Henry Vilas Zoo Henry Vilas Zoo Full Species List

[birdsandbats]

Update:

Date of visit: August 21 2023

Species not seen in italics

Discovering Primates
1. Bornean Orangutan
2. Bornean Orangutan
3. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)
4. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)
5. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)

Savanna and High Plain
1. Amur Tiger
2. North American Porcupine
3. African Lion
4. Southern White Rhinoceros
5. Southern White Rhinoceros
5. Generic Giraffe
6. Generic Giraffe
7. Domestic Bactrian Camel
8. Alpaca, Domestic Chicken
9. Wild Turkey
10. Somali Wild Ass
11. Somali Wild Ass
12. Somali Wild Ass

Children's Zoo
1. American Flamingo, Chilean Flamingo
2. Koi
3. Domestic Goat
4. couldn't find animal (food and water were being provided), former Virginia Opossum
5. couldn't find animal (food and water were being provided), former Turkey Vulture
6. unidentified red panda (Chinese?)
7. unidentified red panda (Chinese?)
8. Meerkat
9. Meerkat, Von der Decken's Hornbill
10. Meerkat
11. Indian Crested Porcupine
12. Indian Crested Porcpuine
13. Aardvark
14. Aardvark
15. White-Handed Gibbon
16. White-Handed Gibbon

Herpetarium
1. Ball Python
2. Black Rat Snake
3. Common Boa
4. Alligator Snapping Turtle
5. Northern Emerald Tree Boa
6. Rhinoceros Iguana
7. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Blanding's Turtle
8. Standing's Day Gecko, Lichenose Leaf-Tailed Gecko
9. Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass
10. Aladabra Giant Tortoise
11. Sonoran Desert Tortoise, Common Chuckwalla
12. Western Diamondback
13. Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog, Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog
14. Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog
15. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog, Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
16. Green Anaconda
17. Green Anaconda
18. Ornate Box Turtle
19. American Alligator
20. Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Hamel Family Wines Wisconsin Heritage
1. American Badger
2. American Badger
3. Sandhill Crane
4. American Bison

Arctic Passage
1. Harbor Seal
2. Grizzly Bear
3. Polar Bear

Rainforest Aviary
1. North American River Otter
2. Greater Capybara
3. Peppered Cockroach
4. Two-Spot Assassin Bug
5. Tanzanian Red-Clawed Scorpion
6. Redbelly Piranha
7. Pacu (Myleus pacu), Common Plecostomus, Spotted Pimelodus, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, Redtail Catfish
8. Gibba Toad-headed Turtle
9. Geoffroy's Marmoset
10. Free-flight room: Red-capped Cardinal, Northern Helmeted Curassow, Chestnut Teal, Yellow-rumped Caique, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Black Crake, "Blue-crowned Motmot", Red-and-yellow Barbet, Silver-beaked Tanager
11. Red-footed Tortoise, Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
12. Blue-and-yellow Macaw
13. Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Guest Services*
1. unidentified land snail
2. African Bullfrog
3. Ornate Uromastyx
4. Common Leopard Gecko
5. Common Leopard Gecko
6. unidentified Madagascar hissing cockroach
7. Corn Snake
8. Ball Python
9. Common Leopard Gecko
10. Common Leopard Gecko
11. Central Bearded Dragon
12. Ornate Box Turtle
13. Common Blue-tongued Skink
14. Common Blue-tongued Skink
15. Ornate Uromastyx

*This is a brand-new exhibit, but for some unexplained reason it was closed today. Species list obtained by peering through the windows, I think I was able to see all the exhibits but not certain. I saw one exhibit which lacked a sign which I have omitted here. None of these animals besides from the snails were actually seen by me.

 

[Valentinoamor]

Thank you for the updates! I believe one of the former enclosures next to the barn that used to house the opossums and vulture now houses a Tawny Frogmouth.

