Hi! 
This thread primarily serves a purpose for @ThylacineAlive, who may visit within the next few months, but rather than just sharing it privately with him I decided to post it here so everyone could make use of it. I'm rather bad at fish, so that section of my list is most likely to be inaccurate. In addition, signage is poor and rarely updated in this exhibit, so while I have attempted to make sure that my list is accurate, it may be wrong due to signage. For example, I have never seen most of the signed bird species, so I will not be listing them, but I can think of 5-10 birds not on the signs which are indeed kept.
Species in bold are those which are rarely kept publicly in the USA. I do not know which fish fit in this category, so I have left all of them unbolded.
Outside the Exhibit:
There are five terraria outside the main structure of this exhibit. Four are clumped together:
1. Northern death adder (Acanthophis praelongus)
2. Frilled dragon (Chlamydosaurus kingii), inland bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), Hosmer's skink (Egernia hosmeri), shingleback skink (Tiliqua rugosa), northern blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia), spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus acanthurus)
3. Three-lined knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus levis)
4. Shield shrimp (Triops sp.)
From this point, visitors cross a bridge to the other side of the building. This bridge provides a view into the main body of the exhibit, and though it is challenging to see most species from this viewpoint, it is the best location for viewing the aquarium's grey-headed flying foxes. They are often seen in the far back of the exhibit on both the left and right side, hanging from the ceiling in locations impossible to see from the exhibit path.
The final terrarium before entering the main exhibit:
5. Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
Inside the exhibit, visitors are greeted with a pleasing view of several tanks and a large rock wall in a room with a decent amount of foliage. Birds nest frequently near the path, particularly the green-winged doves.
Free Flight
Fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviventris)
Blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Coconut lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximus)
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
Green-winged dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
Mulga parrot (Psephotus varius)
Pied imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
Scarlet-chested parakeet (Neophema splendida)
Wompoo fruit dove (Ptilinopus magnificus puella)
Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles miles)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus policephalus)
The first tank is a large, circular tank fed by a waterfall. There are several branches sticking out of the water and a small land area for animals to bask. The fish and turtles kept in it are among the largest specimens I've seen of their species, in most cases.
Irwin's snapping turtle (Elseya irwini)
Northern Australian snapping turtle (Elseya dentata)
Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)
Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpulata)
Broad-shelled snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa)
Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesurerii lesurerii)*
Black catfish (Neosilurus ater)
Freshwater whipray (Himantura chaophraya)**
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)
Gulf saratoga (Scleropages jardinii)
Lesser salmon catfish (Arius graeffei)
*Not sure if present in this tank or another. I have seen it in one of them.
**Haven't noticed this species before (or any of the fish really- I've focused on the turtles) but considering it isn't from Australia I think I may have the wrong species.
The second tank is roughly a cylinder. I am not sure which species of reptile are in it, so I am listing the two signed turtles.
Banded rainbowfish (Melanotaenia trifasciata)
Black-banded rainbowfish (M. nigrans)
Empire gudgeon (Hypselotris compressa)
Purple-spotted gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa)
Macleay's glassfish (Ambassis macleayi)
Northwest red-faced turtle (Emydura australis)
Northern yellow-faced turtle (Emydura tanybaraga)
The next tank is a much larger and deeper one. There are a lot of turtles in it, though I think most are Jardine River turtles.
Jardine River turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
Northern red-faced turtle (Emydura victoriae)
Saw-shelled turtle (Elseya latisternum)
Sleepy cod (Oxyeleotris lineolata)
Giant gudgeon (O. selheimi)
Sooty grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus)
Jenkins' grunter (H. jenkensi)
Giant glassfish (Parambassis gulliveri)
Yellow-tailed trumpeter (Amniataba caudivittata)
Spotted perch (Leiopotherapon unicolor)
Butler's grunter (Syncomistes butleri)
Gulf saratoga (Scleropages jardini)
This tank has the largest land area of any of the tanks in the exhibit. It is home to freshwater crocodiles, and was the first exhibit the species has bred in in the country. I have tried to identify most of the turtles in this tank but am almost certainly missing at least one species from this list.
