Saint Louis Zoo Species List for Saint Louis Zoo

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Species on display at Saint Louis Zoo as of July 15 2016. Fish, invertebrates, and outdoor waterfowl excluded.

Emerson Children's Zoo

Animal Building:

Leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius
Gray tree frog, Hyla versicolor
Mission golden-eyed tree frog/Amazon milk frog, Trachycephalus resinifictrix
Bullsnake, Pituophis catenifer sayi
Box turtle (unknown species of Terrapene)
Matschie's tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschiei
Short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus
Southern three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes matacus
Fennec fox, Vulpes zerda
Meerkat, Suricata suricatta
Naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber
Damaraland mole-rat, Fukomys damarensis
Domesticated cockatiels, rabbits, and guinea pigs
Additionally the zoo kitchen (or one of the zoo's kitchens) is visible through glass windows in the building and I saw a scarlet macaw (Ara macao) inside.

Outdoors:

North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
Common raven, Corvus corax
Great horned owl, Bubo virginianus
Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii
Domesticated animals: alpaca, sheep, goats, donkeys, cattle, pot-bellied pigs, and homing pigeons.

Monsanto Insectarium

Red-bellied short-necked turtle, Emydura subglobosa
Amboina box turtle, Cuora amboinensis
Note: both species are found in the Butterfly Dome.

Penguin & Puffin Coast

Southern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome
Gentoo penguin, Pygoscelis papua
King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus
Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti (outdoors)
Horned puffin, Fratercula corniculata
Tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata
King eider, Somateria spectabilis

Polar Bear Point

Polar bear, Ursus maritimus

Fragile Forest/Jungle of the Apes

Sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii
Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes
Western lowland gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Miscellaneous grottoes by Fragile Forest

Red panda, Ailurus fulgens
Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
 
Species List for Saint Louis Zoo (continued)