 

[snowleopard]

Thanks for the updated list. Henry Vilas Zoo has approximately 90 exotic species, which is less than I would have estimated but still great for a zoo that has free admission!

 

[CMP]

Update:

Date of visit: August 21 2023

Species not seen in italics

Discovering Primates
1. Bornean Orangutan
2. Bornean Orangutan
3. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)
4. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)
5. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)

Savanna and High Plain
1. Amur Tiger
2. North American Porcupine
3. African Lion
4. Southern White Rhinoceros
5. Southern White Rhinoceros
5. Generic Giraffe
6. Generic Giraffe
7. Domestic Bactrian Camel
8. Alpaca, Domestic Chicken
9. Wild Turkey
10. Somali Wild Ass
11. Somali Wild Ass
12. Somali Wild Ass

Children's Zoo
1. American Flamingo, Chilean Flamingo
2. Koi
3. Domestic Goat
4. couldn't find animal (food and water were being provided), former Virginia Opossum
5. couldn't find animal (food and water were being provided), former Turkey Vulture
6. unidentified red panda (Chinese?)
7. unidentified red panda (Chinese?)
8. Meerkat
9. Meerkat, Von der Decken's Hornbill
10. Meerkat
11. Indian Crested Porcupine
12. Indian Crested Porcpuine
13. Aardvark
14. Aardvark
15. White-Handed Gibbon
16. White-Handed Gibbon

Herpetarium
1. Ball Python
2. Black Rat Snake
3. Common Boa
4. Alligator Snapping Turtle
5. Northern Emerald Tree Boa
6. Rhinoceros Iguana
7. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Blanding's Turtle
8. Standing's Day Gecko, Lichenose Leaf-Tailed Gecko
9. Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass
10. Aladabra Giant Tortoise
11. Sonoran Desert Tortoise, Common Chuckwalla
12. Western Diamondback
13. Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog, Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog
14. Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog
15. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog, Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
16. Green Anaconda
17. Green Anaconda
18. Ornate Box Turtle
19. American Alligator
20. Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Hamel Family Wines Wisconsin Heritage
1. American Badger
2. American Badger
3. Sandhill Crane
4. American Bison

Arctic Passage
1. Harbor Seal
2. Grizzly Bear
3. Polar Bear

Rainforest Aviary
1. North American River Otter
2. Greater Capybara
3. Peppered Cockroach
4. Two-Spot Assassin Bug
5. Tanzanian Red-Clawed Scorpion
6. Redbelly Piranha
7. Pacu (Myleus pacu), Common Plecostomus, Spotted Pimelodus, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, Redtail Catfish
8. Gibba Toad-headed Turtle
9. Geoffroy's Marmoset
10. Free-flight room: Red-capped Cardinal, Northern Helmeted Curassow, Chestnut Teal, Yellow-rumped Caique, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Black Crake, "Blue-crowned Motmot", Red-and-yellow Barbet, Silver-beaked Tanager
11. Red-footed Tortoise, Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
12. Blue-and-yellow Macaw
13. Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Guest Services*
1. unidentified land snail
2. African Bullfrog
3. Ornate Uromastyx
4. Common Leopard Gecko
5. Common Leopard Gecko
6. unidentified Madagascar hissing cockroach
7. Corn Snake
8. Ball Python
9. Common Leopard Gecko
10. Common Leopard Gecko
11. Central Bearded Dragon
12. Ornate Box Turtle
13. Common Blue-tongued Skink
14. Common Blue-tongued Skink
15. Ornate Uromastyx

*This is a brand-new exhibit, but for some unexplained reason it was closed today. Species list obtained by peering through the windows, I think I was able to see all the exhibits but not certain. I saw one exhibit which lacked a sign which I have omitted here. None of these animals besides from the snails were actually seen by me.

You beat me to it! I did not know about the Guest Services building, is it next to the Herpetarium? Also, there should still be Hyrax in the primate building, unless something happened in the last 11 days.

