ZooChat Challenge Great Britain, Ireland, and Crown Dependencies 2024

Slimbridge 31/08/24
38 European Tree Frog Hyla arborea
39 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus
40 Common Frog Rana temporaria
41 Amazon Milk Frog Trachycephalus resinifictrix
42 Yellow-bellied Toad Bombinia variegata LIFE TICK
43 Alpine Newt Ichthyosaura alpestris
44 Emperor Crocodile Newt Tyolotriton shanjing
45 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris
46 Pool Frog Pelophylax lessonae LIFE TICK
47 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus

Frequent visits to Toad Hall eventually paid off. I only missed seeing Common Toad and the Poison Dart frogs and I didn't look for those having already put them on my list.
 
I am revising my list. I did not seeThree-striped Poison Frog. I made the entry in the middle of the night and did not check my photo of the label. The label is 'Phantasmal Poison Frog' which I expect is wrong. So my score has gone down to 49.

Shaldon Zoo 02/09/24
48 Bicoloured Poison Frog Phyllobates bicolor
49 Lemur Leaf Frog Agalychnis lemur
 
Paignton Zoo, 28/08/24
An amazing Herptile Collection and definitely still a personal favourite,

38. Asian giant toad (Phrynoidis asper)
39. Blessed poison frog (Ranitomeya benedicta)
40. Crowned treefrog (Triprion spinosus)
41. Emperor newt (Tylototriton shanjing)
42. Fea's treefrog/Thao whipping frog (Zhangixalus feae)
43. Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
44. Oriental fire-bellied newt (Hypselotriton orientalis)
45. Pebas stubfoot toad (Atelopus spumarius)
46. Pleasing Poison frog (Ameerega bassleri)
47. Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
48. Summers' poison dart frog (Ranitomeya summersi)
49. Variable poison dart frog (Ranitomeya variabilis)
 
Cotswold Wildlife Park 06/09/24
50 Vietnamese Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale
Paignton Zoo 07/09/24
51 Kaiser's Newt Neurergus kaiseri
52 Laos Warty Newt Laotriton laoensis
53 Himalayan Crocodile Newt Tylototrion verrucosus
54 Oriental Fire-bellied Newt Hypselotriton orientalis
55 Summers' Poison Frog Ranitomeya summersi
56 Pelas Spade-footed Toad Atelopus spurmarius
57 Sira Poison Frog Ranitomeya siraensis
58 Blessed Poison Frog Ranitomeya benedicta
59 Variable Poison Frog Ranitomeya variabilis
60 Pleasing Poison Frog Ranitomeys bassleri
61 Crowned Tree Frog Triprion spinosus
 
London Zoo 14/10/24
62 Majorcan Midwife Toad Alytes muletensis
63 Lake Oku Clawed Frog Xenopus longipes
64 Sardinian Brook Salamander Euproctus platycephalus

If anyone is planning a visit to London, the Sardinian Brook Salamaders are easy to miss. Their viv is on the right hand side by the entrance to the house.
 
Rajang-GOAT said:
Colchester Zoo 22/2/2024
4. Green and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
5. Yellow and Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
6. Bony-headed Toad (Ingerophrynus galeatus)
7. Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio)
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ZSL Whipsnade Zoo 21/9

8. Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorious azureus)

ZSL London Zoo 27/10

9. Chapa mossy frog (Theloderma bicolor)
10. Kaiser's spotted newt (Neuregus kaiseri)
11. Lake Oku clawed frog (Xenopus longpipes)
12. Laos warty newt (Laotriton laoensis)
13. Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis)
14. Mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax)
15. Rio cauca caecilian (Typhlonectes natans)
16. Sardinian brook salamander (Euproctus platycephalus)
17. Lake Titicaca frog (Telmatobius culeus)
 
CrashMegaraptor said:
--Wingham Wildlife Park (23/9/24)--
17. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
18. White's Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)

Couldn't find the Lemur Leaf Frog, though.
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And one more...

--Colchester Zoo (6/11/24)--
19. Green & Black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)

Sadly, not a large variety, all but one of them being frogs... but it was still nice to have a looksee for animals I may not have paid too much attention to.
 
Hello everyone, hope you are all enjoying the festive period. Just a reminder that there are less than 48 hours remaining of 2024!!! So get any last minute additions in soon. I hope you have all enjoyed this year’s challenge. I will post the results on new years day, which will shortly be followed by some statistics from the challenge, for anyone who enjoys that sort of thing as much as myself!

I shall post next year’s challenge tomorrow (assuming people would like another), but unsure on whether to the keep the name as it was this year or revert to Shorts’ original “UK” title for simplicity sake. If anyone has any input on that it’d be great to hear your thoughts.

Otherwise, enjoy what is left of 2024 and we shall reconvene in the new year!
 
Most definitely my last post of the year,

Chester Zoo, 30/10/24
50. Amazon Poison Frog (Ranitomeya amazonica)
51. Imbabura Treefrog (Boana picturata)
52. Mimic Poison Frog (Ranitomeya imitator)
53. Bornean Rock Frog (Staurois parvus)
54. Trinidad Stream Frog (Mannophryne trinitatis)
55. Yellow-spotted Tree Toad (Rentapia flavomaculata)
 
2024 has drawn to a close and so it is time for the result of the ZooChat Challenge Great Britain, Ireland, and Crown Dependencies 2024.

The contest was hotly contested with some very close finishing tallies, however, this year’s winner topped the leaderboard pretty much the whole way through the year, finishing with an impressive tally of 66 amphibian species seen, so congratulations to……. bongorob!!!

Behind the spoiler is the final leaderboard and below that some statistics.

66 = bongorob
55 = Dr. Loxodonta
36 = pipaluk
26 = amur leopard
21 = skukuza
19 = CrashMegaraptor
18 = Kalaw
17 = Rajang-GOAT
16 = Prochilodus246

Rather than in a separate post, here as promised is a little insight into some statistics from this year’s challenge.

Collectively 274 sightings counted for this challenge across 82 different species which were seen in 36 zoos. These 36 zoos were visited a total of 59 times with the zoos visited by the most players being:
6 = ZSL London Zoo
4 = Paignton Zoo
3 = Banham Zoo, Chester Zoo, Colchester Zoo, Cotswold Wildlife Park, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, WWT Slimbridge

The 82 species seen comprised of 3 caecilians, 16 newts/salamanders, and 63 frogs/toads. Just the one species was seen by all 9 participants, and the other top spots are below:
9 = Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog
8 = Axolotl, Lake Titicaca Frog, Blue Poison Dart Frog
7 = Rio Cauca Caecilian, Green & Black Poison Dart Frog, Strawberry Poison Frog, Golden Mantella

And finally, the zoos which produced the most observed species towards this challenge were:
21 = Paignton Zoo
18 = Chester Zoo
16 = WWT Slimbridge
15 = ZSL London Zoo
12 = Manchester Museum

I do hope you all enjoyed the 2024 challenge reboot, and look forward to seeing you all for the 2025 snake challenge!
 
Thank you Dr. Loxodonta. Sorry for the lateness in replying. I had no internet access from 28th December until today. I enjoyed the challenge, and I would have seen one more species if I wen't so short. I could not see the Cane (Marine) Toad at Rodbaston as I couldn't see into the viv. I did get a very bad picture of it though, by holding my camera above my head, pressing the trigger and hoping.
 
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