Shepreth 11/3/23
117 Clouded Leopard
118 Chinese Softshell turtle
119 Pygmy Slow Loris
120 Egyptian Fruit Bat
121 Northern bald ibis
122 Asian Forest Scorpion
123 Mallard
ZooChat Challenge Europe 2023
- Thread starter MagpieGoose
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Shepreth 11/3/23
117 Clouded Leopard
118 Chinese Softshell turtle
119 Pygmy Slow Loris
120 Egyptian Fruit Bat
121 Northern bald ibis
122 Asian Forest Scorpion
123 Mallard
Visit to Hamerton today, apparently all these count:
124 Masked palm civet
125 Egyptian tortoise
126 Common Shelduck
127 Syrian Brown Bear
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Corrected it now, don't know what happened!!Common *what* is the question
Axe Valley Wildlife Park
INVERTEBRATES
1. Parapachyamorpha zomproi
REPTILES
1. Horsfield’s tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
2. Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
3. Leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
BIRDS
1. Demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
2. Grey peacock pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum)
3. Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha)
4. Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
5. Fulvous whistling duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
6. Northern pintail (Anas acuta)
7. African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
8. Little owl (Athene noctua)
9. Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
10. Black-headed ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
11. Black francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
12. Grey-headed swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
13. Green peafowl (Pavo muticus muticus)
14. Brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica)
15. Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
16. Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica)
17. Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo bubo)
18. Eurasian crane (Grus grus)
19. Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax)
20. Lady Amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
21. Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
22. Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
MAMMALS
1. Eurasian harvest mouse (Micromys minutus)
2. Swinhoe’s striped squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
3. Northern lynx (Lynx lynx lynx)
4. Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis)
5. Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
6. Red deer (Cervus elaphus)
7. Fallow deer (Dama dama)
8. Common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
9. Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
10. Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus phillipsi)
TOTAL: 169
3rd zoo: Vlinders aan de Vliet (15/03/2023)
Fish
7. Ide (Leuciscus idus)
8. Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Invertebrates
3. Atlas moth (Attacus atlas)
4. Paper kite butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
5. Great orange-tip (Hebomoia glaucippe)
6. Common sailor (Neptis hylas)
7. Clipper (Parthenos sylvia)
8. Lime butterfly (Papilio demoleus)
9. Great mormon (Papilio memnon)
10. Common mormon (Papilio polytes)
11. Red lacewing (Cethosia biblis)
Total: 98 species
4th zoo: Diergaarde Blijdorp (21/03/2023)
Mammals
29. Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manual)
30. Grey slender loris (Loris lydekkerianus)
Birds
43. Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Reptiles
7. Monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia)
Invertebrates
12. Camponotus nicobarensis
Total: 103 species
Hamerton Zoo Park
FISH
1. Botia kubotai
REPTILES
1. Mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila melanota)
2. Bamboo ratsnake (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi)
3. Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
BIRDS
1. Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
2. Azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
3. Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
MAMMALS
1. Corsac fox (Vulpes corsac)
2. Masked palm civet (Paguma larvata leucomystax)
TOTAL: 178
Strix
Well-Known Member
I assume this is the same one I saw and I mis-IDed it as a dwarf chain loach, so I’ll retroactively replace it now:
28. Angelicus Loach
Serengeti-park Hodenhagen
Mammals
21. Red Deer, Cervus elaphus
22. European Fallow Deer, Dama dama
23. Sika Deer, Cervus nippon*
24. Axis Deer, Axis axis
25. Père David's Deer, Elaphurus davidianus
26. Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra
27. Nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus
28. Lar Gibbon, Hylobates lar
29. Lion, Panthera leo
30. Arabian Oryx, Oryx leucoryx
31. Hamadryas Baboon, Papio hamadryas
32. Kulan, Equus hemionus
33. Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
* I'm not entirely sure to which species Dybowksi Sika should belong in this challenge (C. nippon or C. hortulorum?), so I took the broadest interpretation possible.
