I read on the internet that one insect farm in Thailand tried, but it feeds only from one tree species, so turned to be no-go.
Are These in Captivity? #2
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I read on the internet that one insect farm in Thailand tried, but it feeds only from one tree species, so turned to be no-go.
It is a pest of longan and lychees, and a paper on its introduction to Taiwan also stated it being a threat to pomelo (which is a citrus fruit), so I wouldn't imagine feeding would be a huge issue.
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Other than Atlantic Mudskippers, are there any other Mudskippers species are kept in zoos or aquariums?
Same question to Terrestrial snails other than African Giant.
Same question to Terrestrial snails other than African Giant.
Yes, there's a handful of species scattered about. Pearse's is a more common one, relatively anyways.
I'm sure there are, though I'm not well versed in them. Depending on one's definition of terrestrial the various Partula snails could count.
Singapore Zoo used to exhibit Indo-Pacific giant mudskippers (Periophthalmodon schlosseri).
Are there any Central American Mudskippers in captivity?
I've seen Dwarf Indian Mudskippers in pet stores.
Pardon me, I forgot to address this.
The Singapore Zoo does have the Malayan green tree snail (Amphidromus atricallosus ; subspecies atricallosus) in their collection. Further north, the Melaka Reptile & Butterfly Park exhibits the relatively rare giant fire snail (Platymma tweediei).
Zz123
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Chiangmai Zoo Aquarium have 2 species
Giant mudskippers & Boddart's goggle-eyed goby
Have these institutions ever bred these snails?
Yes. Silverlined Mudskipper is the usual species kept in Australian aquariums, although I do believe Giant Mudskipper is present too. Shuttles Hoppfish (a mudskipper species) is not uncommon in Japanese aquariums.
As for the snails, I saw this image of an exhibit for Roman Snails
Roman Snail exhibit - ZooChat
In addition, I saw Kauri Snails at Auckland zoo when I visited in 2015.
Various blue ring species have been kept, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium used to have Greater Blue Ringed Octopus (according to their website), and the Aquarium of Western Australia had one when I visited many years ago. Blue-ringed Octopus tank - ZooChat
Cone snails are rare in public aquariums, I'm not aware of any public facilities that keep them. The Venom Lab at James Cook University Cairns campus keeps Conus sp. for the purposes of researching their venom. I do not recall what specific species they were though.
I don't know if they still have them, but Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, 2013:
tank for cone shells - ZooChat
Those are Strombus, not Cone Snails. Note the elongated eyestalks, longer than those in Cone Snails. Strombus are common in the aquarium trade and are non-venomous.I don't know if they still have them, but Shanghai Ocean Aquarium, 2013:
tank for cone shells - ZooChat
Thanks. Very disappointing for me, because cone shells are much more awesome than Strombus, but I have changed the titles on the photos.
Varanus the Unbelievable
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Are there any US zoos that display glass lizards, other than Scovill Zoo?
Aardwolf
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I’ve seen them a few times, most recently was probably at a nature center outside Charleston, SC
Yes. Many zoos hold Sheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus), it is fairly abundant in the country despite being a European species. There are also a handful of zoos that hold native glass lizards from the Ophisaurus genus, mostly Eastern Glass Lizard (O. ventralis).