Reptile House

Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle, Chitra indica
Vietnamese pond turtle, Mauremys annamensis
Yellow-headed temple turtle, Heosemys annandalii
Giant Asian pond turtle, Heosemys grandis
Cape spinytail iguana (San Esteban subspecies), Ctenosaura hemilopha conspicuosa
Common chuckwalla, Sauromalus ater
San Esteban chuckwalla, Sauromalus varius
(Banded) Gila monster, Heloderma suspectum cinctum
Cuvier's dwarf caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata
Yellow-footed tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata
Reticulated python, Python reticulatus
Kaiser's spotted newt, Neurergus kaiseri
Balkan pond turtle, Mauremys rivulata
Chinese crocodile lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Black-breasted leaf turtle, Geoemyda spengleri
Green tree python, Morelia viridis
Gliding tree frog, Agalychnis spurrelli
(Bernardez) fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra bernardezi*
*one of only 2 viviparous subspecies of fire salamander
Tentacled snake, Erpeton tentaculatum
Spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata
Mexican palm-pitviper, Bothriechis rowleyi
Copperhead, Agkistrodon contortix
Timber/canebrake rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
Ornate box turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata
Western/black rat snake, Pantherophis obsoletus
Eastern hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis
Ozark hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi
Western cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis
Slender glass lizard, Ophisaurus attenuatus
Three-toed box turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis
Western massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus
Western fox snake, Pantherophis ramspotti
Bullsnake, Pituophis catenifer sayi
Panamanian golden frog, Atelopus zeteki
Green-and-black poison dart frog, Dendrobates auratus
Side-striped palm-pitviper, Bothriechis lateralis
Red mountain racer, Oreocryptophis porphyracea laticinctus
Mandarin rat snake, Euprepiophis mandarinus
Western pygmy rattlensake, Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
Western lesser siren, Siren intermedia nettingi
Three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum
Kleinmann's/Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni
Ocellated skink, Chalcides ocellatus
Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake, Crotalus catalinensis
Iranian fat-tailed gecko, Eublepharis angramainyu
Eastern sand viper, Vipera ammodytes meridionalis
Arizona ridge-nosed rattlensake, Crotalus willardi wilardi
Iranian mountain viper, Vipera albicornuta
Meller's chameleon, Trioceros melleri
Boelen's python, Morelia boeleni
Pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri
Zoutpansberg girdled lizard, Smaug depressus*
*or possibly Warren's girdled lizard Smaug warreni, since depressus was once considered a subspecies of warreni
Black mamba, Dendroaspis polylepis
Armenian viper, Vipera raddei
Black-headed python, Aspidites melanocephalus
Caucasus viper, Vipera kaznakovi
Wagner's/ocellated mountain viper, Vipera wagneri
Spider tortoise, Pyxis arachnoides brygooi
Western beaded anole, Anolis barbatus
Jamaican boa, Epicrates subflavus
Mangshan pitviper, Trimeresurus mangshanensis
Rhinoceros ratsnake, Rhyncophis boulengeri
McCord's box turtle, Cuora mccordi
Mountain chicken, Leptodactylus fallax
Haitian green anole, Anolis ricordi
Fan-Si-Pan horned pitviper, Trimeresurus cornutus
Diablito (Pichincha) poison dart frog, Oophaga sylvatica
Indo-Malayan mountain pitviper, Ovophis monticola convictus
Pacific horned frog, Ceratophrys stolzmanni
Dunn's hog-nosed viper, Porthidium dunni
Gloyd's cantil/moccasin, Agkistrodon bilineatus howardgloydi*
*listed as A. howardgloydi
Central American bushmaster, Lachesis stenophrys
Four-horned chameleon, Trioceros quadricornis
Gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica
Madagascar tree boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus adamanteus
Gulf Coast box turtle, Terrapene carolina major
King cobra, Ophiophagus hannah
Timor python, Python timoriensis
Andean marsupial tree frog, Gastrotheca riobambae
Imbabura tree frog, Hypsoboas picturatus
Fly River/pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta
Green anaconda, Eunectes murinus
Black tree monitor, Varanus beccarii
Dumeril's/Madagascar ground boa, Acrantophis dumerili
False gharial, Tomistoma schlegelii
Baker's/Utila Island spinytail iguana, Ctenosaura bakeri
Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea (winter exhibit)
Galapagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra (winter exhibit)

If anyone's interested, I have a map and exhibit/species breakdown for the entire building as of July 15 2016.

Outdoor Exhibits:

Aldabra giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea (summer exhibit)
Galapagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra (summer exhibit)
American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis
 
Species List for Saint Louis Zoo (continued)

Primate House

Black lemur, Eulemur macaco
Mongoose lemur, Eulemur mongoz
Black-and-white ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata
Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta
Coquerel's sifaka, Propithecus coquereli
Golden lion tamarin, Leontopithecus rosalia
Cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus
Goeldi's monkey, Callimico goeldii
White-faced saki, Pithecia pithecia
Geoffroy's/black-handed spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi
Allen's swamp monkey, Allenopithecus nigroviridis
Mantled guereza/colobus, Colobus guereza
François' langur, Trachypithecus francoisi
Spectacled langur, Trachypithecus obscurus
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni

Sea Lion Sound

California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina

Chain of Lakes

North American river otter, Lontra canadensis
Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii
Crested screamer, Chauna torquata
Assorted waterfowl

Bird House & Gardens

Bird House (indoor):

Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias
Rhinoceros hornbill, Buceros rhinoceros
Speckled mousebird, Colius striatus
Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia
Spur-winged plover, Vanellus spinosus
Northern carmine bee-eater, Merops nubicus
Superb starling, Lamprotornis superbus
Golden-breasted starling, Lamprotornis regius
Buff-crested bustard, Lophotis gindiana
Horned guan, Oreophasis derbianus
Blue-bellied roller, Coracias cyanogaster
Cape Thick-Knee, Burhinus capensis
Mariana fruit dove, Ptilinopus roseicapilla
Edwards's pheasant, Lophura edwardsi
Jambu fruit dove, Ptilinopus jambu
Pheasant pigeon, Otidiphaps nobilis
Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis
Golden white-eye, Cleptornis marchei
Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis
Chinese bamboo partridge, Bambusicola thoracicus
Palawan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron napoleonis
Blue-faced honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis
Plush-crested jay, Cyanocorax chrysops
Collie's jay/Black-throated magpie-jay, Calocitta colliei
Guam kingfisher, Todiramphus cinnamominus
Luzon bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba luzonica
Crested partridge, Rollulus rouloul
Ringed teal, Callonetta leucophrys
White-winged wood duck, Asarcornis scutulata
Red-crested cardinal, Paroaria coronata
White-throated ground dove, Gallicolumba xanthonura
Elegant crested tinamou, Eudromia elegans
Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides
King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa
Hyacinth macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Bali myna, Leucopsar rothschildi
Red-legged seriema, Cariama cristata
Toco toucan, Ramphastos toco
Spectacled owl, Pulsatrix perspicillata
Bateleur eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus

Bird House (outdoor):

King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa
Red-legged seriema, Cariama cristata
Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus
Great hornbill, Buceros bicornis

Bird Garden (outdoor):

Vulturine guineafowl, Acryllium vulturinum
Helmeted curassow, Pauxi pauxi
Victoria crowned pigeon, Goura victoria
Laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
White-naped crane, Grus vipio
Edwards's pheasant, Lophura edwardsi
Cabot's tragopan, Tragopan caboti
White-crested laughingthrush, Garrulax leucolophus

Bird Garden Walk-Through Aviary (outdoor):

Blue-bellied roller, Coracias cyanogaster
Red-billed hornbill, Tockus sp. (did not take down Latin name)
White-headed buffalo weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli
Grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans
Speckled pigeon, Columba guinea

1904 Flight Cage/Cypress Swamp

Alligator snapping turtle, Macrochelys temminckii
Assorted waterfowl
Possibly other turtles
 
Species List for Saint Louis Zoo (continued)

Big Cat Country

Lion, Panthera leo
Amur tiger, Panthera tigris altaica
Amur leopard, Panthera pardus orientalis
Snow leopard, Panthera uncia
Jaguar, Panthera onca
Cougar/puma, Puma concolor
Serval, Leptailurus serval

Red Rocks

Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus
Tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii
Addax, Addax nasomaculatus
Babirusa, Babyrousa celebensis
Bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus
Grevy's zebra, Equus grevyi
Soemmerring's gazelle, Nanger soemmerringii
Speke's gazelle, Gazella spekei
Addra gazelle, Nanger dama ruficollis
Okapi, Okapia johnstoni
Reticulated giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Banteng, Bos javanicus
Visayan warty pig, Sus cebifrons
Nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
Somali wild ass, Equus africanus somaliensis
Lesser kudu, Tragelaphus imberbis
Sichuan takin, Budorcas taxicolor tibetana
Chinese goral, Nemorhaedus griseus
Transcaspian urial, Ovis orientalis arkal
East African crowned crane, Balearica regulorum
Wattled crane, Bugeranus carunculatus
Saddle-billed stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Ostrich, Struthio camelus
Sarus crane, Grus antigone

River's Edge

Spectacled bear, Tremarctos ornatus
Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Bush dog, Speothos venaticus
African wild dog, Lycaon pictus
Sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus
Black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis
Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus
Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius
Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta
Dwarf mongoose, Helogale parvula
Red river hog, Potamochoerus porcus
Bat-eared fox, Otocyon megalotis
Superb starling, Lamprotornis superbus
Kenyan crested guineafowl, Guttera pucherani pucherani*
*no signage. Identified by me, who recognized it as the same species that once lived in the Bird House. Its former exhibit is now occupied by Edwards's pheasant.
White-headed buffalo weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli
Red-billed hornbill, Tockus sp. (no species listed)
Sun bear, Helarctos malayanus
Asian elephant, Elephas maximus
 
The C. indica is easily 1.5m and quite the sight. However, the 100kg C. denticulata, are some of the largest and most impressive I have ever seen!
 
