ZooChat Challenge Global 2024

Snake Discovery - August 23 2024
73. Pixie Frog Pyxicephalus edulis

74. Vietnamese Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale
75. Golden Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis
76. South American Bird Poop Frog Dendropsophus marmoratus
77. Solomon Island Leaf Frog Cornufer guentheri
78. Northern Glass Frog Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
79. Borneo Eared Frog Polypedates otilophus
80. Hourglass Tree Frog Dendropsophus ebraccatus
81. Cranwell's Horned Frog Ceratophrys cranwelli
82. Regal Jumping Spider Phidippus regius
83. White-lipped Tree Frog Nyctimystes infrafrenatus
84. Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates vittatus
85. Starry Night Reed Frog Heterixalus alboguttatus
86. Splashback Poison Dart Frog Adelphobates galactonotus

(@ZooBinh are we allowed to count feeder crickets?)
@ZooBinh has informed me that species from the pet store portion of Snake Discovery do not count for this challenge. As such, this is my updated list from the facility:

Snake Discovery - August 23 2024
73. Pixie Frog Pyxicephalus edulis
74. Vietnamese Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale
75. Golden Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis
76. South American Bird Poop Frog Dendropsophus marmoratus
77. Solomon Island Leaf Frog Cornufer guentheri
78. Northern Glass Frog Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
79. Borneo Eared Frog Polypedates otilophus
80. Hourglass Tree Frog Dendropsophus ebraccatus
 
@ZooBinh has informed me that species from the pet store portion of Snake Discovery do not count for this challenge. As such, this is my updated list from the facility:

Snake Discovery - August 23 2024
73. Pixie Frog Pyxicephalus edulis
74. Vietnamese Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale
75. Golden Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis
76. South American Bird Poop Frog Dendropsophus marmoratus
77. Solomon Island Leaf Frog Cornufer guentheri
78. Northern Glass Frog Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
79. Borneo Eared Frog Polypedates otilophus
80. Hourglass Tree Frog Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Minnesota Zoo - August 24 2024
81. Przewalski's Horse Equus przewalskii
82. Bolivian Gray Titi Plecturocebus donacophilus
 
Marwell 5th August

153 Dorcas Gazelle
154 Desert Locust
155 Green Toad

London Zoo 25/8/24

156 Moholi galago
157 Senegal galago
158 Grey Mouse Lemur
159 Aye Aye
160 Hanuman Grey Langur
161 White naped mangabey
162 Alaotran Gentle lemur
163 Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat
164 Lake Oku Clawed Frog
165 Mallorcan midwife toad
166 Mountain Chicken
167 Oriental Fire-bellied toad
168 Phillipine Crocodile
169 Regal jumping spider
170 African field cricket
171 Cave cricket
 
Stone Zoo: 24 August 2024
45. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
46. Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
47. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
48. Magnificent tree frog (Litoria splendida)
49. Green and black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus)
50. Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
New England Aquarium: 25 August 2024
51. Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
 
05.08

Chiang Mai Zoo & Aquarium

213. Northern Pig-tailed Macaque

Lana Mini Zoo

214. Laotian langur

Chiang Mai Night Safari

215. Burmese goral/
Naemorhedus evansi


06.08

Songhkla Zoo

* Flat-headed Cat - seen at Felline Conservation Centre

216. Asian giant toad/Phrynoidis asper
217. Dusky Langur

08.08

Taiping Zoo

218. Gursky`s Spectral Tarsier
219. Blyth's frog /Limnonectes blythii

09.08

Negara Zoo

220. American bullfrog/Aquarana catesbeiana
221. Perak horned toad/ Megophrys aceras
222. Asian grass frog/ Fejervarya limnocharis
223. Australian green tree frog/ Ranoidea caerulea
224. Banded bull frog/ Kaloula pulchra
225. Red-eared greenback frog/ Hylarana erythraea
226. Red-legged Pademelon
227. Dwarf crocodile
228. Agile Wallaby
 
08.08

Taiping Zoo

218. Gursky`s Spectral Tarsier
219. Blyth's frog /Limnonectes blythii

09.08

Negara Zoo

220. American bullfrog/Aquarana catesbeiana
221. Perak horned toad/ Megophrys aceras
222. Asian grass frog/ Fejervarya limnocharis
223. Australian green tree frog/ Ranoidea caerulea
224. Banded bull frog/ Kaloula pulchra
225. Red-eared greenback frog/ Hylarana erythraea
226. Red-legged Pademelon
227. Dwarf crocodile
228. Agile Wallaby

Missed to mention that on Negara's Zoo grounds living few groups of Wild White-thighed Surilis. We actually saw them stilling food from one of the Porcupine exhibits.