Howletts 27 March
128 Dhole
129 Siamang
130 Malayan Sambar
131 Dusky Langar
132 Francois Langur
Wildwood 27 March
133 European pond terrapin
134 Black Rat
135 Russian rat snake
136 Leopard snake
137 Eurasian beaver
138 Short eared owl
139 Rook
140 Chough
141 Eurasian crane
142 European Elk
143 Arctic fox
144 Black stork
145 Black crowned night heron
147 Barnacle goose
148 Tufted duck
Hopey tomorrow will add a few more .....
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Realised I hadn't updated this for a little while, so here goes. It took a while trying to figure out which animals were from mainland Asia - and indeed, which were from Asia at all, with some on both camps barely scraping in there (and I do mean barely, like, they're all on an island except for one tiny bit of mainland Asia). Plus, with CWP, there were some ducks I were unable to identify, so I left them out. Nonetheless, I believe all of these are viable.
AFRICA ALIVE! - 23/02/2023
15. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)
16. Turkish Spiny Mouse (Acomys cilicicus)
17. Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
18. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK - 26/03/2023
19. Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo)
20. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
21. Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
22. Indochinese Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
23. Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
24. Mongolian Jird (Meriones unguiculatus)
25. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
26. Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)
27. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
28. Azure-Winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
29. Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
30. Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
31. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
32. Moustached Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineracea)
33. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
34. Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
35. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
36. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
37. Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
38. Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
39. African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
40. Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
41. Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
42. Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
43. Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus)
44. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
45. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
46. Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
47. Spotted Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata)
48. Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
49. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
50. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
51. Yellow-Margined Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
52. Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
53. Beautiful Pitviper (Trimeresurus venustus)
54. Rhinoceros Ratsnake (Gonyosoma boulengeri)
55. Jungle Nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata)
CROCODILES OF THE WORLD - 27/3/2023
56. Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
57. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
58. Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
59. False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
60. Tinfoil Barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii)
61. Javean Barb (Systomus rubripinnis)
62. Lemon Barb (Hypsibarbus wetmorei)
Fish count - 3/15
Invert count - 1/15
AFRICA ALIVE! - 23/02/2023
15. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)
16. Turkish Spiny Mouse (Acomys cilicicus)
17. Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
18. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK - 26/03/2023
19. Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo)
20. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
21. Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)
22. Indochinese Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
23. Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
24. Mongolian Jird (Meriones unguiculatus)
25. Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
26. Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)
27. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
28. Azure-Winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
29. Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
30. Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
31. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
32. Moustached Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineracea)
33. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
34. Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
35. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
36. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
37. Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
38. Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
39. African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
40. Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
41. Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
42. Red-Billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
43. Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus)
44. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
45. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
46. Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
47. Spotted Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata)
48. Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
49. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
50. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
51. Yellow-Margined Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
52. Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
53. Beautiful Pitviper (Trimeresurus venustus)
54. Rhinoceros Ratsnake (Gonyosoma boulengeri)
55. Jungle Nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata)
CROCODILES OF THE WORLD - 27/3/2023
56. Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
57. Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
58. Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
59. False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
60. Tinfoil Barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii)
61. Javean Barb (Systomus rubripinnis)
62. Lemon Barb (Hypsibarbus wetmorei)
Fish count - 3/15
Invert count - 1/15
Time for a rather belated update!
Welsh Mountain Zoo: 25th February
55. Lar Gibbon
56. Southeast Asian Box Turtle
57. Burmese Python
58. Common Pochard
59. Przewalski's Horse
60. European Fallow Deer
61. European Pine Marten
62. White-Tailed Eagle
63. Great Grey Owl
64. Little Egret
65. Brown Bear
66. Asian Small-Clawed Otter
London Zoo 28 March
149 Grey Langur
150 Grey Slender Loris
151 Northern white cheeked gibbon
152 Abdims stork
153 African sacred ibis
154 Woolly necked stork
155 Collared partridge
156 grey capped emerald dove
157 mountain peacock pheasant
158 orange headed ground thrush
159 spotted laughing thrush
160 Red whiskered bulbul
161 silver eared mesia
162 white rumped shama
163 wrinkled hornbill
164 Chinese giant salamander
165 Annam leaf turtle
166 big headed turtle
167 king cobra
168 reticulated python
169 kaiser spotted newt
170 desert locust
171 giant stick insect
172 Giant deadleaf mantis
173 Golden weaver ant
174 jungle nymph
175 jewel wasp
176 giant Asian mantis
177 biting midge
178 bluebottle
179 Vietnamese magnolia snail
180 giant house spider
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Rajang-GOAT
Well-Known Member
I've finally made a start, albeit rather limited, with a brief visit to Colchester (seeing less than half the eligible species), as well as first visit to Twycross, which appeared to not have many eligible species anyway, so here it goes!