Gulo gulo said:
The C. indica is easily 1.5m and quite the sight. However, the 100kg C. denticulata, are some of the largest and most impressive I have ever seen!
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I agree on both counts. The size of the C. denticulata is just mind-boggling- they're pretty much the same size as the Aldabras and Galapagos!

Last time I checked, STL and San Diego are the only two places in North America to keep C. indica. They like to burrow into the sand, so Saint Louis has designed their pool to have a thick layer of sand. The sand bubbles, too, so it may even be heated.
 
Additionally, the Fly River turtle is relatively new, and replaced the caiman lizard that use to live in that enclosure. It's a cool turtle, but it seems like an odd choice considering the enclosure is mostly vertical space that the turtle can't utilize.
 
Coelacanth18 said:
I agree on both counts. The size of the C. denticulata is just mind-boggling- they're pretty much the same size as the Aldabras and Galapagos!

Last time I checked, STL and San Diego are the only two places in North America to keep C. indica. They like to burrow into the sand, so Saint Louis has designed their pool to have a thick layer of sand. The sand bubbles, too, so it may even be heated.
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When I first saw them eons ago, I asked a keeper why the sign said yft, when they weren't yft. He said, "Kid, those are yft, they're just really big and come from the amazon basin." Being 9, I felt embarrassed. Had to know more. He was a nice gent' and asked if I had any other questions. He spent an hour with me and filled my young brain with knowledge. :)

There are more C. indica around than just STL and SD, for Zoos. Privately, there's a dozen or so hobbyist that keep them in the U.S.
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Additionally, the Fly River turtle is relatively new, and replaced the caiman lizard that use to live in that enclosure. It's a cool turtle, but it seems like an odd choice considering the enclosure is mostly vertical space that the turtle can't utilize.
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That's a shame. That's a small pool for C. insculpta. Not very forgiving on the carapace and plastron with all that "rock". Was the pool substrate changed or was it still gravel?
 
Gulo gulo said:
That's a shame. That's a small pool for C. insculpta. Not very forgiving on the carapace and plastron with all that "rock". Was the pool substrate changed or was it still gravel?
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I didn't notice what substrate they used. I think it was still gravel? The turtle was constantly swimming, it never touched the floor.
 
Thanks very much for the comprehensive list of species at a zoo that is amongst the very best in the nation. You did not include invertebrates from the Insect House and so I thought that I'd add the list from my 2014 visit.

Species List (64 species + various butterflies): Praying Mantis, African Twig Mantis, Ghost Mantis, Violin Mantis, Asian Green Mantis, Carolina Mantis, Banded Flower Mantis, Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis, Lubber Grasshopper, Jungle Nymph, Jumping Stick, Giant Walking Stick, Giant Prickly Stick Insect, Giant Spiny Stick Insect, Sonoran Centipede, Giant African Millipede, Missouri Millipede, Pillbug, Milkweed Bug, Dung Beetle, Hide Beetle, Bess Beetle, Japanese Beetle, Darkling Beetle, Red-Backed Darkling Beetle, Sunburst Diving Beetle, Ferocious Water Bug, White-Eyed Assassin Bug, Cactus Longhorn Beetle, Mexican Jumping Bean, Cochineal Insect, Silkworm, Leech, Emperor Scorpion, Flat Rock Scorpion, Tailless Whip Scorpion, Devil Stripe-Tailed Scorpion, Red-Knee Tarantula, Missouri Tarantula, Arizona Blonde Tarantula, Pinktoe Tarantula, Sun Tiger Tarantula, Giant White-Knee Tarantula, Brown Widow Spider, Black Widow Spider, Golden Silk Spider, Sun Spider, Long-Bodied Cellar Spider, Leopard Slug, Garden Snail, Caterpillar, Domino Cockroach, American Cockroach, Discoid Cockroach, Giant Cockroach, Deaths Head Cockroach, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, Cave Cricket, Common Cricket, Velvet Ant, Leaf Cutter Ant, House Fly, Carpenter Bee, Honey Bee and various species of butterfly in the Butterfly Dome.
 
snowleopard said:
Thanks very much for the comprehensive list of species at a zoo that is amongst the very best in the nation. You did not include invertebrates from the Insect House and so I thought that I'd add the list from my 2014 visit.

