Zoochat Challenge North America 2022

[Coelacanth18]

The Steve Irwin: 5 Australian mammals, 5 Australian birds, and 5 Australian herps. I won’t make you say “Crikey” every time, but I’m sure you’ll find it’s more fun when you do.

The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 1/5 Birds 0/5 Herps
1. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Even though my goal was to not change the challenges after the game had started, I realized upon review that this challenge is phrased far more ambiguously than I intended. Here are the revisions in bold, which should have no effect on the current submissions:

The Steve Irwin: 5 native Australian mammals, 5 native Australian birds, and 5 native Australian herps. 14 of the 15 species must be endemic to the Oceania region - Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. I won’t make you say “Crikey” every time, but I’m sure you’ll find it’s more fun when you do.

@birdsandbats if you want to retract the falcon in favor of saving that freebie for something else I will allow it this time, since it was my error; otherwise you can leave it locked in.

I also changed the Duck Dynasty challenge in my best attempt to deal with the conundrum @Neil chace posed. This should also have no effect on the current submissions.

Duck Dynasty: at least 18 waterfowl (order Anseriformes – ducks and geese, basically). If they are native, they must be signed or in an enclosed aviary to count. The following species do not count for this challenge: Mallard and Canada Goose.

I recognize that still leaves some ambiguity to it, but without retracting species that have already been counted what's done is done. If you know that the waterfowl you're seeing aren't actually captive please don't count them, as it goes against both the rules and the spirit of the challenge.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Very excited for this year! Will definitely require a lot more careful calculations than in the past. I think my favorite aspect of this challenge is that it'll be very easy to revamp and reuse. Who says in the future we can't just make up a new 36 mini-challenges. Definitely a horizon broadener. Excellent work @Coelacanth18

I'm happy I could provide the inspiration for this and I do hope I can figure out how to make my original idea work on a global scale (or even national scale in the future). Seeing how well people do with keeping track of multiple and seemingly random lists of animals will be useful, as it potentially opens the door for more challenging, well, challenges in the future.

~Thylo

 

[Coelacanth18]

@Coelacanth18 See if you can get One-Zoo Wonder by completing The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval. If you can do it you've found the best zoo ever, right?

If there were such a zoo I'd be living there already unfortunately, I'm almost certain such a zoo does not exist in North America. There's at least 1 or 2 species on there whose distribution is well-documented, and AFAIK all of them are missing at least one of the others.

I'm happy I could provide the inspiration for this and I do hope I can figure out how to make my original idea work on a global scale (or even national scale in the future). Seeing how well people do with keeping track of multiple and seemingly random lists of animals will be useful, as it potentially opens the door for more challenging, well, challenges in the future.

Indeed; this is a somewhat experimental concept, and we are the guinea pigs for working out the kinks. Regardless of how well it goes it'll at least interesting and informative!

 

[birdsandbats]

Even though my goal was to not change the challenges after the game had started, I realized upon review that this challenge is phrased far more ambiguously than I intended. Here are the revisions in bold, which should have no effect on the current submissions:



@birdsandbats if you want to retract the falcon in favor of saving that freebie for something else I will allow it this time, since it was my error; otherwise you can leave it locked in.

I also changed the Duck Dynasty challenge in my best attempt to deal with the conundrum @Neil chace posed. This should also have no effect on the current submissions.



I recognize that still leaves some ambiguity to it, but without retracting species that have already been counted what's done is done. If you know that the waterfowl you're seeing aren't actually captive please don't count them, as it goes against both the rules and the spirit of the challenge.

I'll leave the falcon on for now I guess, I don't really see any reason to take it off.

Of course, I know of zoos keeping legitimate captive Mallards, so maybe not counting Mallards isn't the best option? I guess I don't see an alternative though.

 

[Coelacanth18]

Of course, I know of zoos keeping legitimate captive Mallards, so maybe not counting Mallards isn't the best option? I guess I don't see an alternative though.

I excluded the two most common species that could be signed but actually be wild. It's the best I've got for now and I don't want to revise that challenge multiple times. There should be plenty of other waterfowl to get though, in addition to 35 other challenges.