Colchester Zoo 7/1/2023
1. Rosy barb (Pethia conchonius)
2. Tinfoil barb (Barbonymys schwanefeldii)
3. Archer fish (Toxotes)
4. Crested wood partridge (Rollulus roulol)
5. Lion (Panthera leo)
6. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
7. Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
8. Great grey owl (strix nebulsa)
9. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
10. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capenis)
Twycross Zoo 4/3/2023
11. Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)
12. Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)
13. Agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis)
14. Giant stick insect (Tirachoidea jiangfenglingensis) ?
15. Michie's tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus michianus)
16. Leopard (Panthera pardus)
17. Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
?- I had stick insect written down from my visit (I think they were in Gibbon Forest), but I could not find confirmation of the exact species Twycross had anywhere as hard as I looked. I concluded it might be this species after I had seen a vague hint at it, but I will happily be corrected or even have confirmation.
Overall this is a partly uninspiring start, but I am hopeful to add many more species (to this and the global challenge which I will shortly work on starting off) in the next few weeks, especially from a two day trip to Chester Zoo next week.
Colchester Zoo 7/1/2023
1. Rosy barb (Pethia conchonius)
2. Tinfoil barb (Barbonymys schwanefeldii)
3. Archer fish (Toxotes)
4. Crested wood partridge (Rollulus roulol)
5. Lion (Panthera leo)
6. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
7. Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
8. Great grey owl (strix nebulsa)
9. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
10. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capenis)
Twycross Zoo 4/3/2023
11. Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)
12. Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)
13. Agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis)
14. Giant stick insect (Tirachoidea jiangfenglingensis) ?
15. Michie's tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus michianus)
16. Leopard (Panthera pardus)
17. Pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
?- I had stick insect written down from my visit (I think they were in Gibbon Forest), but I could not find confirmation of the exact species Twycross had anywhere as hard as I looked. I concluded it might be this species after I had seen a vague hint at it, but I will happily be corrected or even have confirmation.
Overall this is a partly uninspiring start, but I am hopeful to add many more species (to this and the global challenge which I will shortly work on starting off) in the next few weeks, especially from a two day trip to Chester Zoo next week.
It's taken a LOT of cataloguing and double-checking ranges, but here goes my opening salvo.....
