ZooChat Challenge Global 2024

[AlexanderTHG]

This should be a fun challenge to take part in,

First visit of the year proving quite handy on the ungulate front:

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo (05/01/2024):

Marsupials:
1) Red-Necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)

Ungulates:
1) Grevy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi)
2) Przewalski’s Horse (Equus przewalskii)
3) Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis)
4) Eurasian Forest Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus)
5) Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
6) Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
7) Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
8) Pere David’s Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
9) Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)

Felids:
1) Lion (Panthera leo)
2) Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
3) Northern Lynx (Lynx lynx lynx)

Primates:
1) Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
2) Francois’ Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)

Penguins:
1) African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
2) Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi)

Crocodilians:
1) West African Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis)

Anura:
1) Dyeing Poison Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)

TOTAL: 19

 

[Skukuza]

Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park 07.01.24
1) Bearded emperor tamarin, Saguinus imperator subgrisescens
2) Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis
3) Coppery titi, Plecturocebus cupreus
4) Bennett's wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus
5) Ring-tailed Lemur, Lemur catta
6) Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur, Hapalemur alaotrensis
7) Red ruffed lemur, Varecia rubra
8) Grey-handed Night Monkey, Aotus griseimembra
9) Weeping capuchin, Cebus xanthosternos
10) Pygmy marmoset, Callithrix pygmaea
11) Golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia
12) Golden-headed lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas
13) Colombian black spider monkey, Ateles fusciceps rufiventris

WWT Slimbridge 08.01.24
14) African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis
15) European Tree Frog, Hyla arborea
16) Yellow-bellied Toad, Bombina variegata
17) Pool Frog, Pelophylax Lessonae
18) European Common Brown Frog, Rana Temporaria
19) Common Toad, Bufo bufo
20) Lake Titicaca Frog, Telmatobius culeus
21) Golden Mantella, Mantella aurantiaca
22) Amazon Milk Frog, Trachycephalus resinifictrix
23) Geoffroy's marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi

Puxton Park 10.01.24
24) Vietnamese blue flying frog, Rhacophorus vampyrus
25) Duprasi, Pachyuromys duprasi

I believe, with my best googling and Wikipedia abilities all those submissions are valid *crosses fingers*

 

[Chlidonias]

25) Duprasi, Pachyuromys duprasi

Do they actually sign Fat-tailed Gerbils with "duprasi" as the common name?

 

[Skukuza]

Do they actually sign Fat-tailed Gerbils with "duprasi" as the common name?

Just looked at some pictures. Yes, they do.

Or “Duprasi’s” even. With an errant apostrophe?

Below this is the scientific name as above.

Below this is a section on “distribution”, in which they are referred to as fat tailed gerbils also.

 

[CGSwans]

23. Black-and-rufous Elephant Shrew (Rhynchocyon petersi)

I don’t think these count.

@ZooBinh , following up also on my earlier question regarding feathertail gliders. It seems pretty compelling that they should be included, on the basis that they get around in much the same way Petaurus gliders do, but it’s not explicitly clear.

 

[pipaluk]

Colchester 6 January

21 golden headed lion Tamarin
22 golden lion Tamarin
23 Geoffroy's marmoset
24 Red Titi
25 Buffy headed capuchin
26 Colombian black spider monkey
27 Common Squirrel monkey
28 Guianan bearded Saki
29 Mandrill
30 Gelada
31 Barbary macaque
32 L'hoests monkey
33 lion tailed macaque
34 Cherry crowned mangabey
35 Pied Tamarin
36 Red bellied Lemur
37 lion
38 leopard
39 Slender snouted crocodile
40 Plains zebra
41 Phillipine spotted deer
42 Humboldt penguin
43 Yellow banded poison frog
43 Green & black poison frog
44 Trinidad poison frog
45 Sambavo Tomato frog
46 Bony headed toad

Linton 13 January

47 Snow Leopard
48 Scottish wildcat
49 white--collared Lemur
50 mongoose Lemur
51 crowned Lemur
52 red ruffed lemur
53 cotton-top Tamarin
54 Hartman's zebra
55 Red kangaroo
56 African bullfrog

 

[Hugo28]

Nice challenge! First zoo of the year! Only a quick tour of 1 hour though, late in the afternoon…

Diergaarde Blijdorp (12-01-2024)
Macropodidae
1. Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
Felidae
1. Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul)
2. Lion (Panthera leo)
3. Leopard (Panthera pardus)
4. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
5. Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Lemuridae
1. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
Cercopithecidae
1. Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
2. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
3. François’ langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
4. White-naped mangabey (Cercocebus lunulatus)
Sphenisciformes
1. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
2. Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
Crocodilia
1. Cuvier’s dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
2. Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
3. Slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
Anura
1. Colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius)
2. Giant ditch frog (Leptodactylus fallax)
3. Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius culeus)
Myliobatidae
1. Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)
Orthoptera
1. Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)