On a side note, I had nearly identical misses to you on my visit, except for the Ball Python and red panda, having me wonder if some of those herps may no longer be present.

 

[birdsandbats]

You beat me to it! I did not know about the Guest Services building, is it next to the Herpetarium? Also, there should still be Hyrax in the primate building, unless something happened in the last 9 days.

On a side note, I had nearly identical misses to you on my visit, except for the Ball Python and red panda, having me wonder if some of those herps may no longer be present.

The Guest Services building is right next to the gift shop.

The hyrax was not seen or signed on this visit.

Regarding those herps, the Standing's Day Gecko in particular is extremely good at hiding, as are the chuckwallas, so I'm sure they're still there but simply hiding.

 

[birdsandbats]

Minor correct; there is also a Gila Monster exhibit in the Herpetarium, forgot about it.

 

[birdsandbats]

Update:

Date of visit: June 14 2025

Species not seen in italics

Discovering Primates
1. Bornean Orangutan
2. Bornean Orangutan
3. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Rock Hyrax, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)
4. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)
5. Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur (rotated)

Savanna and High Plain
1. Amur Tiger
2. North American Porcupine
3. African Lion
4. Southern White Rhinoceros
5. Southern White Rhinoceros
6. Domestic Bactrian Camel
7. Domestic Bactrian Camel
8. Domestic Chicken
9. Wild Turkey
10. Somali Wild Ass
11. Somali Wild Ass
12. Somali Wild Ass

Children's Zoo
1. American Flamingo, Chilean Flamingo
2. Koi
3. Domestic Goat
4. American Barn Owl
5. couldn't find animal (food and water were being provided), former Turkey Vulture
6. Chinese Red Panda
7. Chinese Red Panda
8. Meerkat
9. Meerkat, Von der Decken's Hornbill
10. Meerkat
11. Cape Porcupine
12. Cape Porcpuine
13. Aardvark
14. Aardvark
15. White-Handed Gibbon
16. White-Handed Gibbon

Herpetarium
1. Ball Python
2. Black Rat Snake
3. Rhinoceros Iguana
4. Alligator Snapping Turtle
5. Northern Emerald Tree Boa
6. Red-tailed Boa
7. Painted Turtle, Common Map Turtle, Blanding's Turtle
8. Standing's Day Gecko, Henkel's Leaf-Tailed Gecko
9. Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass
10. Aladabra Giant Tortoise
11. Sonoran Desert Tortoise, Common Chuckwalla, Blue Spiny Lizard
12. Western Diamondback
13. Eastern Massasauga
14. Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog, Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog
15. Kaiser's Spotted Newt
16. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog, Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
17. Green Anaconda
18. Green Anaconda
19. Ornate Box Turtle
20. American Alligator
21. Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Hamel Family Wines Wisconsin Heritage
1. American Badger
2. American Badger
3. American Bison

Arctic Passage
1. Harbor Seal
2. Grizzly Bear
3. Polar Bear

Rainforest Aviary
1. North American River Otter
2. Greater Capybara
3. Peppered Cockroach
4. Two-Spot Assassin Bug
5. Smooth-sided Toad
6. Smooth-sided Toad
7. Pacu (Myleus pacu), Common Plecostomus, Spotted Pimelodus, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, Redtail Catfish, unidentified pleco
8. Gibba Toad-headed Turtle, Yellow-spotted Amazon River Turtle
9. Geoffroy's Marmoset
10. Free-flight room: Red-capped Cardinal, Northern Helmeted Curassow, Chestnut Teal, Yellow-rumped Caique, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, White-faced Whistling-Duck, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Amazonain Motmot, Red-and-yellow Barbet, Silver-beaked Tanager, Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
11. Red-footed Tortoise
12. Blue-and-yellow Macaw
13. Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Guest Services*
-once again an unexplained closure, I've heard the selection has changed around a bit so I'm not listing species. I peered in through a window and saw Common Degu.