09.08 Butterfly & Reptile Park

229.Dragon Headed Katydid/Lesina intermedia
230.Conehead Katydid/ Macroxiphus sumatranus
231.Giant Malaysian Katydid/ Macrolyristes corporalis
232. Giant river toad/ Phrynoidis juxtasper
234.Cinnamon treefrog/ Nyctixalus pictus
 
Franklin Park Zoo: 26 August 2024
52. Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae)
53. Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis)
54. De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus)
My streak of missing muntjacs continues....
Finishing up a slate of New England zoos.
Roger Williams Park Zoo: 28 August 2024
55. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
56. Bolivian grey titi (Plecturocebus donacophilus)
57. Black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya)
58. Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
59. Sichuan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana)
60. Reeve's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)

Finally saw a muntjac!
 
Apologizes for the length between updates. I have been very busy with school and despite the fact I started an update a few weeks ago, I never finished it.

Bronx Zoo 4.27
70) Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
71) Chital (Axis axis)
72) Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
73) Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
74) Przewalski’s Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii)
75) Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)
76) Indian Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
77) Eld’s Deer (Rucervus eldii)
78) Markhor (Capra falconeri)
79) Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
80) Grévy’s Zebra (Equus grevyi)
81) Angolan Colobus (Colobus angolensis)

Bronx Zoo 6.2
82) Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)

Trailside Zoo and Museums 7.2
83) Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus)
84) American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
85) American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Took this challenge global :p

Belfast Zoo 7/19
86) Black-Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps)
87) Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
88) Coppery Titi (Plecturocebus cupreus)
89) Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolegus goodfellowi)
90) François’ Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi)
91) Southern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome)
92) European Wildcat (Felis silvestris)

Dublin Zoo 7/20
93) Sulawesi Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra)
94) Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
95) Grey-Cheeked Mangabey (Lophocebus albigena)
96) Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
97) Bolivian Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
98) Venezuelan Red Howler (Alouatta seniculus)

Turtle Back Zoo 7/28
99) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Bronx Zoo 8/12
100) Northern Red Muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis)
101) Rhim Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros)
102) Geoffroy’s Tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi)
103) Mohol Bushbaby (Galago moholi)
 
Entering the ring with a big haul, sorry for waiting so long to drop my list!
1. Long-Nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus)
2. Red-Necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
3. Parma Wallaby (Notamacropus parma)
4. Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
5. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
6. Southern Pudu (Pudu puda)
7. Kirk's Dik-Dik (Madoqua kirkii)
8. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
9. Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
10. Tiger (Panthera tigris)
11. Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
12. Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
13. Goeldi's Marmoset (Callimico goeldii)
14. White-Lipped Tamarin (Saguinus labiatus)
15. Midas Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
16. Lesser Spot-Nosed Guenon (Cercopithecus petaurista)
17. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena)
18. Reeves' Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
19. Lion (Panthera leo)
20. Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
21. Senegal Bushbaby (Galago senegalensis)
22. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
23. Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
24. Black-Capped Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri boliviensis)
25. White-Faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
26. Coppery Titi (Plecturocebus cupreus)
27. Red-Faced Spider Monkey (Ateles paniscus)
28. Diana Monkey (Cercopithecus diana)
29. White-Naped Mangabey (Cercocebus lunulatus)
30. Mantled Guereza (Colobus guereza)
31. Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus)
32. Humboldt's Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
33. Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis)
34. Mallorcan Midwife Toad (Alytes muletensis)
35. Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)
36. Lake Titicaca Frog (Telmatobius culeus)
37. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
38. Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
39. African Field Cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus)
40. Cave Cricket (Phaeophilacris bredoides)
41. Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius)
42. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
43. Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus)
44. Grévy's Zebra (Equus grevyi)
45. Persian Fallow Deer (Dama mesopotamica)
46. Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
47. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
48. Gerenuk (Litocranus walleri)
49. Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
50. Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica)
51. Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
52. Jaguar (Panthera onca)
53. Leopard (Panthera pardus)
54. Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
55. Sand Cat (Felis margarita)
56. Geoffroy's Marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
57. Cotton-Top Tamarin (Oedipomidas oedipus)
58. Black-Mantled Tamarin (Leontocebus nigricollis)
59. Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator)
60. Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciureus)
61. Guianan Weeper Capuchin (Cebus olivaceus)
62. Colombian Black Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps)
63. Toque Macaque (Macaca sinica)
64. Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)
65. Lion-Tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus)
66. Owl-Faced Monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni)
67. Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas)
68. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
69. Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi)
70. King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
71. Smooth-Fronted Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus)
72. Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
73. Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
74. Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi)
75. Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus)
76. Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus)
77. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
78. Kiang (Equus kiang)
79. African Wild Ass (Equus africanus)
80. Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra)
81. Tufted Deer (Ephalodus cephalophus)
82. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
83. Elk (Alces alces)
84. Javan Deer (Rusa timorensis)
85. Sambar Deer (Rusa unicolor)
86. Bawean Deer (Axis kuhlii)
87. Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
88. Eld's Deer (Rucervus eldii)
89. Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
90. Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
91. White-Lipped Deer (Cervus albirostris)
92. Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
93. Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
94. Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama)
95. Markhor (Capra falconeri)
96. Rocky Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
97. Argali (Ovis ammon)
98. Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur)
99. Chinese Goral (Naemorhedus griseus)
100. Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus)
101. Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)
102. Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
103. Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
104. Red-Bellied Lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
105. Silvery Marmoset (Mico argentatus)
106. Yellow-Breasted Capuchin (Sapajus xanthosternos)
107. Guianan Bearded Saki (Chiropotes sagulatus)
108. Red Howler Monkey (Alouatta seniculus)
109. Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus)
110. Sunda Pig-Tailed Macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
111. Roloway Monkey (Cercopithecus roloway)
112. Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
113. Sunda Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
114. Yunnan Fire-Bellied Toad (Bombina maxima)
115. White-Lipped Tree Frog (Nyctimystes infrafrenatus)
116. File-Eared Tree Frog (Polypedates otilophus)
117. Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale)
118. Marañón Poison Dart Frog (Excidobates mysteriosus)
I’m currently going through all entries and updating the tracker spreadsheet, so any rule violations/notes will be mentioned to all then but I felt this significant to comment on now.

