Animals kept at only one zoo outside of their native range

Not exactly a Zoo, but I was at Manchester Museum back on July, and they have an area for live animals (just frogs and reptiles). One exhibit was still under development, but the sign on the window said a critically endangered species of tree frog from Panama (I can't remember the exact name of the species) would be arriving there later in the year, and the museum would be the only place in the world outside of Panama where you could see this frog.
 
Kakapo said:
There are currently 11 different European facilities keeping Natal red duikers, most of them being major zoos from important cities.
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Then whoever provided ZooBorns the information (perhaps Valencia themselves) are very misinformed! Thanks for the clarification.
 
Variable harlequin toad (Atelopus varius) at Manchester Museum- unless the young they produced have since been distributed to other collections.

Bermuda skink (Plestiodon longirostris) at Chester Zoo.
 
Atelopus varius is actually well represented in the US - there is even a studbook for it. Some of the frogs that were originally imported as part of Project Golden Frog were genetically tested and determined to be A. varius instead of zeteki (which itself used to be considered a subspecies of varius)
 
Dodo2 said:
I’m pretty sure Irwin’s Snapping Turtle at National Aquarium
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Another one from the National Aquarium in Baltimore is the Freshwater Whiptail Ray, Urogymnus dalyensis. Only other aquarium that keeps them is Cairns Aquarium (technically not in their range but very very close, within the same state).
 
Diergaarde Blijdorp in the Netherlands has West African nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus chamses), not sure if any pure ones are still kept in America?

Other species I can think of that have not been mentioned:
- Central African leopard (Panthera pardus shortridgei) in Pakawi Park, Belgium
- South-east Australian short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus) in Planckendael, Belgium
- Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) in Brno, Czech Republic
- Gold saddle hogfish (Bodianus atrolumbus) in Zoo Duisburg, Germany
- Northern mountain viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) in Schönebeck, Germany
- New Guinea bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons) in Prague zoo, Czech Republic
- Sumatran bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) in Plzen zoo, Czech Republic
- Black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri) in Zlin, Czech Republic
- Northern screamer (Chauna chavaria) in Zlin, Czech Republic
- Striped brook snake (Pseudoxyrhopus quinquelineatus) in Plzen zoo, Czech Republic
- St. Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor) in Pairi Daiza, Belgium
- Western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) in Batu Secret zoo, Indonesia
- Cape fox (Vulpes chama) in Plzen zoo, Czech Republic
- Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) in Nausicaa, France
- Collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) in Hayle, United Kingdom
- Pitta-like ground-roller (Atelornis pittoides) in Zurich zoo, Switzerland
- Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus barbatus) in Berlin zoo, Germany
- Sri Lankan giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura dandolena) in Leipzig zoo, Germany
- Himalayan palm civet (Paguma larvata larvata) in Dortmund zoo, Germany
- Dongola small-spotted genet (Genetta genetta dongolana) in Bellevue, Switzerland
- South-central black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) in Frankfurt zoo, Germany
- Giant coua (Coua gigas) in Walsrode Weltvogelpark, Germany
- Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri) in Pairi Daiza, Belgium
- Longheaded eagle-ray (Aetobatus flagellum) in Montpellier, France
- Ethiopian klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus saltatrixoides) in Valencia, Spain
- etc.

The list goes on and we are losing species every year. In the last three years we lost the only ornate eagle-ray, Orinoco river dolphin, giant devil fish, cuckoo roller, yellow-striped chevrotain, white-necked myna, etc. in captivity outside their natural range. This is the moment to travel around and see some of the species mentioned in the list before the last one dies. I recommend Antwerp especially with Amahoro, the last remaining eastern lowland gorilla.
 
Lory Park Zoo in Midrand, South Africa, keeps Concolor gibbons, as far as I'm aware these are the only outside their native range.
 
Nix said:
Lory Park Zoo in Midrand, South Africa, keeps Concolor gibbons, as far as I'm aware these are the only outside their native range.
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Do you have any photos, because they are likely to be Northern White-cheeked Gibbons? The photo of the cage in the gallery isn't any good to see what species they are. I found a video on Youtube (of a White-handed Gibbon, titled as being a Black Crested Gibbon) which shows the sign on the cage, and the photos and description on the sign are for White-cheeked Gibbons.