Total: 21 species

 

[Bactrian Deer]

Indianapolis Zoo (1/7/2024)
Went on a quick trip to the Indy Zoo only to go see Deserts and Oceans while waiting for my volunteering meeting
Indianapolis Zoo (1/7/2024)

Mammals:

1. Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
2. Sand Cat Felis margarita

Birds:

1. Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
2. King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
3. Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua

Amphibians:

1. Colorado River Toad Incilius alvarius

Total: 6
Total: 6

 

[TinoPup]

National Aquarium Jan 10
1 Bottlenose Dolphin
2 Freshwater Crocodile
3 Smooth-fronted Caiman
4 American Bullfrog
5 Panamanian Golden Frog
6 Anthony's Poison Dart Frog
7 Bicolored Poison Dart Frog
8 Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog
9 Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
10 Golden Poison Dart Frog
11 Green & Black Poison Dart Frog
12 Harlequin Poison Dart Frog
13 Imitating Poison Dart Frog
14 Splashback Poison Dart Frog
15 Yellow-striped Poison Dart Frog
16 Giant Waxy Treefrog
17 Smooth-sided Toad
18 Sabana Surinam Toad

 

[CGSwans]

Melbourne Zoo - 13/1/2024

12. Southern corroboree frog - Pseudophryne corroboree
13. Stuttering barred frog - Mixophyes balbus
14. Baw Baw frog - Philoria frosti
15. Dainty tree frog - Litoria gracilenta
16. Crucifix frog - Notaden bennettii
17. Southern bell frog - Litoria raniformis
18. Australian green tree frog - Litoria caerulea
19. Lion - Panthera leo
20. Splendid tree frog - Litoria splendida
21. Hamadryas baboon - Papio hamadryas
22. Cotton-top tamarin - Sagiunis oedipus
23. Australian little penguin - Eudyptula novohollandae
24. Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
25. Black and white ruffed lemur - Varecia variegata
26. Black-handed spider monkey - Ateles geoffroyi
27. Eastern black and white colobus - Colobus guereza
28. Emperor tamarin - Sagiunis imperator
29. Tiger - Panthera tigris
30, Bolivian squirrel monkey - Saimiri boliviensis
31. Eastern dwarf tree frog - Litoria fallax
32. Freshwater crocodile - Crocodylus johnstoni
33. Philippine crocodile - Crocodylus mindorensis
34. Snow leopard - Panthera uncia

Werribee Open Range Zoo - 14/1/2024

35. Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus
36. Vervet monkey - Chlorocebus pygerythrus
37. Eastern grey kangaroo - Macropus giganteus
38. Tammar wallaby - Notamacropus eugenii
39. Plains zebra - Equus quagga
40. Blackbuck - Antilope cervacapra
41. Takhi - Equus ferus

Spoiler: Full list

Amphibians

1. White-lipped tree frog - Litoria infrafrenata
2. Southern corroboree frog - Pseudophryne corroboree
3. Stuttering barred frog - Mixophyes balbus
4. Baw Baw frog - Philoria frosti
5. Dainty tree frog - Litoria gracilenta
6. Crucifix frog - Notaden bennettii
7. Southern bell frog - Litoria raniformis
8. Australian green tree frog - Litoria caerulea
9. Splendid tree frog - Litoria splendida
10. Eastern dwarf tree frog - Litoria fallax

Crocodilians

1. Freshwater crocodile - Crocodylus johnstoni
2. Philippine crocodile - Crocodylus mindorensis

Felids

1. Lion - Panthera leo
2. Tiger - Panthera tigris
3. Snow leopard - Panthera tigris
4. Cheetah - Acinonyx jubatus

Marsupials

1. Parma wallaby - Notamacropus parma
2. Western grey kangaroo - Macropus fuligonosus
3. Red kangaroo - Osphranter rufus
4. Feathertail glider - Acrobates pygmaeus
5. Long-nosed potoroo - Potorous tridactylus
6. Red-necked wallaby - Notamacropus rufogriseus
7. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby - Petrogale penicillata
8. Swamp wallaby - Wallabia bicolor
9. Red-bellied pademelon - Thylogale billardierii
10. Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo - Dendrolagus goodfellowi
11. Eastern grey kangaroo - Macropus giganteus
12. Tammar wallaby - Notamacropus eugenii

Penguins

1. Australian little penguin - Eudyptula novohollandae

Primates

1. Hamadryas baboon - Papio hamadryas
2. Cotton-top tamarin - Sagiunis oedipus
3. Ring-tailed lemur - Lemur catta
4. Black and white ruffed lemur - Varecia variegata
5. Black-handed spider monkey - Ateles geoffroyi
6. Eastern black and white colobus - Colobus gueraza
7. Emperor tamarin - Sagiunis imperator
8. Bolivian squirrel monkey - Saimiri boliviensis
9. Vervet monkey - Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Ungulates

1. Plains zebra - Equus quagga
2. Blackbuck - Antilope cervacapra
3. Takhi - Equus ferus

Anyway, setting questions of scope aside for a moment, I’ll just take a day one clubhouse lead, if I may.