 

[birdsandbats]

Wow, this will be a pain to keep track of...

I briefly visited Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary today. My main focus was birding so I missed most of the exhibits, but I did see a few captive species:

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - January 1 2022

Duck Dynasty - 3/18
1. Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
2. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
3. American Wigeon Mareca americana

Parliament Is Now In Session - 6/6 - NOW COMPLETE*
1. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
2. Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus
3. Barred Owl Strix varia
4. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
5. Long-eared Owl Asio otus
6. Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio

The Edgar Allen Poe - 0/2 Corvus 0/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 0/2 wild
1. Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

Cold as Ice 1/3
1. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus

The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 1/5 Birds 0/5 Herps
1. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

__________________________________________________

Current Progress

In-Progress Trials
Duck Dynasty - 3/18
The Edgar Allen Poe - 0/2 Corvus 0/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 0/2 wild
Cold as Ice 1/3
The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 1/5 Birds 0/5 Herps

Completed Trails - 2/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-*One-Zoo Wonder

Jack R. Facente Serpentarium - January 2 2022

Polly Wants a 20 - 1/20
1. Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna

The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
1. Rosy Boa Charina trivirgata
2. Common Boa Boa constrictor
3. Reticulated Python Malayopython reticulatus
4. Burmese Python Python bivittatus

Slow and Steady - 0/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
1. Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus

The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 0/2 crocodile
1. American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis

One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 6/6 viper 4/4 elapid 0/1 komodo 1/1 Heloderma
1. Mexican Green Rattlesnake Crotalus basiliscus
2. Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus
3. Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix
4. Baja California Rattlesnake Crotalus enyo
5. Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus
6. Western Diamondback Crotalus atrox
7. Eastern Diamondback Crotalus adamanteus
8. Black-tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus
9. Panamint Rattlesnake Crotalus stephensi
10. Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus
11. Jararaca Viper Bothrops jararaca
12. Desert Lancehead Viper Bothrops pictus
13. Russell's Viper Daboia russelii
14. Common Lancehead Viper Bothrops atrox
15. Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
16. Eastern Green Mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps
17. Jameson's Green Mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni
18. Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis
19. Western Green Mamba Dendroaspis viridis

Silk and Stinger - 3/3 spider 1/3 scorpion
1. Thailand Zebra-leg Tarantula Cyriopagopus albostriatus
2. Curlyhair Tarantula Tliltocatl albopilosus
3. Burgundy Goliath Birdeater Theraphosa stirmi
4. Fat-tailed Scorpion Androctonus amoreuxi/australis
(@Coelacanth18 Can I count that? It was one of the two species listed, and they can only be told apart by precise body measurements)

The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 1/5 Birds 3/5 Herps
2. Inland Taipan Oxyuranus microlepidotus
3. Collett's Snake Pseudechis colletti
4. Central Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps

____________________________________________________________

Current Progress

In-Progress Trials
Duck Dynasty - 3/18
The Edgar Allen Poe - 0/2 Corvus 0/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 0/2 wild
Cold as Ice 1/3
Polly Wants a 20 - 1/20
The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
Slow and Steady - 0/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 0/2 crocodile
One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 6/6 viper 4/4 elapid 0/1 komodo 1/1 Heloderma
Silk and Stinger - 3/3 spider 1/3 scorpion
The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 1/5 Birds 3/5 Herps

Completed Trails - 2/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder

 

[Coelacanth18]

One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 6/6 viper 4/4 elapid 0/1 komodo 1/1 Heloderma

So close had I stuck with my rough draft version of that challenge - which lacked the two venomous lizards - you would have gotten it.

4. Fat-tailed Scorpion Androctonus amoreuxi/australis
(@Coelacanth18 Can I count that? It was one of the two species listed, and they can only be told apart by precise body measurements)

I'll allow it on the genus level, on the condition that you don't count any other species from that genus.

 

[birdsandbats]

So close had I stuck with my rough draft version of that challenge - which lacked the two venomous lizards - you would have gotten it.