 
Jo Kuyken said:
Diergaarde Blijdorp in the Netherlands has West African nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus chamses), not sure if any pure ones are still kept in America?

Other species I can think of that have not been mentioned:
- Central African leopard (Panthera pardus shortridgei) in Pakawi Park, Belgium
- South-east Australian short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus aculeatus) in Planckendael, Belgium
- Javan ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) in Brno, Czech Republic
- Gold saddle hogfish (Bodianus atrolumbus) in Zoo Duisburg, Germany
- Northern mountain viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) in Schönebeck, Germany
- New Guinea bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons) in Prague zoo, Czech Republic
- Sumatran bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis) in Plzen zoo, Czech Republic
- Black-legged seriema (Chunga burmeisteri) in Zlin, Czech Republic
- Northern screamer (Chauna chavaria) in Zlin, Czech Republic
- Striped brook snake (Pseudoxyrhopus quinquelineatus) in Plzen zoo, Czech Republic
- St. Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor) in Pairi Daiza, Belgium
- Western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) in Batu Secret zoo, Indonesia
- Cape fox (Vulpes chama) in Plzen zoo, Czech Republic
- Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) in Nausicaa, France
- Collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens) in Hayle, United Kingdom
- Pitta-like ground-roller (Atelornis pittoides) in Zurich zoo, Switzerland
- Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus barbatus) in Berlin zoo, Germany
- Sri Lankan giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura dandolena) in Leipzig zoo, Germany
- Himalayan palm civet (Paguma larvata larvata) in Dortmund zoo, Germany
- Dongola small-spotted genet (Genetta genetta dongolana) in Bellevue, Switzerland
- South-central black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) in Frankfurt zoo, Germany
- Giant coua (Coua gigas) in Walsrode Weltvogelpark, Germany
- Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri) in Pairi Daiza, Belgium
- Longheaded eagle-ray (Aetobatus flagellum) in Montpellier, France
- Ethiopian klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus saltatrixoides) in Valencia, Spain
- etc.

The list goes on and we are losing species every year. In the last three years we lost the only ornate eagle-ray, Orinoco river dolphin, giant devil fish, cuckoo roller, yellow-striped chevrotain, white-necked myna, etc. in captivity outside their natural range. This is the moment to travel around and see some of the species mentioned in the list before the last one dies. I recommend Antwerp especially with Amahoro, the last remaining eastern lowland gorilla.
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is also kept by Georgia Aquarium.
 
Chlidonias said:
Do you have any photos, because they are likely to be Northern White-cheeked Gibbons? The photo of the cage in the gallery isn't any good to see what species they are. I found a video on Youtube (of a White-handed Gibbon, titled as being a Black Crested Gibbon) which shows the sign on the cage, and the photos and description on the sign are for White-cheeked Gibbons.

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I unfortunately don't have any photos, but my reasoning for them being Concolor, besides the sign, Joburg Zoo states in their annual report that they imported a male from Serbia and a female from Pretoria in 2010/2009 (see page 42). Joburg no longer keeps them, either they died, got transferred to an abroad zoo, or are here at Lory Park which the sign would suggest.
 
Nix said:
I unfortunately don't have any photos, but my reasoning for them being Concolor, besides the sign, Joburg Zoo states in their annual report that they imported a male from Serbia and a female from Pretoria in 2010/2009 (see page 42). Joburg no longer keeps them, either they died, got transferred to an abroad zoo, or are here at Lory Park which the sign would suggest.
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But given that you have seen the gibbons, do they look like the ones pictured on the sign?

The animals you mention for Joburg are Buff-cheeked Gibbons (N. gabriellae) - that is the species kept at Ljubljana and that is the species they were imported to South Africa as, despite the annual report for Joburg calling them "concolor gibbons".
 
Dodo2 said:
Also Spix’s Macaw In Jurong Bird Park (Maybe Some In Private Collections?)
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Both Spix's and Lear's are still breeding in private hands, illegally but still, the price of a couple of those is so big it's worth the trouble for some people.
 
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