Healesville Sanctuary - 1/1/2024

Marsupials

1. Parma wallaby - Notamacropus parma
2. Western grey kangaroo - Macropus fuligonosus
3. Red kangaroo - Osphranter rufus
4. Feathertail glider - Acrobates pygmaeus (please confirm eligibility - it’s not a Petaurus species but the same logic of including them applies equally to Acrobates, so I’m tentatively including it).
5. Long-nosed potoroo - Potorous tridactylus
6. Red-necked wallaby - Notamacropus rufogriseus
7. Brush-tailed rock-wallaby - Petrogale penicillata
8. Swamp wallaby - Wallabia bicolor
9. Red-bellied pademelon - Thylogale billardierii
10. Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo - Dendrolagus goodfellowi

Amphibians

1. White-lipped tree frog - Litoria infrafrenata

For simplicity, as my list might get quite long by mid-year, I’m going to break up the list by taxonomic group and then note an overall total: 11.

 

[CrashMegaraptor]

Just making a small correction to my earlier list, the species I saw was actually Geoffroy's Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi), not Common Marmoset. I always get the two mixed up.

 

[KiwiBirb]

Well in that case, that adds 3 new additions I saw yesterday. I do really like these new additions to the challenge and make it a lot more fun and a lot less complicated!
3) Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
4) Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico goeldii)
5) Cotton Top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)

One species to add today, but posting it now so I don’t forget
Bergen County Zoo 1.14
6) Elk (Cervus canadensis)

 

[KiwiBirb]

One species to add today, but posting it now so I don’t forget
Bergen County Zoo 1.14
6) Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Central Park Zoo 1.15
7) White-faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
8) Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)
9) Smokey Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus)
10) Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix)
11) Bolivian Grey Titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
12) Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
13) Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
14) Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
15) Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
16) King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
17) Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)

 

[pipaluk]

Central Park Zoo 1.15
7) White-faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
8) Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)
9) Smokey Jungle Frog (Leptodactylus pentadactylus)
10) Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix)
11) Bolivian Grey Titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
12) Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
13) Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
14) Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
15) Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
16) King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
17) Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)

Great penguin collection, my daughter went there in November, I was very envious

 

[NSU42]

I don’t think these count.

You are correct. Not sure why I included them as I was double checking all to be sure I could include them. I'm down to 25 for now. Have a few visits to add later today or tomorrow.

 

[Kudu21]

No tree kangaroos, but otherwise a very successful first visit to the Safari Park in the new year!

San Diego Zoo Safari Park (Escondido, CA) - 09 January 2024:

Spoiler

Macropodidae:
65. Western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)

Equidae:
66. African wild ass (Equus africanus)
67. Mountain zebra (Equus zebra)
68. Przewalski’s horse (Equus ferus)

Cervidae:
69. Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
70. Brow-antlered deer (Rucervus eldii)
71. Hangul (Cervus hanglu)
72. Red deer (Cervus elaphus)
73. Sambar (Rusa unicolor)
74. Sika (Cervus nippon)
75.Southern pudu (Pudu puda)

Antilopinae:
76. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
77. Red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)
78. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
79. Thomson’s gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)

Aepycerotinae:
80. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

Caprinae:
81. Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia)
82. Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
83. Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana)
84. Urial (Ovis vignei)

Felidae:
85. Sand cat (Felis margarita)

A "little" update from an afternoon in La Jolla!

Birch Aquarium at Scripps (La Jolla, CA) - 16 January 2024:
Sphenisciformes:
86. Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor)

 

[Kudu21]

A "little" update from an afternoon in La Jolla!

Birch Aquarium at Scripps (La Jolla, CA) - 16 January 2024:
Sphenisciformes:
86. Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor)

Oops! I somehow missed that members of Myliobatidae count for this challenge as well, so with that revelation...

Myliobatidae:
87. Bat ray (Myliobatis californica)

 

[RonBurrgundy]

Zoo Osnabrück (18.01.2024):

Mammals:
24. Arabian sand cat (Felis margarita harrisoni)
25. Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina)

Birds:
2. Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)

Total: 28

 

[birdsandbats]

My start for the year, at a little nature center near me:

Heckrodt Wetland Reserve - January 18 2024
1. Eastern Gray Tree Frog Dryophytes versicolor
2. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens
3. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus
4. American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus

 

[birdsandbats]

My start for the year, at a little nature center near me:

Heckrodt Wetland Reserve - January 18 2024
1. Eastern Gray Tree Frog Dryophytes versicolor
2. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens
3. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus
4. American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - January 19 2024
5. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
6. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus