynah, Leucopsar rothschildi
22. Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis
23. Home's Hingeback, Kinixys homeana
24. King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah
25. Tomistoma, Tomistoma schlegelii
26. Roti Island Snakeneck, Chelodina mccordi
27. Louisiana Pine Snake, Pituophis ruthveni
28. Mexican black-tailed pitviper, Mixcoatlus melanurus
29. Texas blind salamander, Eurycea rathbuni
30. Lion, Panthera leo
31. African Painted Dog, Lycaon pictus
32. Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
33. Baird's Tapir, Tapirus bairdii
 
Imperator Furiosa said:
Had to be at the zoo today so I hopefully was able to get a bit of a head start. This is absolutely not a full list, poor weather conditions kept a lot of animals indoors. But it's not as if I won't be back here ever. Species have been cross-referenced with the IUCN database, status is noted after the scientific name.

Lincoln Park Zoo - 01/01/2020
1. Pied Tamarin (Saguinus bicolor) CR
2. François' Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi) EN
3. Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) CR
4. Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) CR
5. Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) EN
6. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) VU
7. Asian Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus) VU
8. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) EN
9. Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) EN
10. Puerto Rican Amazon (Amazona vittata) CR
11. Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) VU
12. Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) VU
13. Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri) CR
14. Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi) CR
15. Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi) EN
16. Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) EN
17. Guam Rail (Gallirallus owstoni) CR
18. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) EN
19. Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) VU
20. Jamaican Iguana (Cyclura collei) CR
21. West African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) VU
22. Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) EN
23. Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) EN
24. Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) EN
25. Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) VU
26. Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) CR
Click to expand...

Blank Park Zoo - 01/06/2020
27. Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) EN
28. Lion (Panthera leo) VU
29. Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar) EN
30. Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) VU
31. Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) CR
32. Blue Crane (Grus paradisea) VU
33. Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) VU
34. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) VU
35. Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) CR
 
Neil chace said:
Capron Park Zoo- 1/5/2020
1. Brush-tailed Bettong- Bettongia pencillus
2. Red-crowned Crane- Grus japonensis
3. African Lion- Panthera leo
4. Amur Leopard- Panthera pardus
5. Sloth Bear- Melursus ursinus
Click to expand...

Capron Park Zoo- 1/11/2020
6. Ring-tailed Lemur- Lemur catta
7. Visayan Warty Pig- Sus cebifrons
8. Mindadao Bleedong Heart Dove- Gallocolumba crinegera
9. Golden Lion Tamarin- Leontopithecus rosalia
10. Palawan Peacock Peasant - Polypectron napoleonis
11. Rodrigues Fruit Bat- Pteropus rodricensis
12. Red Panda- Ailurus fulgens
 
Hipporex said:
First entry.

Amphibians
N/A

Birds
  1. Black-footed penguin (Spheniscus demersus) EN - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Jan. 4)

Non-avian Reptiles
N/A

Mammals
N/A
Click to expand...

Sacramento Zoo (January 11, 2019)
  • Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) CR
  • Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) EN
  • Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) EN
  • Mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) CR
  • Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) CR
  • White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) EN
  • Lion (Panthera leo) VU
  • Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) VU
  • Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) EN
  • Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) VU
  • Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) EN
  • Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) EN
  • Black-crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)
  • Thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) EN
  • Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) VU
  • Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) EN
  • Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standingi) VU
  • Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata) CR
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda) CR
  • Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) VU
  • Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) VU
  • Santa Catalina rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) CR
  • California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) VU
  • Golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) CR
  • Green mantella (Mantella viridis) EN
Total: 26
 
North Carolina Zoo: (1/12/20)

  1. Red-ruffed lemur, Varecia rubra
  2. Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes
  3. Lion, Panthera leo
  4. African bush elephant, Loxodonta africana
  5. Addra gazelle, Nanger dama
  6. Beisa oryx, Oryx beisa
  7. Western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla
  8. Panamanian golden frog, Atelopus zeteki
  9. Red wolf, Canis rufus
  10. Polar bear, Ursus maritimus
  11. Bali Mynah, Leucopsar rothschildi
  12. Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii
 
Hipporex said:
Sacramento Zoo (January 11, 2019)
  • Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) CR
  • Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) EN
  • Coquerel's sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) EN
  • Mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) CR
  • Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) CR
  • White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) EN
  • Lion (Panthera leo) VU
  • Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) VU
  • Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) EN
  • Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) VU
  • Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) EN
  • Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) EN
  • Black-crowned crane (Balearica pavonina)
  • Thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) EN
  • Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) VU
  • Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) EN
  • Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standingi) VU
  • Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata) CR
  • Flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda) CR
  • Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) VU
  • Giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) VU
  • Santa Catalina rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) CR
  • California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense) VU
  • Golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) CR
  • Green mantella (Mantella viridis) EN
Total: 26
Click to expand...
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (January 12, 2020)
27. Tiger (Panthera tigris) EN
28. Military macaw (Ara militaris) VU
29. Umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba) EN
30. Yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix) EN
31. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) CR

Total: 31
 
Imperator Furiosa said:
Blank Park Zoo - 01/06/2020
27. Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) EN
28. Lion (Panthera leo) VU
29. Lar Gibbon (Hylobates lar) EN
30. Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) VU
31. Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) CR
32. Blue Crane (Grus paradisea) VU
33. Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) VU
34. Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) VU
35. Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) CR
Click to expand...

Shedd Aquarium - 01/09/2020
36. Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) EN
37. Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) VU
38. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) EN
39. Yellow-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata) VU
40. Red-headed Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) VU
41. Ringed Sawback (Graptemys oculifera) VU
42. Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) VU
43. Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) VU
44. Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) EN
45. Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) EN
46. Black-legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor) EN
47. Silverstone’s Poison Frog (Ameerega silverstonei) EN
 
jayjds2 said:
Ah, so it’s back on exhibit then? I was sad to miss it last year when it was temporarily offshow.
Click to expand...

Mhm, they were moved to a mixed exhibit with dyeing poison dart frogs and mimic poison frogs a couple months ago. Anthony's poison arrow frogs now occupy their former exhibit.
 
First zoo of the year!:

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - January 20 2020
1. Common Box Turtle Terrapene carolina VU
2. Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii EN
3. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus VU
4. Moluccan Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis VU
 
birdsandbats said:
First zoo of the year!:

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - January 20 2020
1. Common Box Turtle Terrapene carolina VU
2. Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii EN
3. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus VU
4. Moluccan Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis VU
Click to expand...
Henry Vilas Zoo - January 25 2020
5. Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus CR
6. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata CR
7. African Wild Ass Equus africanus CR
8. Red Panda Ailurus fulgens EN
9. White-handed Gibbon Hylobates lar EN
10. Lemur Leaf Frog Agalychnis lemur CR
11. Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates vittatus EN
12. Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta EN
13. Aldabra Giant Tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea VU
14. Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii VU
15. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus VU
16. Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis VU
17. Lion Panthera leo VU
 
Imperator Furiosa said:
Shedd Aquarium - 01/09/2020
36. Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) EN
37. Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) VU
38. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) EN
39. Yellow-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulata) VU
40. Red-headed Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) VU
41. Ringed Sawback (Graptemys oculifera) VU
42. Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) VU
43. Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) VU
44. Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) EN
45. Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) EN
46. Black-legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor) EN
47. Silverstone’s Poison Frog (Ameerega silverstonei) EN
Click to expand...

Brookfield Zoo - 02/02/2020
48. Leopard (Panthera pardus) VU
49. Tiger (Panthera tigris) EN
50. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) VU
51. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) EN
52. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) EN
53. Geoffry’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) EN
54. Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) VU
55. Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) CR
56. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) VU
57. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) EN
58. White-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) EN
59. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus) EN
60. South American Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) VU
61. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) VU
62. Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa) EN
63. Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) CR
64. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) VU
65. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) VU
66. Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CR
67. Mertens’ Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) EN
68. Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) EN
69. Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) CR
70. Santa Catalina Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) CR
71. Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) CR
72. Jamaican Boa (Chilabothrus subflavus) VU
73. San Esteban Chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius) VU
74. Gray’s Monitor (Varanus olivaceus) VU
75. Utila Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) CR
76. Lau Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) EN
77. Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) CR
78. Iguana Cove Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) EN
79. African Spur-thighed Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) VU
80. Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) CR
81. Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) CR
82. Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) VU
 
Imperator Furiosa said:
Brookfield Zoo - 02/02/2020
48. Leopard (Panthera pardus) VU
49. Tiger (Panthera tigris) EN
50. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) VU
51. Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) EN
52. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) EN
53. Geoffry’s Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) EN
54. Pygmy Slow Loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus) VU
55. Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) CR
56. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) VU
57. Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) EN
58. White-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) EN
59. Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus) EN
60. South American Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) VU
61. Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) VU
62. Wattled Curassow (Crax globulosa) EN
63. Blue-billed Curassow (Crax alberti) CR
64. Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) VU
65. Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) VU
66. Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) CR
67. Mertens’ Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) EN
68. Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) EN
69. Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) CR
70. Santa Catalina Rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) CR
71. Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) CR
72. Jamaican Boa (Chilabothrus subflavus) VU
73. San Esteban Chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius) VU
74. Gray’s Monitor (Varanus olivaceus) VU
75. Utila Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) CR
76. Lau Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) EN
77. Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) CR
78. Iguana Cove Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) EN
79. African Spur-thighed Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) VU
80. Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) CR
81. Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus) CR
82. Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni) VU
Click to expand...

Dallas World Aquarium - 02/15/2020
83. West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) VU
84. Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) VU
85. Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) EN
86. Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) VU
87. Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) VU
88. Long-wattled Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger) VU
89. Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) EN
90. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) CR

Fort Worth Zoo - 02/16/2020
91. Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) VU
92. Greater Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris nivalis) EN
93. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) VU
94. Bonobo (Pan paniscus) EN
95. Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) CR
96. Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) VU
97. Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros) EN
98. White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) EN
99. White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) CR
100. Abyssinian Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) VU
101. Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus) EN
102. Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) VU
103. Military Macaw (Ara militaris) VU
104. Storm’s Stork (Ciconia stormi) EN
105. Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) EN
106. Black-crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) VU
107. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) CR
108. Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) VU
109. Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi) EN
110. Four-horned Chameleon (Trioceros quadricornis) VU
111. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) VU
112. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) VU
113. Mexican Alligator Lizard (Abronia graminea) EN
114. Yellow-blotched Palm Pitviper (Bothriechis aurifer) VU
115. Black Pond Turtle (Geoclemys hamiltonii) EN
116. Philippine Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) VU
117. Forsten’s Tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) EN
118. Louisiana Pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni) EN
119. San Esteban Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa) VU
120. Kaiser’s Spotted Newt (Neurergus kaiseri) VU
121. Black-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis) EN
122. Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) CR
123. Red-tailed Knobby Newt (Tylototriton kweichowensis) VU
124. Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur) CR

I don't expect to get huge hauls like this from now on, between Brookfield and Fort Worth I gained easily over 70 new species. But it'll be interesting to see what else ends up added to my list.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top