chameleons - help wanted

Susan Humphreys

Susan Humphreys

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Hi everyone,
If you have time could you take a look at my website drmidas.co.uk and check out my two chameleon pictures which I need to label (Click on meet the animals). I think one may be the parson's but I'm not sure. :( Also if anyone can give me any help with my list of where to see Madagascar animals in the UK it would be appreciated - chameleons and geckos in particular. I'm hoping to go to Manchester Museum this Easter to take pics of the frogs and geckos there - does anyone know what species they have in the vivarium?:D
Also any sifaka fans might like to check out the Madagascar news section - any other related news pieces always welcomed too.
Thanks
Susan
 
I can't help with the chameleons I'm afraid. There used to be one at Manchester Museum, but it wasn't there last Sunday. The only Malagasy species that I didn't photograph was the False Tomato Frog (which were too well hidden).

Alan
 
Definitely Chamaeleo parsoni (1st) and Chamaeleo melleri (2nd).

Anyone else been to Madagascar here? Magical island with an unique flora and fauna! A true Darwin's evolutionary garden.
 
Yes, according to ISIS they do.

Susan, have you been to Zurich? They have a HUGE madagascan house (Which I'm sure that you already aware about)

Also, Walsrode has some very rare madagascan birds.
 
The Palms at Stapely Water Gardens has at least 4 species of Day Gecko,and Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec,its a very under rated collection.
 
Oh a tenrec close to home! I'll have to go the palms - I've been before but don't remember that being among the exhibits. I've also heard since my visit to Leeds Tropical World that they have tenrecs there - but I definitely didn't see any sign of any - or the ring-tails for that matter. I'm sure these Madagascan animals are hiding from me because I want to take their picture! I went to West Midlands safari park at the weekend and the aye-aye would not show itself. (Fortunately I have seen them being very active at Paris and Bristol :D - I'm still trying to work out an easy and cheap way to get to Edinburgh and hoping to get to Jersey for my mum's 60th this summer - flights seem good value but accomodation is a bit of a nightmare.) Anyone know if they have one or a pair (at WMSP)and when the best chance to see it is - I have a free return visit ticket to use before November if my car lasts that long! Ha.
At WMSP I saw giant day gecko, leopard skin gecko and what I think was a nile crocodile (that reptile house labelling is crazy - I wanted to see all the creatures on the pictures! and the giant jumping rats oh and hissing cockroaches - I think every zoo has them! Their guide said they have emperor scorpions which I believe are Madagascan - in the discovery centre it was imperial ones - is it the same thing?:confused:
I have also heard about the cool Madagascar exhibit at Zurich and would love to see it - hopefully I might head that way next year - I'm also day- dreaming a lot about a trip to Bronx Zoo! Any details on the birds at Walsrode? I look forward to your help Bongorob!
You've all been a big help - at the moment I've kept my list limited to the UK - but I will extend it. This little website project has grown into a bit of a monster - when I really should be working on writing at the moment - lol!
 
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At walsrode, I believe they have:

Giant coua
Crested Coua
Blue coua
Sickle billed vanga
Madagascan ibis

I saw the aye aye at Jersey without any problem at all, and they were just on my way around the zoo.
 
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When I visited Jersey in 2005 they had a pair of aye-aye (and I believe the individual at WMSP is the offspring of this pair). We visited the aye-aye enclosure at approx. 3 PM and saw them both. It is a similar enclosure to the one at WMSP (also share with giant jumping rats). If you visit Jersey, there are plenty of B&B's a short distance from the zoo...

WMSP does have nile crocodiles and even though their signs are quite odd, I do like their reptile collection and house. Imperial scorpions are the same as Emporer, I believe, but it may need checking.
 
Some Madagascan animals kept in the UK.