I think Komodo Dragon will be pretty hard for me to get this year, so that trial may be sitting like that for the whole year, tantalizingly close yet so far.

Or maybe I'll get lucky.

 

[iluvwhales]

In all my years on ZooChat, this is my first shot at one of these challenges.

Cincinnati Zoo 1/2/2022 & 1/3/2022
The following sightings were recorded at one zoo during two visits on two separate days. I decided to compile them all into one post in the interest of organization. The sighting date will follow each species’ name.

Have Trunk Will Travel 1/4 species:
Asian elephant Elephas maximus 1/2/2022

Cat Got Your Tongue 6/9 species:
African lion Panthera leo 1/2/2022
Malayan tiger Panthera tigris 1/2/2022
Snow leopard Panthera uncia 1/2/2022
Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa 1/2/2022
Southern Brazilian ocelot Leopardis pardalus mitis 1/2/2022
Black-footed cat Felis nigripes 1/2/2022

Planet of the Apes 2/6 species:
Western lowland gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
White-handed gibbon Hylobates lar 1/3/2022

Late to the Party 5/8 species:
Cougar Puma concolor 1/22/2022 Cincinnati
Ringtail Bassariscus astutus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
Mexican wolf Canis lupus baileyi 1/3/2022

You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly 1/4 species:
Common ostrich Struthio camelus 1/3/2022

Pretty in Pink 1/4 species:
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 1/3/2022

Rookery Roundabout 4/8 species:
King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 1/3/2022
Southern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome 1/3/2022
Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus 1/3/2022
African penguin Spheniscus demersus 1/3/2022

Duck Dynasty 4/18 species:
Marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris 1/2/2022
Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator 1/2/2022
Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix 1/3/2022
Common eider Somateria mollissima 1/3/2022

Parliament is now in Session 1/6 species:
Eurasian eagle owl Bubo bubo 1/2/2022

Polly Wants 20 1/20 species:
Thick-billed parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha 1/3/2022

The Big Squeeze 3/5 species:
Burmese python Python bivittatus 1/2/2022
Angolan python Python anchietae 1/2/2022
Boa constrictor Boa constrictor imperator 1/2/2022

Slow and Steady 1/4 species:
Northern spider tortoise Pyxis arachnoides brygooi 1/2/2022

Sobek Six-pack 3/6 species:
American alligator Alligator missisippiensis 1/2/2022
American crocodile Crocodylus acutus 1/2/2022
Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis 1/2/2022

One Drop, One Life 3/8 rattlesnakes, 1/6 vipers, 1/4 elapids 0/1 Komodo, 1/1 Heloderma:
King cobra Ophiophagus Hannah 1/2/2022
Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica 1/2/2022
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 1/2/2022
Aruba Island rattlesnake Crotalus unicolor 1/2/2022
Gila monster Heloderma suspectum 1/2/2022
Dusky pygmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius barbourin 1/2/2022

Pick Your Poison 2/8 Dendrobatidae & 0/4 Mantellidae:
Dyeing dart frog Dendrobates tinctorius 1/2/2022
Green and black poison dart frog Dendrobates auratus 1/2/2022

Silk and Stinger 3/3 Araneae, 1/3 Scorpiones:
Emperor scorpion Pandinus imperator 1/3/2022
Brazilian salmon pink birdeater Lasiodora parahybana 1/3/2022
Brazilian whiteknee tarantula Acanthscurria genticulata 1/3/2022
Florida orb web spider Nephila clavipes 1/3/2022

The Kingmaker 1/3 species:
King cobra Ophiophagus Hannah 1/2/2022
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 1/3/2022

Cold as Ice 1/3 species:
Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus 1/2/2022

The Steve Irwin 0/5 mammals, 1/5 birds, & 1/5 herps:
Green tree monitor Varanus prasinus 1/2/2022
Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides 1/2/2022

Coelacanth Seal of Approval 2/4 mammals, 1/4 birds, & 1/4 herps:
Coquerel's sifaka Propithecus coquereli 1/2/2022
Hamerkop Scopus umbrette 1/2/2022
Indian flying fox Pteropus medius 1/2/2022
Lake Titicaca frog Telmatobius coleus 1/2/2022

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 1/3 species:
Aardwolf Proteles cristata 1/2/2022

 

[Coelacanth18]

Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus 1/3/2022
African penguin Spheniscus demersus 1/3/2022

Cincinnati has both African and Magellanic Penguin? Interesting; it's quite rare for a zoo to have more than one Spheniscus species in my experience.

