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bongorob said:
My post was not meant to be critical Quincey, it's just that no one has ever seen a blue-legged mantella at Chester. Sorry if I caused any offence.

Charlie, the Mao son frogs are in the 3rd viv in Monsoon Forest. Good luck on seeing them :p
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Haha I imagine my luck will be better with those than the blue legged mantella!
 
Charlie Simmomds said:
Haha I imagine my luck will be better with those than the blue legged mantella!
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It's easy to see the tadpoles: but, as bongorob said, we don't know for sure which species they are, and none of our ZooChat party spotted a frog of any sort in those vivariums.
 
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bongorob said:
I think the grass lizards have been taken offshow, having not seen one for a while. The label is stillthere so if they are in the viv they are very adapt at hiding themselves.
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Nope they are still there but my just have gone wandering!!

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I think the skink was a common sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata)
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Correct the Skink in the exhibit for the Six-lined Grass Lizards is this one!

As for the Mao son Frog Ophidia and myself spotted one the other weekend,but I failed yesterday.
 
Fantastic news RE the tuatara births :D

Yeah, I only saw some tadpoles in the viv that the Mao Sons are allegedly in, but no actual frogs.

As zoogiraffe put it quite correctly yesterday, perhaps the blue-legged should be renamed 'mythical mantella'!!!
 
It is just a wasted viv, at least get some yellow-headed day geckos if it has to be Madagascan themed. People would see those.
 
I'm slightly confused. The article says they have 1.5 adults + 7 young. Are these 7 all from Dec 16 or do they include some from the first hatching?
 
Small note today the zoo is going to be closed due to the storm conditions as they have confirmed via facebook. Those who brought tickets for today can be refunded.
 
When will ALL the walk around exhibits be fully open (birds that is) please as hope to visit shortly.
 
Tsavo aviary is still closed. Footbaths at the entrance and exit of Tropical Realm and Monsoon Forest still. All the Parrots are offshow as well as the Curassow's and Cassowary. Otherwise everything is more or less business as usual
 
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