Arachnids
EMPEROR SCORPION
Banham, Birmingham, Drayton Manor Park, Edinburgh, Twycross, West Midlands, Wight Zoo

Insects
MADAGASCAN HISSING COCKROACH
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Banham, Birmingham, Bristol, Chester, Cotswold, Drusillas, Exmoor, Jersey, London Regent's Park, Marwell, Newbury, Shepreth, Stapeley, Tropical World (Leeds), Tropical World (Leeds), Twycross, West Midlands, Whipsnade, Wight Zoo, Woburn

cichlids
KOTSOVATO CICHLID
London Regent's Park

SPOTTED DAMBA
London Regent's Park

PINSTRIPE DAMBA
Chester, London Regent's Park

MADAGASCAR CICHLID
London Aquarium, London Regent's Park

MADAGASCAR CICHLID
Bristol

Amphibians
TOMATO FROG unidentified
Drusillas

COMMON TOMATO FROG
Belfast

SAMBAVA TOMATO FROG
Drusillas, Jersey, Newbury, Paignton, Stapeley

GOLDEN MANTELLA FROG
Bristol, Jersey, Marwell, Newbury, Sandwich

GREEN MANTELLA FROG
Marwell, Newbury

RED RAIN FROG
London Regent's Park

MARBLED RAIN FROG
Chester, Jersey, London Regent's Park

Reptiles
Turtles
SPIDER TORTOISE
Africa Alive (Kessingland)

FLAT-TAILED TORTOISE
Jersey

RADIATED TORTOISE
Chester, Cotswold, Jersey, London Regent's Park, Newquay, Sandwich, Whipsnade

Crocodiles
NILE CROCODILE
Tamworth, West Midlands

Lizards
DULL DAY GECKO
Marwell, Newbury, Paignton

YELLOW-HEADED DAY GECKO
Bristol, Cotswold, Paignton, Paradise Wildlife Park (Broxbourne), Stapeley

FLAT-TAILED DAY GECKO
Marwell, Newbury, Paignton

MADAGASCAN GIANT DAY GECKO
Marwell, Newbury, Paradise Wildlife Park (Broxbourne), Stapeley, Welsh Mountain, West Midlands

MODEST DAY GECKO
London Aquarium

STANDING'S DAY GECKO
Birmingham, Blackpool, Bristol, Chester, Cricket St Thomas, Edinburgh, London Regent's Park, Flamingoland (Malton), Newquay, Paignton, Stapeley, Tilgate, Trotters

PARSON'S CHAMELEON
Lakeland Oasis, London Regent's Park

PANTHER CHAMELEON
Marwell

CUVIER'S SPINY-TAILED IGUANA
Whipsnade

snakes
DUMERIL'S BOA
Birmingham, Blackbrook, Cotswold, Drayton Manor Park, Dudley, Hamerton, London Regent's Park, Newquay, Paignotn, Tropiquaria (Watchet)

MADAGASCAN TREE BOA
Birmingham, Blackpool, Bristol, Chessington, Chester, Colchester, Cotswold, Drayton Manor Park, Drusillas, Edinburgh, Flamingoland (Malton), Paradise Wildlife Park (Broxbourne), Paignton, Tropiquaria (Watchet)

MADAGASCAN GIANT HOG-NOSED SNAKE
Paradise Wildlife Park (Broxbourne), West Midlands

Birds
GREY HERON
Dundee

PURPLE HERON
Exmoor

LITTLE EGRET
Amazon World, Banham, Belfast, Blackbrook, Blackpool, Bristol, Chester, Colchester, Cotswold, Exmoor, Flamingoland (Malton), Herne Bay, Harewood (Leeds), Linton, London Regent's Park, Lotherton, Marwell, Paignton, South Lakes, Whipsnade

CATTLE EGRET
Belfast, Blackbrook, Colchester, Flamingoland, London Regent's Park, Twycross, Whipsnade

SQUACCO HERON
Blackbrook

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON
Blackbrook, Blackpool, Cotswold, Curraghs, Exmoor, Herne Bay, London Regent's Park, Lotherton, Marwell, Newquay

SACRED IBIS
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Belfast, Birmingham, Blackbrook, Blackpool, Bourton, Colchester, Cotswold, Cricket St Thomas, Dudley, Exmoor, Flamingo Park, Linton, London Regent's Park, Lotherton, Marwell, South Lakes, Twycross

If the blue-eyed Ibis is a valid species and not a subspecies of the sacred ibis, then the sacred ibis cannot be considered to be a Madagascan bird.