 

[iluvwhales]

Cincinnati has both African and Magellanic Penguin? Interesting; it's quite rare for a zoo to have more than one Spheniscus species in my experience.

Yes! The Africans have a dedicated exhibit near the children's zoo, and the Magellanics are signed and displayed alongside the kings and rockhoppers in Wings of the World.

 

[ZooBinh]

In all my years on ZooChat, this is my first shot at one of these challenges.

Cincinnati Zoo 1/2/2022 & 1/3/2022
The following sightings were recorded at one zoo during two visits on two separate days. I decided to compile them all into one post in the interest of organization. The sighting date will follow each species’ name.

Have Trunk Will Travel 1/4 species:
Asian elephant Elephas maximus 1/2/2022

Cat Got Your Tongue 6/9 species:
African lion Panthera leo 1/2/2022
Malayan tiger Panthera tigris 1/2/2022
Snow leopard Panthera uncia 1/2/2022
Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa 1/2/2022
Southern Brazilian ocelot Leopardis pardalus mitis 1/2/2022
Black-footed cat Felis nigripes 1/2/2022

Planet of the Apes 2/6 species:
Western lowland gorilla Gorilla gorilla gorilla 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
White-handed gibbon Hylobates lar 1/3/2022

Late to the Party 5/8 species:
Cougar Puma concolor 1/22/2022 Cincinnati
Ringtail Bassariscus astutus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus 1/2/2022 Cincinnati
Mexican wolf Canis lupus baileyi 1/3/2022

You Must be This Tall to (Not) Fly 1/4 species:
Common ostrich Struthio camelus 1/3/2022

Pretty in Pink 1/4 species:
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 1/3/2022

Rookery Roundabout 4/8 species:
King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 1/3/2022
Southern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome 1/3/2022
Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus 1/3/2022
African penguin Spheniscus demersus 1/3/2022

Duck Dynasty 4/18 species:
Marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris 1/2/2022
Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator 1/2/2022
Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix 1/3/2022
Common eider Somateria mollissima 1/3/2022

Parliament is now in Session 1/6 species:
Eurasian eagle owl Bubo bubo 1/2/2022

Polly Wants 20 1/20 species:
Thick-billed parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha 1/3/2022

The Big Squeeze 3/5 species:
Burmese python Python bivittatus 1/2/2022
Angolan python Python anchietae 1/2/2022
Boa constrictor Boa constrictor imperator 1/2/2022

Slow and Steady 1/4 species:
Northern spider tortoise Pyxis arachnoides brygooi 1/2/2022

Sobek Six-pack 3/6 species:
American alligator Alligator missisippiensis 1/2/2022
American crocodile Crocodylus acutus 1/2/2022
Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis 1/2/2022

One Drop, One Life 3/8 rattlesnakes, 1/6 vipers, 1/4 elapids 0/1 Komodo, 1/1 Heloderma:
King cobra Ophiophagus Hannah 1/2/2022
Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica 1/2/2022
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus 1/2/2022
Aruba Island rattlesnake Crotalus unicolor 1/2/2022
Gila monster Heloderma suspectum 1/2/2022
Dusky pygmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius barbourin 1/2/2022

Pick Your Poison 2/8 Dendrobatidae & 0/4 Mantellidae:
Dyeing dart frog Dendrobates tinctorius 1/2/2022
Green and black poison dart frog Dendrobates auratus 1/2/2022