Australian freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
Jardine River turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
Irwin's snapping turtle (Elseya irwini)
Kimberley snake-necked turtle (Chelodina wallyarrina)
Chequered rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida inornata)
Threadfin rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri)
Fly-speckled hardyhead (Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum)
A mixed exhibit features snakes, invertebrates, and fish.
Water python (Liasis fuscus)
Eastern carpet python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli)
Western rainbowfish (Melanotaenia australis)
Tailed sole (Aseraggodes klunzingeri) (now seems to be in genus Leptachirus)
Toothless catfish (Anodontiglanis dahli)
Yabby (Cherax sp.)
An aviary is situated above the previous tank.
Star finch (Neochmia ruficauda)
Double-barred owl finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
Long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)
Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
This next tank highlights aquatic Australian lizards.
Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesurerii lesurerii)
Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi)
Eastern snake-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
Sooty grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus)
The final tank in the exhibit is in a more open area. The masked lapwings are often spotted here. The archerfish are often used in demonstrations in which a volunteer holds a stick with a cricket over the water and lets the fish shoot it off the branch.
Kimberley snake-necked turtle (Chelodina wallyarrina)
Krefft's river turtle (Emydura macquarri kreffti)
Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpulata)
Mouth almighty (Glossamia aprion)
Tailed sole (Aseraggodes klunzingeri)
Seven-spotted archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)
Toothless catfish (Anodontiglanis dahli)
Rendahl's catfish (Porochilus rendahli)
Hyrtl's tandan (Neosilurus hyrtlii)
Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
That's it! I hope to fix up some of the fish lists soon. Feel free to correct my mistakes.
This thread primarily serves a purpose for @ThylacineAlive, who may visit within the next few months, but rather than just sharing it privately with him I decided to post it here so everyone could make use of it. I'm rather bad at fish, so that section of my list is most likely to be inaccurate. In addition, signage is poor and rarely updated in this exhibit, so while I have attempted to make sure that my list is accurate, it may be wrong due to signage. For example, I have never seen most of the signed bird species, so I will not be listing them, but I can think of 5-10 birds not on the signs which are indeed kept.
Species in bold are those which are rarely kept publicly in the USA. I do not know which fish fit in this category, so I have left all of them unbolded.
Outside the Exhibit:
There are five terraria outside the main structure of this exhibit. Four are clumped together:
1. Northern death adder (Acanthophis praelongus)
2. Frilled dragon (Chlamydosaurus kingii), inland bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), Hosmer's skink (Egernia hosmeri), shingleback skink (Tiliqua rugosa), northern blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia), spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus acanthurus)
3. Three-lined knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus levis)
4. Shield shrimp (Triops sp.)
From this point, visitors cross a bridge to the other side of the building. This bridge provides a view into the main body of the exhibit, and though it is challenging to see most species from this viewpoint, it is the best location for viewing the aquarium's grey-headed flying foxes. They are often seen in the far back of the exhibit on both the left and right side, hanging from the ceiling in locations impossible to see from the exhibit path.
The final terrarium before entering the main exhibit:
5. Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
Inside the exhibit, visitors are greeted with a pleasing view of several tanks and a large rock wall in a room with a decent amount of foliage. Birds nest frequently near the path, particularly the green-winged doves.
Free Flight
Fawn-breasted bowerbird (Chlamydera cerviventris)
Blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Coconut lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)
Eastern rosella (Platycercus eximus)
Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
Green-winged dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Crested pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
Mulga parrot (Psephotus varius)
Pied imperial-pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
Scarlet-chested parakeet (Neophema splendida)
Wompoo fruit dove (Ptilinopus magnificus puella)
Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles miles)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus policephalus)
The first tank is a large, circular tank fed by a waterfall. There are several branches sticking out of the water and a small land area for animals to bask. The fish and turtles kept in it are among the largest specimens I've seen of their species, in most cases.
Irwin's snapping turtle (Elseya irwini)
Northern Australian snapping turtle (Elseya dentata)
Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus)
Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpulata)
Broad-shelled snake-necked turtle (Chelodina expansa)
Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesurerii lesurerii)*
Black catfish (Neosilurus ater)
Freshwater whipray (Himantura chaophraya)**
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)
Gulf saratoga (Scleropages jardinii)
Lesser salmon catfish (Arius graeffei)
*Not sure if present in this tank or another. I have seen it in one of them.
**Haven't noticed this species before (or any of the fish really- I've focused on the turtles) but considering it isn't from Australia I think I may have the wrong species.
The second tank is roughly a cylinder. I am not sure which species of reptile are in it, so I am listing the two signed turtles.
Banded rainbowfish (Melanotaenia trifasciata)
Black-banded rainbowfish (M. nigrans)
Empire gudgeon (Hypselotris compressa)
Purple-spotted gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa)
Macleay's glassfish (Ambassis macleayi)
Northwest red-faced turtle (Emydura australis)
Northern yellow-faced turtle (Emydura tanybaraga)
The next tank is a much larger and deeper one. There are a lot of turtles in it, though I think most are Jardine River turtles.
Jardine River turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
Northern red-faced turtle (Emydura victoriae)
Saw-shelled turtle (Elseya latisternum)
Sleepy cod (Oxyeleotris lineolata)
Giant gudgeon (O. selheimi)
Sooty grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus)
Jenkins' grunter (H. jenkensi)
Giant glassfish (Parambassis gulliveri)
Yellow-tailed trumpeter (Amniataba caudivittata)
Spotted perch (Leiopotherapon unicolor)
Butler's grunter (Syncomistes butleri)
Gulf saratoga (Scleropages jardini)
This tank has the largest land area of any of the tanks in the exhibit. It is home to freshwater crocodiles, and was the first exhibit the species has bred in in the country. I have tried to identify most of the turtles in this tank but am almost certainly missing at least one species from this list.
Australian freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
Jardine River turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
Irwin's snapping turtle (Elseya irwini)
Kimberley snake-necked turtle (Chelodina wallyarrina)
Chequered rainbowfish (Melanotaenia splendida inornata)
Threadfin rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri)
Fly-speckled hardyhead (Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum)
A mixed exhibit features snakes, invertebrates, and fish.
Water python (Liasis fuscus)
Eastern carpet python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli)
Western rainbowfish (Melanotaenia australis)
Tailed sole (Aseraggodes klunzingeri) (now seems to be in genus Leptachirus)
Toothless catfish (Anodontiglanis dahli)
Yabby (Cherax sp.)
An aviary is situated above the previous tank.
Star finch (Neochmia ruficauda)
Double-barred owl finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
Long-tailed finch (Poephila acuticauda)
Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)
This next tank highlights aquatic Australian lizards.
Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesurerii lesurerii)
Mertens' water monitor (Varanus mertensi)
Eastern snake-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
Sooty grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus)
The final tank in the exhibit is in a more open area. The masked lapwings are often spotted here. The archerfish are often used in demonstrations in which a volunteer holds a stick with a cricket over the water and lets the fish shoot it off the branch.
Kimberley snake-necked turtle (Chelodina wallyarrina)
Krefft's river turtle (Emydura macquarri kreffti)
Pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpulata)
Mouth almighty (Glossamia aprion)
Tailed sole (Aseraggodes klunzingeri)
Seven-spotted archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)
Toothless catfish (Anodontiglanis dahli)
Rendahl's catfish (Porochilus rendahli)
Hyrtl's tandan (Neosilurus hyrtlii)
Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
That's it! I hope to fix up some of the fish lists soon. Feel free to correct my mistakes.