AFRICAN SPOONBILL
Banham, Birdland (Bourton on the Water), Blackbrook, Blackpool, Lakeland Oasis, Leeds Castle (Kent), Twycross

HAMMERKOP
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Birdland (Bourton on the Water), Blackbrook, Blackpool, Chessington, Colchester, Cotswold, Edinburgh, Exmoor, Linton, London Regent's Park, Lotherton, Marwell, Newquay, Paignton

YELLOW-BILLED STORK
Blackbrook, Colchester

GREATER FLAMINGO
African Alive (Kessingland), Amazon World, Belfast, Birdland (Bourton on the Water), Blackbrook, Bristol, Flamingoland (Malton), Jersey, London Regent's Park, Marwell

FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK
Banham, Beale, Birdland (Bourton on the Water), Blackbrook, Blackpool, Exmoor, Flamingoland (Malton), Flamingo Park, Harewood (Leeds), Hawk Conservancy (Weyhill), London Regent's Park, Lotherton, Marwell, Paignton, Tilgate, Tropical World (Leeds)

WHITE-FACED WHISTLING DUCK
Banham, Barnes, Beale, Blackbrook, Cotswold, Exmoor, Flamingoland (Malton), Flamingo Park, Hawk Conservancy (Weyhill), Harewood (Leeds), London regent's Park, Lotherton, Marwell, Paignton, Tilgate, Tropical World (Leeds)

WHITE-BACKED DUCK
Blackbrook, Jersey (these are the mainland form from Africa)

AFRICAN COMB DUCK
London, Paignton

AFRICAN PYGMY GOOSE
Blackbrook

MADAGASCAN TEAL
Blackbrook, Bourton, Burford, Curraghs, Dudley, Edinburgh, Flamingo Park, Hayle, Jersey, London, Marwell, Paradise Park (Hayle), Newbury, Paignton, Sandwich, Slimbridge, Twycross, Washington

RED-BILLED PINTAIL
Banham, Beale, Blackbrook, Dudley, Exmoor, Flamingo Park, Harewood (Leeds)

HOTTENTOT TEAL
Cotswold, Dudley, Jersey, Harewood (Leeds)

MELLER'S DUCK
Blackbrook, Bristol, Curraghs, Dudley, Edinburgh, Jersey, Paignton, Slimbridge, Washington

BLACK KITE
Banham, Colchester, Falconry Centre (Newent), London Regent's Park

MADAGASCAR PARTRIDGE
Burford, London Regent's Park

HELMETED GUINEA FOWL
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Beale, Blair Drummond, Colchester, Cotswold, Dudley, Exmoor, Marwell, Newquay, Tilgate, Woburn

GREEN-BACKED GALLINULE
Colchester

GREY-HEADED LOVEBIRD
Brent Lodge

GREATER VASA PARROT
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Beale, Chester, Cricket St Thomas, Newquay, Twycross

BARN OWL
Amazon World, Banham, Beale, Chessington, Chester, Colchester, Dudley, Dundee, Drusillas, Edinburgh, Exmoor, Flamingoland (Malton), Flamingo Park, Herne Bay, Kessingland, Linton, Londo Regent's Park, Lotherton, Newent, Paignton, Paradise Park (Hayle), Shepreth, Tamworth, Trotters, Welsh Mountain, Weyhill, Woburn, Woodhurst, World Owls (Muncaster)

BLACK BULBUL
Amazon World, Jersey, Tilgate

MADAGASCAN FODY
Chester

MAMMALS
Insectivores
LESSER HEDGEHOG TENEREC
Amazon World, Curraghs, Cotswold, Edinburgh, Paradise Wildlife Park (Broxbourne), Stapeley, Tropical World (Leeds)

Primates
GREY MOUSE LEMUR
Blackpool, Bristol, Tropical World (Leeds)

FAT-TAILED DWARF LEMUR
Newquay, Sandwich

COQUEREL'S MOUSE LEMUR
Marwell

RUFFED LEMUR hybrid
London Regent's Park

BLACK AND WHITE RUFFED LEMUR
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Amazon World, Banham, Belfast, Birmingham, Blackbrook, Cotswold, Chester, Colchester, Cricket St Thomas, Curraghs, Drusillas, Dudley, Dundee, Exmoor, Flamingoland (Malton), Hamerton, Howletts, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Lakeland Oasis, London Regent's Park, Marwell, Paradise Wildlife Park (Broxbourne), Port Lympne, Shaldon, Shepreth, South Lakes, Tropiquaria (Watchet), Trotters, Twycross, Whipsnade, Woburn