Silk and Stinger 3/3 Araneae, 1/3 Scorpiones:
Emperor scorpion Pandinus imperator 1/3/2022
Brazilian salmon pink birdeater Lasiodora parahybana 1/3/2022
Brazilian whiteknee tarantula Acanthscurria genticulata 1/3/2022
Florida orb web spider Nephila clavipes 1/3/2022

The Kingmaker 1/3 species:
King cobra Ophiophagus Hannah 1/2/2022
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus 1/3/2022

Cold as Ice 1/3 species:
Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus 1/2/2022

The Steve Irwin 0/5 mammals, 1/5 birds, & 1/5 herps:
Green tree monitor Varanus prasinus 1/2/2022
Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides 1/2/2022

Coelacanth Seal of Approval 2/4 mammals, 1/4 birds, & 1/4 herps:
Coquerel's sifaka Propithecus coquereli 1/2/2022
Hamerkop Scopus umbrette 1/2/2022
Indian flying fox Pteropus medius 1/2/2022
Lake Titicaca frog Telmatobius coleus 1/2/2022

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 1/3 species:
Aardwolf Proteles cristata 1/2/2022

What I’m getting from this post…

We may have crossed paths on the second.

 

[Cera]

I went to the El Paso Zoo on Jan 2nd, 2022 and compiled a full species list, sadly many species were not out due to weather (Lions, Asian Elephants, Malayan tapirs and Grant’s Zebras to name a few), so here is my start to the challenge, feel pretty good especially considered how many species I did not get to see, hopefully I will be able to add more on later trips



Cat Got Your Tongue: 2/6
Jaguar Panthera onca
Malayan Tiger Panthera tigris tigris
Ocelot Leopardus pardus


Puny Primates: 3/6
White-headed marmoset Callithrix geoffreyi
Golden lion tamarin Leotopithecus rosalia
Cotton-top tamarin Saginus oedipus


Planet of the Apes: 1/6
Siamang Symphalagus syndactylus


Another dang Meerkat: 1/4


Late to the Party: 7/8
Geoffrey’s spider monkey Ateles geoffreyi
Jaguar Panthera onca
Ocelot Leopardus pardus
Puma Puma concolor
Mexican Wolf Canis lupus baileyi
California Sea Lion Zenophus californianus
Baja California Pronghorn Antilocapra americana penisularis
Unfortunately, I accidently skipped the Prairie dog enclosure, so close to already completing one


Duck Dynasty: 6/18
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Spur-winged goose Plectropterus gambensis
West Indian whistling duck Dendrogyncus arborea
White-winged duck Asarcornis scutulata
Cotton pygmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus
Marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris


Parliament is Now in Session: 1/6
Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia


Polly Wants 20: 1/20
Thick-billed parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhynchus

Edgar Allen Poe: 3/6
Plush crested jay Cyanocorax chrysops
Azure-winged magpie Cyanopica cyanus
Black-throated magpie jay Calocitta colliei


The Big Squeeze: 4/5
Yellow anaconda Eunectes notaeus
Burmese python Python bivittatus
Red-tailed boa Boa constrictor
Rosy Boa Charina trivirgata


One Drop, One Life: 6/20
Mojave desert sidewinder Crotalus cerastes cerastes
Black-tailed rattlesnake Crotalus molossus
Aruba island Rattlesnake Crotalus unicolor
Taylor’s cantil Agkistrodon taylori
Trans-pecos Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster
Mexican Beaded Lizard Heloderma horridum


Coelacanth Stamp of Approval: 1/4 Mammals 1/4 Birds 0/4 Herps
Lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus
Greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus

Hopefully I will visit more zoos soon, especially bigger ones like ABQ Biopark, Houston or Phoenix, excited to continue this set of challenges!

 

[birdsandbats]

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: see at least 3 species exhibited by only 1 zoo in the US and Canada (can only count 1 species per zoo)

Rules: The determination for “exhibited by only 1 zoo in the US and Canada” will be failure for myself or anybody else (ZCCNA participant or not) to provide evidence that another zoo in those countries does not currently exhibit the species, or exhibited the species since at least 2018 and possibly still does. In other words, it must be more or less indisputably exhibited by only one zoo in the region. People are allowed to challenge based on firsthand knowledge or any public source, including any valid source on ZooChat or anything from the zoo’s website or social media. People are not allowed to challenge based on anything that is not public – ex. private correspondences with others or with the zoo. Absolutely no genus-level or higher IDs will be allowed for this trial, it *must* be species-level.