TOTAL: 297 taxa
Northumberland Zoo: 13/02/2023 - 19 taxa
Zoo Wroclaw: 23/02/2023, 24/02/2023 - 163 taxa
Zoo Salzburg: 18/03/2023 - 13 taxa
Alpenzoo Innsbruck: 19/03/2023 - 49 taxa
Haus des Meeres: 20/03/2023 - 9 taxa
Zoo Zlin: 21/03/2023 - 11 taxa
Tiergarten Schönbrunn - 22/03/2023 - 24 taxa
Wustenhaus Schönbrunn - 22/03/2023 - 3 taxa
Tiergarten Wels - 24/03/2023 - 6 taxa
TOTAL: 297 taxa
Northumberland Zoo: 13/02/2023 - 19 taxa
- Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
- European Wildcat (Felis silvestris)
- Eurasian Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
- Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus)
- Asian Short-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinerea)
- Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
- European Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
- Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)
- Indian Eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis)
- Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo)
- Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)
- Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Yemen Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)
- Chinese Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
- Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
- Common Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
- Jungle Nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata) - invert species 1
- Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) - invert species 2
Zoo Wroclaw: 23/02/2023, 24/02/2023 - 163 taxa
- Eurasian Wisent (Bison bonasus)
- Etruscan Shrew (Suncus etruscus)
- Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx)
- Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)
- Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus)
- Eurasian Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
- Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
- Indochinese Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa nebulosa)
- Banteng (Bos javanicus)
- White-handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar)
- Long-eared Hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus)
- Michie's Tufted Deer (Elaphodus cephalophus michianus)
- Nepalese Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
- Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)
- Yellow-throated Marten (Martes flavigula)
- Pere David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
- Persian Fallow Deer (Dama mesopotamica)
- Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus)
- Shensi Takin (Budorcas taxicolor bedfordi)
- Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica)
- Siberian Pallas' Cat (Otocolobus manul manul)
- Rusty-spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
- Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
- Tiger (Panthera tigris)
- Lion ((Panthera leo)
- Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
- Tristram's Jird (Meriones tristrami)
- Wagner's Gerbil (Dipodillus dasyurus)
- Arabian Spiny Mouse (Acomys dimidiatus)
- Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
- Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)
- Dybowski Deer (Cervus nippon)
- Reeve's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
- Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)
- Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul)
- Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula ulula)
- Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii)
- Chinese Bamboo-partridge (Bambusicola thoracica)
- Bruce's Green Pigeon (Treron waalia)
- Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
- Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
- Malay Black Hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus)
- Eurasian Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
- Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
- European wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
- Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
- European roller (Coracias garrulus)
- Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
- Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
- Indian Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
- Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
- Great Argus ( Argusianus argus argus)
- Mountain Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron inopinatum)
- White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
- Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
- Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
- Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
- Siamese Fireback (Lophura diardi)
- White-winged Wood Duck (Asarcornis scutulata)
- Ocellated Skink (Chalcides ocellatus)
- Radiated Ratsnake (Coelognathus radiatus)
- South-east Asian Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
- Bourret's Box Turtle (Cuora bourreti)
- Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle (Cuora cyclornata cyclornata)
- Chinese Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
- Indochinese Box Turtle (Cuora galbinifrons)
- Keeled Box Turtle (Cuora mouhotii)
- Asian Leaf Turtle (Cyclemys dentata)
- Chinese beauty ratsnake (Elaphe taeniura)
- European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
- Dwarf Sand Boa (Eryx miliaris)
- Schneider's Skink (Eumeces schneiderii)
- Smith's Green-eyed Gecko (Gekko smithiiI)
- Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
- Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota)
- Red-tailed Racer (Gonyosoma oxycephalum)
- Giant Asian Pond Turtle (Heosemys grandis)
- Spiny Turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
- Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata)
- Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata)
- Eastern Green Lizard (Lacerta viridis)
- Asian Forest Tortoise (Manouria emys)
- Black-necked Pond Turtle (Mauremys nigricans)
- Chinese Pond Turtle (Mauremys reevesii)
- Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle (Mauremys sinensis)
- Malay Giant Pond Turtle (Orlitia borneensis)
- Chinese Soft-shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)
- Helmeted Turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa)
- Eurasian Legless Lizard (Pseudopus apodus)
- Fan-footed Gecko (Ptyodactylus hasselquistii)
- Burmese Rock Python (Python bivittatus)
- Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
- Black Marsh Turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis)
- Starred Agama (Stellagama stellio)
- Greek tortoise (Testudo graeca)
- Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
- Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
- Chinese Water Skink (Tropidophorus sinicus)
- Ornate Mastigure (Uromastyx ornata)
- Omani Masigure (Uromastyx thomasi)
- Aesculapian Ratsnake (Zamenis longissimus)
- Chinese Gliding Frog (Zhangixalus dennysi)
- Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