Species List (64 species + various butterflies): Praying Mantis, African Twig Mantis, Ghost Mantis, Violin Mantis, Asian Green Mantis, Carolina Mantis, Banded Flower Mantis, Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis, Lubber Grasshopper, Jungle Nymph, Jumping Stick, Giant Walking Stick, Giant Prickly Stick Insect, Giant Spiny Stick Insect, Sonoran Centipede, Giant African Millipede, Missouri Millipede, Pillbug, Milkweed Bug, Dung Beetle, Hide Beetle, Bess Beetle, Japanese Beetle, Darkling Beetle, Red-Backed Darkling Beetle, Sunburst Diving Beetle, Ferocious Water Bug, White-Eyed Assassin Bug, Cactus Longhorn Beetle, Mexican Jumping Bean, Cochineal Insect, Silkworm, Leech, Emperor Scorpion, Flat Rock Scorpion, Tailless Whip Scorpion, Devil Stripe-Tailed Scorpion, Red-Knee Tarantula, Missouri Tarantula, Arizona Blonde Tarantula, Pinktoe Tarantula, Sun Tiger Tarantula, Giant White-Knee Tarantula, Brown Widow Spider, Black Widow Spider, Golden Silk Spider, Sun Spider, Long-Bodied Cellar Spider, Leopard Slug, Garden Snail, Caterpillar, Domino Cockroach, American Cockroach, Discoid Cockroach, Giant Cockroach, Deaths Head Cockroach, Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, Cave Cricket, Common Cricket, Velvet Ant, Leaf Cutter Ant, House Fly, Carpenter Bee, Honey Bee and various species of butterfly in the Butterfly Dome.
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Thanks for the list, snowleopard. I went through the Insectarium last, not knowing if I would get around to it and I figured it was a lower priority, so I didn't take down a species list. I did take down the list in 2015, I'll post it if I can find it. I can't say for sure, but I'm almost certain that some of these species are no longer on display.

As it happens, I DO have the full list of species in the Butterfly Dome from 2015, as I simply took pictures of the species guide and they are on my computer. The 59 species were: Grecian Shoemaker, Tiger Leafwing, Monarch, New Lacewing, Malay Lacewing, Orange-Barred Shoemaker, False Diadem, Danaid Eggfly, Archduke, Dark Blue Tiger, Queen, Orion, Cruiser, Common Leopard, Paper Kite, Common Sailor, Mexican Shoemaker, Friar, Forest Mother of Pearl, Chocolate Albatross, Great Eggfly, Plain Blue Crow, Lilac Beauty, Clouded Mother of Pearl, Malachite, Olivewing, Orange-Barred Sulfur, Orange Immigrant, Mottled Immigrant, Crimson Patch, Simple Patch, Starry Night Cracker, Creamy-Spotted Tigerwing, Striped Blue Crow, Red Rim, Forest Queen, Ruby Lacewing, Blue Morpho, Banded Purplewing, Great Orange Tip, Eggfly, Red-Spotted Diadem, Clipper, Red Cracker, Gray Cracker, Gray Pansy, Peacock Pansy, Tamarind Owlet, Golden Clipper, Pointed Leafwing, Chocolate Pansy, Owl Butterfly, Banded Peacock, Rusty-Tipped Page, Mexican Sister, Great Duffer, Jazzy Leafwing, Autumn Leaf, and Mosaic.
 
Gulo gulo said:
The C. indica is easily 1.5m and quite the sight. However, the 100kg C. denticulata, are some of the largest and most impressive I have ever seen!
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Careful, C. indica is also the scientific name for cannabis. (P.S. I'm not a stoner or a weed user)
 
Thank you! Also does anyone have any idea which part of the Saint Louis Zoo's master plan will be dealt with first?
 
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