I will only be counting the last two visits from this post in accordance to the rule below:
There is something I'd like to add on besides the species. I'm adopting @Coelacanth18's deadline rule from the North America challenge, which is just a modification of our global rule #7: There is no official deadline to join; however, anyone who joins the game after May 31 can only count eligible species from their two most recent zoo visits.

Edit: The same will apply to @BerdNerd as well.
 
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Missed to mention that on Negara's Zoo grounds living few groups of Wild White-thighed Surilis. We actually saw them stilling food from one of the Porcupine exhibits.

09.08 Butterfly & Reptile Park

229.Dragon Headed Katydid/Lesina intermedia
230.Conehead Katydid/ Macroxiphus sumatranus
231.Giant Malaysian Katydid/ Macrolyristes corporalis
232. Giant river toad/ Phrynoidis juxtasper
234.Cinnamon treefrog/ Nyctixalus pictus

I count the Barking Deer or Souther Red Muntjac at Singapore (Muntjacus muntjac), but I missed to count the other Northern Muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) at Khao Kheow. I was -1, but this should equal it.


Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark at Taman Safari Prigen II Is unique place and we manage to see 7 mammal lifters. Only one spieces quality for the Challenge and I will not count it, but it deserves special mention.


11.08 Surabaya Zoo

235. New Guinea crocodile

11.08 Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark/ Taman Safari Prigen Ii

* Sumatran striped rrabbit/
Nesolagus netscheri
 
I count the Barking Deer or Souther Red Muntjac at Singapore (Muntjacus muntjac), but I missed to count the other Northern Muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) at Khao Kheow. I was -1, but this should equal it.


Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark at Taman Safari Prigen II Is unique place and we manage to see 7 mammal lifters. Only one spieces quality for the Challenge and I will not count it, but it deserves special mention.


11.08 Surabaya Zoo

235. New Guinea crocodile

11.08 Prigen Conservation Breeding Ark/ Taman Safari Prigen Ii

* Sumatran striped rrabbit/
Nesolagus netscheri

12.08 Batu Secret Zoo

236.Sumatran clouded leopard / Neofelis diardi diardi - the only animal on display in the World. We saw the other ssp Neofelis diardi borneensis at Faunalend, Jakarta.

237.Western tarsier/ Cephalopachus bancanus
238. Wolf's guenon
239. Putty-nosed monkey
240. Common striped possum/ Dactylopsila trivirgata


13.08 Solo Safari

241. Javan leopard cat


13.08 Gembira Loka

242.Mitered surili
243.Tonkean macaque
244.Heck's macaque
 
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12.08 Batu Secret Zoo

236.Sumatran clouded leopard / Neofelis diardi diardi - the only animal on display in the World. We saw the other ssp Neofelis diardi borneensis at Faunalend, Jakarta.