- Oriental Fire-bellied Toad (Bombina orientalis)
- European green toad (Bufotes viridis)
- Bony-headed toad (Ingerophrynus galeatus)
- Banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra)
- Laos Warty Newt (Laotriton laoensis)
- Kaiser's Spotted Newt (Neurergus kaiseri)
- Green Puddle Frog (Occidozyga lima)
- Hong Kong Whipping Frog (Polypedates megacephalus)
- Yellow Stream Frog (Sylvirana cubitalis)
- Taylor's Bug-eyed Frog (Theloderma stellatum)
- Emperor Newt (Tylototriton shanjing)
- Arabian Angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur) - fish species 1
- Arabian carpetshark (Chiloscyllium arabicum) - fish species 2
- Asp (Leuciscus aspius) - fish species 3
- Mascara Barb (Dawkinsia assimilis) - fish species 4
- Asraq Killifish (Aphaniops sirhani) - fish species 5
- Barbel (Barbus barbus) - fish species 6
- Common Bleak (Alburnus alburnus) - fish species 7
- Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) - fish species 8
- Canara Pearlspot (Etroplus canarensis) - fish species 9
- Chinese Hillstream Loach (Pseudogastromyzon cheni) - fish species 10
- Common Bream (Abramis brama) - fish species 11
- European Carp (Cyprinus carpio) - fish species 12
- Dace (Leuciscus leuciscus) - fish species 13
- Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) - fish species 14
- Eurasian Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) - fish species 15
- European Chub (Squalius cephalus) - fish species 16
- European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) - fish species 17
- European Perch (Perca fluviatilis) - fish species 18
- Zander (Sander lucioperca) - fish species 19
- Amur Bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus) - fish species 20
- Ide (Leuciscus idus) - fish species 21
- Lake Inle Danio (Devario auropurpureus) - fish species 22
- Northern Pike (Esox lucius) - fish species 23
- Common Roach (Rutilus rutilus) - fish species 24
- Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) - fish species 25
- Pink-winged Stick Insect (Sipyloidea sipylus) - invert species 3
- Emerald Swallowtail (Papilio palinurus) - invert species 4
- Paper Kite Butterfly (Idea leuconoe) - invert species 5
- Red Helen Swallowtail (Papilio helenus) - invert species 6
- Brown Clipper (Parthenos sylvia) - invert species 7
- Mormon Swallowtail (Papilio polytes) - invert species 8
- Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus) - invert species 9
- Leopard Lacewing (Cethosia cyane) - invert species 10
- Kon Chu Rang Stick Insect (Trachythorax albomaculatus) - invert species 11
- Giant Stick Insect (Phobaeticus serratipes) - invert species 12
- Vietnam Prickly Stick Insect (Neohirasea maerens) - invert species 13
- Cat Tien Stick Insect (Lobofemora scheirei) - invert species 14
- Chinese Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) - invert species 15
- Oriental Cockroach (Opisthoplatia orientalis) - invert species 16
- Bell Cricket (Meloimorpha japonica) - invert species 17
- Indian Rose Mantis (Gongylus gongylodes) - invert species 18
- Budwing Stick Insect (Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis) - invert species 19
- Question Mark Cockroach (Therea olegrandjeani) - invert species 20
Zoo Salzburg: 18/03/2023 - 13 taxa
- Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
- Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
- Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica)
- Steppe Lemming (Lagurus lagurus)
- House Mouse (Mus musculus)
- Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
- Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
- Corsac Fox (Vulpes corsac)
- Harlequin Quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
- Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
- Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
- Pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Alpenzoo Innsbruck: 19/03/2023 - 49 taxa
- Western Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
- Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber)
- Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus)
- Eurasian Pine Marten (Martes martes)
- Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
- Eurasian Elk (Alces alces)
- Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus)
- Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
- Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
- Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
- Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
- Lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
- Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
- Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
- Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus)
- Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
- European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
- Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
- Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
- Goosander (Mergus merganser)
- Common Rock-thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
- White-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
- Red-crested pochard (Netta rufina)
- Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
- Eurasian Scops-owl (Otus scops)
- Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
- Black stork (Ciconia nigra)
- European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
- Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
- Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
- Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
- Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
- European Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
- Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
- Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)
- Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca)
- Ringed Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)
- Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata)
- Horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes)
- European Adder (Vipera berus)
- European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)
- Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
- Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)
Haus des Meeres: 20/03/2023 - 9 taxa
- Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
- Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)
- Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)
- Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
- Asian Yellow Pond Turtle (Mauremys mutica)
- Indian Black Turtle (Melanochelys trijuga)
- Monocled Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
- Indian python (Python molurus)
- Sunda Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
Zoo Zlin: 21/03/2023 - 11 taxa
- Gaur (Bos gaurus)
- Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus ursinus)
- Swinhoe's Striped Squirrel (Tamiops swinhoei)
- Common Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)
- Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus)
- Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)
- Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
- Asian Woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus episcopus)
- Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)
- Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
- Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
Tiergarten Schönbrunn - 22/03/2023 - 24 taxa
- Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
- Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius)
- Large Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus)
- Northern Treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri)
- Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
- Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
- Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
- Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
- Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
- Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
- Asian Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
- Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella)
- Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
- European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Indian White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
- Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
- Indian Cobra (Naja naja)
- Four-eyed Turtle (Sacalia quadriocellata)
- Golden Treefrog (Polypedates leucomystax)
- Brown Rhinoceros Beetle (Xylotrupes gideon) - invert species 21
- Thai Stick Insect (Ramulus thaii) - invert species 22
- Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) - invert species 23
- Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) - invert species 24
Wustenhaus Schönbrunn - 22/03/2023 - 3 taxa
- Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)
- Carter's Rock Gecko (Pristurus carteri)
- Cellar Beetle (Blaps polychresta) - invert species 25
Tiergarten Wels - 24/03/2023 - 6 taxa
- Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
- Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)
- Cattle Ibis (Bubulcus ibis)
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia ciconia)
- Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- Eurasian Crane (Grus grus grus)
5th zoo: ARTIS Amsterdam (30/03/2023)
Mammals
31. Wolf (Canis lupus) (*not the right subspecies yet)
32. Yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula)
33. Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)
34. Persian jird (Meriones persicus)
Birds
44. Red junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
45. Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
46. Lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
47. Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
48. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
49. Marbled duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
50. Common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
51. Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
52. Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
53. Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
54. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
55. Common redshank (Tringa totanus)
56. White stork (Ciconia ciconia)
57. Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
58. Great argus (Argusianus argus)
59. Common quail (Coturnix coturnix)
60. Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus)
61. Blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
62. Satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra)
63. Common crane (Grus grus)
64. Common hill myna (Gracula religiosa)
65. Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
66. Eastern white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
67. Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
68. Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Reptiles
8. False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
9. Scheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus)
10. Schneider’s skink (Eumeces schneideri)
11. Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)
12. European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
13. Painted terrapin (Batagur borneoensis)
14. Golden coin turtle (Cuora trifasciata)
Invertebrates
13. Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer)
14. Embaphion muricatum
15. Emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa)
16. Two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)
17. Bud-wing stick insect (Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis)
18. Giant thorny walking stick (Heteropteryx dilatata)
19. Giant Vietnamese walking stick (Phryganistria heusii yentuensis)
Total: 144 species
A jam-packed day…
Cotswold Falconry Centre
BIRDS
1. Lugger falcon (Falco jugger)
2. Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
3. Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
4. Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
5. Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
6. Barn owl (Tyto alba)
7. Red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)
8. Northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula)
9. Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena)
10. Oriental bay owl (Phodilus badius)
11. Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax)
12. Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
13. Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus)
Crocodiles of the World
FISH
1. Systomus rubripinnis
2. Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
3. Hypsibarbus wetmorei
4. Chromobotia macracanthus
REPTILES
1. Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)
2. Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis)
3. Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Cotswold Wildlife Park
INVERTEBRATES
1. Poecilotheria regalis
AMPHIBIANS
1. Cinnamon tree frog (Nyctixalus pictus)
REPTILES
1. Rhinoceros ratsnake (Gonyosoma boulengeri)
2. Emerald tree skink (Lamprolepis smaragdina)
3. Beautiful pit viper (Trimeresurus venustus)
4. Yellow-margined box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
5. Mountain horned dragon (Acanthosaura capra)
BIRDS
1. Western moustached laughingthrush (Ianthocincla cineracea)
2. Blue-crowned hanging parrot (Loriculus galgulus)
3. Black stork (Ciconia nigra)
4. Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
5. Emperor goose (Anser canagicus)
6. Great bustard (Otis tarda)
7. Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope)
MAMMALS
1. Prevost’s squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii)
2. Wolverine (Gulo gulo)
3. Pallas’ cat (Otocolobus manul)
4. Mongolian jird (Meriones unguiculatus)
5. Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus)
6. Turkish spiny mouse (Acomys cilicicus)
7. Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus)
TOTAL: 219
Two zoo visits means a lot of additions for this challenge!