BELTED RUFFED LEMUR
Newquay, South Lakes

RED RUFFED LEMUR
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Amazon World, Belfast, Blackbrook, Blackpool, Blair Drummond, Bristol, Chester, Colchester, Dudley, Drusillas, Exmoor, Hamerton, Jersey, Linton, Marwell, Paignton, Sandwich, Shaldon, South Lakes, Twycross, Whipsnade

CROWNED LEMUR
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Linton, Sandwich, Twycross

BROWN LEMUR
Blair Drummond, Isle of Wight, Tropiquaria (Watchet)

WHITE-FRONTED LEMUR
Blackbrook, Cricket St Thomas, South Lakes

WHITE-COLLARED LEMUR
Linton

COLLARED LEMUR
Cotswold, Dudley, Hamerton

MAYOTTE BROWN LEMUR
Blackbrook

RED-FRONTED LEMUR
Blackpool, Cricket St Thomas, Colchester, Curraghs, Edinburgh, Lakeoland Oasis, Marwell, Paignton, Woburn

BLACK LEMUR
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Cotswold, Dudley, Exmoor, Isle of Wight, Linton, Paradise Wildlife Park (Broxbourne), South Lakes

BLUE-EYED LEMUR
Banham, Colchester, Edinburgh, Linton

MONGOOSE LEMUR
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Blackbrook, Bristol, Cotswold, Colchester, Dudley, Linton, South Lakes, Wight Zoo

RED-BELLIED LEMUR
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Banham, Belfast, Cricket St Thomas, Linton, Twycross, Woburn

GREY GENTLE LEMUR
Port Lympne

WESTERN GREY GENTLE LEMUR
Banham, Linton, Sandwich

LAKE ALAOTRAN GENTLE LEMUR
Bristol, Cotswold, Chessington, Chester, Curraghs, Edinburgh, Jersey, London Regent's Park, Marwell, Shaldon, South Lakes

BROAD-NOSED GENTLE LEMUR
Port Lympne

RING-TAILED LEMUR
Amazon World, Banham, Belfast, Blackbrook, Blackpool, Blair Drummond, Bristol, Chessington, Chester, Colchester, Curraghs, Drayton Manor Park, Drusillas, Dudley, Edinburgh, Exmoor, Flamingoland (Malton), Hamerton, Isle of Wight, Jersey, London Regent's Park, Marwell, Newquay, Paradise Wildlife Park (Broxbourne), Shepreth, South Lakes, Tropical World (Leeds),. Trotters, Whipsnade

CROWNED SIFAKA
Belfast, Cotswold, Port Lympne

AYE-AYE
Bristol, Edinburgh, Jersey, London Regent's Park, West Midlands

Carnivores
FOSSA
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Belfast, Colchester, Lakeland Oasis, Marwell, Newquay, Sandwich

NARROW-STRIPED MONGOOSE
Jersey

Rodents
MADAGASCAN GIANT JUMPING RAT
Africa Alive (Kessingland), Bristol, Cotswold, Dudley, Flamingoland (Malton), Jersey, London Regent's Park, Marwell, Newquay, Paignton, Shepreth, West Midlands
 
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That's fantastic! I'm thrilled thanks for taking the time out to help. I can't believe I've missed so many lemurs - ha, the insects, birds etc I knew I had a lot of work to do on. Glad to see my favourites the vasa parrots are kept at a couple of other zoos too - people always seem quite dismissive of them - but I love them - they feature heavily in my book although I'm afraid I have them talking - artistic licence :rolleyes:- lol. I'm curious about barn owl being on the list - are they an african species then? My guide book has the red owl in it which looks similar. Pity nobody has the other type of fossa - the fanaloka (fossa fossana) I still get confused by books spelling the fossa I know as fosa and I'd love to see all those different Malagasy vangas. Would have thought more places would have had chameleons too.
I'm going to have a busy weekend updating my website.:D
 
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