237.Western tarsier/ Cephalopachus bancanus
238. Wolf's guenon
239. Putty-nosed monkey
240. Common striped possum/ Dactylopsila trivirgata


13.08 Solo Safari

241. Javan leopard cat


13.08 Gembira Loka

242.Mitered surili
243.Tonkean macaque
244.Heck's macaque

I need to remove one more gibbon from my final count and start from 243. This is the final post from SEA and I do not believe I will add a lot more this year :)

13.08 Bandung zoo

244.Javan Surili
245.West Javan langur

13.08 Lembang zoo

246.Natuna Island Surili

14.08 Taman Safari Bogor

247. Siberut macaque
248. Brown dorcopsis/ Dorcopsis muelleri

15.08 Ragunan Zoo

249. Gorontalo macaque
250. Silvered leaf-monkey
 
Managed to get some free tickets to Southwick's Zoo, which I used today.

Southwick's Zoo- Aug. 10, 2024
69. Black-Crested Mangabey- Lophocebus atterribus
70. White-Faced Capuchin- Cebus capucinus
71. White's Tree Frog- Ranoidea caerulea
72. Sambava Tomato Frog- Dyscophus guineti
73. Golden Poison Dart Frog- Phyllobates terribilis
74. Schmidt's Red-Tailed Monkey- Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti
75. Red Ruffed Lemur- Varecia rubra
76. Aoudad- Ammotragus lervia
77. Fallow Deer- Dama dama
78. Sika Deer- Cervus nippon
79. Mandrill- Mandrillus sphinx
80. Wolf's Guenon- Cercopithecus wolfi
81. Cottontop Tamarin- Sagunius oedipus
82. Grivet Monkey- Chlorocebus sp. (signed as aethiops, though I know most Chlorocebus in US zoos are technically hybrids- in last year's primates challenge all were counted as one species complex).
83. Common Marmoset- Callithrix jacchus
84. Brown-Headed Spider Monkey- Ateles fusciceps
Utica Zoo- Aug. 25, 2024
85. Pallas' Cat- Otocolobus manul
86. Hartmann's Mountain Zoo- Equus zebra hartmannae
87. Transcapian Urial- Ovis vignei arkal
88. Chinese Alligator- Alligator sinensis

Also realized I had accidentally omitted a species seen at Southwick's Zoo on August 10th:

89. American Alligator- Alligator mississippiensis
 
Utica Zoo- Aug. 25, 2024
85. Pallas' Cat- Otocolobus manul
86. Hartmann's Mountain Zoo- Equus zebra hartmannae
87. Transcapian Urial- Ovis vignei arkal
88. Chinese Alligator- Alligator sinensis

Also realized I had accidentally omitted a species seen at Southwick's Zoo on August 10th:

89. American Alligator- Alligator mississippiensis
How on Earth did you get to such a high total for this challenge before you got American Alligator? That's crazy.
 
GaiaZoo (29-07)

64. Anthonys poison-arrow frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
65. Black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus)
66. Black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus)
67. Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus)
68. European tree frog (Hyla arborea)
69. Geoffroy's tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix geoffroyi)
70. Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
71. Goldon poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
72. Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii)
73. Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata)
74. Yellow-breasted capuchin (Sapajus xanthosternos)
Safaripark Beekse Bergen (02-09)

75. Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas)
76. Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)
77. Mantled guereza (Colobus guereza)
78. Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
79. Persian gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)
80. Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
 
Getting near the end now.

Istanbul Aquarium - 19/8/2024
357. Bull ray - Aetomylaeus bovinus

Schonbrunn Zoo, Vienna - 28/8/2024
358. Morelet’s crocodile - Crocodylus moreletiii

Haus des Meeres - 29/8/2024
359. Spix’s saddleback tamarin - Leontocebus fuscicollis

Alpenzoo Innsbruck - 31/8/2024
360. Marsh frog - Pelophylas ridibundus



Rostock Zoo - 10/8/2024
343. Masked tree frog - Smilisca phaeota
344. Fantastic poison dart frog - Ranitomeya fantastica
345. American red-eyed tree frog - Agalychnus callidryas

Zoom Gelsenkirchen - 12/8/2024
346. Olive baboon - Papio anubis

Green Zoo Wuppertal - 13/8/2024
347. Rana-de Arbol de San Martin - Ecnomiohyla valancifer
348. Green mantella - Mantella viridis
349. Blue-legged mantella - Mantella expectata

Cologne Zoo - 14/8/2024

350. Black-striped stream frog - Sylvirana nigrovittata
351. Guenther’s triangle frog - Cornufer guentheri
352. Bloody Bay poison dart frog - Mannophryne olmonae
353. Weddell’s saddleback tamarin - Leontocebus weddelli

Aquazoo Lōbbecke Museum - 16/8/2024
354. Black-legged poison dart frog - Phyllobates bicolor
355. African red toad - Schismaderma carens
356. Sabana Surinam toad - Pipa parva
357. Smooth-fronted caiman - Paleosuchus trigonatus
 
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