First was a very quick round through Blijdorp. Visiting the zoo was not my reason for driving to Rotterdam that day, but I had a few hours to quickly make a round through the zoo. The weather was awful but I managed to see quite a few eligible species, though there were quite a few missers. Luckily the Nature Conservation Centre was open and had a few young turtles including a Cuora mccordi - a species I am very fond of but have not seen in what feels like ages.
Mammals
34. Polar Bear, Ursus martimus
35. Malayan Tapir, Tapirus indicus
36. Prevost's Squirrel, Callosciurus prevostii
37. Greater One-horned Rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis
38. Red Panda, Ailurus fulgens
39. Lion-tailed Macaque, Macaca silenus
40. Grey Slender Loris, Loris lydekkerianus
41. Francois' Leaf Monkey, Trachypithecus francoisi
Birds
34. Common Guillemot, Uria aalge
35. Common Eider, Somateria mollissima
36. Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
37. Blue-crowned Laughingthrush, Pterorhinus courtoisi
38. Wreathed Hornbill, Rythiceros undulatus
39. Plum-headed Parakeeet, Psittacula cyanocephala
40. Asian Woolly-necked Stork, Ciconia episcopus
41. Black-headed Ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
42. Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
43. Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala
44. Indian Eagle Owl, Bubo benegalensis
45. Bear's Pochard, Aythya baeri
46. Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
47. Gadwall, Mareca strepera
48. Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
49. Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina
50. Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus
51. Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
52. Black Kite, Milvus migrans
Reptiles
3. Annam Leaf Turtle, Annamemys annamensis
4. McCord's Box Turtle, Cuora mccordi
5. Monocled Cobra, Naja kaouthia
Amphibians
1. Fire Salamander, Salamandra salamandra
Fish
11. Bala Shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus
12. Tinfoil Barb, Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
13. Rosy Barb, Pethia conchonius
14. Clown Featherback, Chitala ornata
Invertebrates
1. Pulchriphyllium giganteum
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Then another zoo visit - an actual visit, not just a two hours to rush through - to Ouwehands in Rhenen. A major highlight was naturally the new bonobo enclosure, even though that species is not eligable for this challenge! Still, I think I got most species that do actually count, though the aquarium was very busy so I may have missed something there!
Mammals
42. Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
43. Pygmy Slow Loris, Xanthonycticebus pygmaeus
44. Brown Bear, Ursus arctos
45. Grey Wolf, Canis lupus
46. Lyle's Flying Fox, Pteropus lylei
Birds
53. Great Hornbill, Buceros bicornis
54. Rhinoceros Hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros
55. White-naped Crane, Antigone vipio
56. Nicobar Pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica*
57. Great White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
58. Bar-headed Goose, Anser indicus
59. Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
Reptiles
6. Burmese Python, Python vittatus
Fish
15. European Carp, Cyprinus carpio
* Seen earlier before in Burgers', but only later I realised it has a tiny mainland distribution in Myanmar.
Also a question for @MagpieGoose: what is the official ruling on Testudo kleinmanni? It may have a tiny distribution in Israel, but there is taxonomic uncertainty around it.
I don't know of any uncertainty in the matter - to what do you refer?
I'm guessing he's talking about "Testudo werneri".