Another question about this trial - if the species is only exhibit by one zoo, but is kept bts by another zoo, does it count for this trial?

 

[Coelacanth18]

Another question about this trial - if the species is only exhibit by one zoo, but is kept bts by another zoo, does it count for this trial?

Yes - that's why I specified "exhibited" and not "kept".

 

[birdsandbats]

Yes - that's why I specified "exhibited" and not "kept".

I thought so but want to be sure.

 

[ParathePineapple]

Newport Aquarium January 5th
Completed:
Sharknado:
Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
Release The Kraken:
Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
One-Zoo Wonder :
Sharknado
In Progress:
Rookery Roundabout:
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua
The Big Squeeze:
Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
The Sobek Six-Pack:
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Pick Your Poison:
Green Mantella (Mantella viridis)
Brown Mantella (Mantella betsileo)
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
Splash-backed Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
Anthony’s Poison Arrow Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
The Kingmaker:
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

 

[Echobeast]

Have Trunk, Will Travel 2/4:
African Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Baird’s Tapir Tapirus bairdii Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes:
Grevy’s Zebra Equus grevyi Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Cat Got Your Tongue 2/9:
Jaguar Panthera onca Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
African Lion Panthera leo Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

An Unbearable Challenge 2/6:
Brown Bear Ursus arctos Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Andean Bear Tremarctos ornatus Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Ring ‘n Ruff 2/3:
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Black and White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Another Dang Meerkat 1/4:
Meerkat Suricata suricatta Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Bovine Bonanza 1/20:
Speke’s Gazelle Gazella spekei Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Redemption Arc 1/1 Complete:
Jaguar Panthera onca Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly 2/4:
Common Rhea Rhea americana Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Ostrich Struthio camelus Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Pretty in Pink 1/4:
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Duck Dynasty 4/18:
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Polly Wants 20 2/20:
Greater Sulfur Crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Blue and Gold Macaw Ara ararauna Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

The Big Squeeze 1/5:
Green Tree Python Morelia viridis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Slow and Steady 2/4:
Galapagos Tortoise Chelonoidis spp. Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Aldabra Tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

The Sobek Six-Pack 1/6:
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Pick Your Poison 4/8 0/4:
Dendrobatidae
Blessed Poison Frog Ranitomeya benedicta Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Bumblebee Poison Frog Dendrobates leucomelas Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Golden Poison Frog Phyllobates terribilis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Zimmerman’s Poison Frog Ranitomeya variabilis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

The Kingmaker 1/3:
King Vulture Sacroamphus papa Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

The Steve Irwin 2/5 0/5 0/5:
Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Green Tree Python Morelia viridis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval 1/4 0/4 0/4:
Lion-tailed Macaque Macaca silenus Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

 

[ParathePineapple]

Newport Aquarium January 5th
Completed:
Sharknado:
Epaulette Shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
Port Jackson Shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
Release The Kraken:
Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
One-Zoo Wonder :
Sharknado
In Progress:
Rookery Roundabout:
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua
The Big Squeeze:
Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
The Sobek Six-Pack:
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Pick Your Poison:
Green Mantella (Mantella viridis)
Brown Mantella (Mantella betsileo)
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
Splash-backed Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
Anthony’s Poison Arrow Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
The Kingmaker:
King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Completely Forgot Green Tree Pythons are Australian
The Steve Irwin:
Green Tree Python
Along with forgetting the Ringed Sawbacks
Slow And Steady:
Ringed Sawback

 

[Coelacanth18]

Along with forgetting the Ringed Sawbacks
Slow And Steady:
Ringed Sawback

Ringed Sawback does not count for Slow and Steady. The challenge is tortoises only (family Testudinidae) and the native species by default has to be a member of the genus Gopherus.