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Water Dragon

Water Dragon

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Hi guys. If possible could someone please see if this list of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates at Chester is correct? (A very big ask, I know but all help is appreciated)
Many thanks,
Water Dragon.
PS: You have no idea how long it took me to make this :confused:

Tropical Realm
Radiated Tortoise
Galapagos Tortoise
Northern Tuatara
Parson's Chameleon
Graham's Anole
Casque-Headed Iguana
Northern Caiman Lizard
Moellendorff’s Ratsnake
Emerald Tree Boa
Spectacled Caiman
Rio Cauca Caecilian
Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
Trinidad Poison Dart Frog
Golden Poison Drat Frog
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
Moranon Poison Dart Frog
Mission Golden-Eye Tree Frog
Golden Mantella
Blue-Legged Mantella (apparently)
Sambava Tomato Frog
Madagascar Blue Stick Insect

Monsoon Forest
Malaysian Painted River Turtle
Asian Giant Pond Turtle
Malaysian Giant Pond Turtle
Mountain Horned Lizard
Green Crested Lizard
Gariau Forest Dragon
Emerald Skink
Tentacled Snake
False Gharial
Red Rain Frog
Mao-Son Frog
Painted Indonesian Tree Frog
Chinese Gliding Frog
Bornean Eared Frog
Yellow Rabbit Snail
Buffalo Leech
Golden Silk Spider
Yamota Shrimp
Red Cherry Shrimp
Red Devil Vampire Crab
Question-Mark Cockroach
Pink Orchid Mantis
Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis
Giant Asian Mantis
Malaysian Leaf Katydid
Sabah Thorny Walking Stick
Walkingstick (Epidares nolimetangere)
Malaysian Jungle Nymph
Emerald Cockroach Wasp

Aquarium
Lake Patzcuaro Salamander
39 Coral Species
Toothed Snail
Horned Nerite
Olive Nerite
Zebra Nerite Snail
Tooth Snail
Giant Ramshorn Snail
Apple Snail
Pagoda Snail
Fighting Conch
Common Eastern Mud Snail
Bamboo Shrimp
Cardinal Shrimp
Mosquito Shrimp
Cardinal Shrimp
Yamato Shrimp
Green Lace Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Halloween Hermit Crab
Cushion Starfish
Common Starfish
Green Britlestar
Long-Spined Urchin
Colored Tuxedo Urchin

Butterfly Journey
Panther Chameleon
Asian Forest Scorpion
Giant Banded Tailless Whip Scorpion
Brazilian Salmon Tarantula
Madagascan Hissing Cockroach
Florida Leaf Katydid
Walking Stick (Phobaeticus magnus)
Madagascar Blue Stick Insect
Giant Stick Insect
Polyphemus Flower Beetle
Sun Beetle
13-22 Butterfly/Moth Species
Ant Colony

Dragons in Danger
Chinese Three-Striped box Turtle
Indochinese Box Turtle
Spiny Hill Turtle
Ploughshare Tortoise
Cuvier's Madagascar Swift
Brown Horned Lizard
Komodo Dragon
Mountain Chicken Frog
Montserrat Tarantula
Caribbean Hermit Crab

Realm of the Red Ape
Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle
Bell's Anglehead Lizard
Chameleon Forest Dragon
Chinese Water Dragon
Emerald Monitor
Crocodile Monitor
Reticulated Python
Boelen's Python
Red-Tailed Racer
White-Lipped Tree Viper
Golden Silk Spider
Malaysian Jungle Nymph
Giant Leaf Insect
Sumatran Rhinoceros Beetle
Common Crow

Spirit of the Jaguar
Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle
Leaf-Cutter Ant

Elephants of the Asian Forest
McCord's Snake-Necked Turtle

Secret World of the Okapi
Gaboon Viper

Forest Zone
Western Sand Lizard

Off-Show
Zhou's Box Turtle
Spotted Pond Turtle
Annam Leaf Turtle
Leach's Anole
Spotted Artinique Anole
Six-Lined Grass Lizard
Olive Tree Skink
Bermuda Skink
Orange-Throated Skink
Oriental Brown-Sided Skink
Chinese Crocodile Lizard
Mangrove Snake
Eyelash Viper
Beautiful Pit Viper
Montseny Brook Salamander
Crested Toad
Spine-Headed Tree Frog
Morelet's Tree Frog
Splendid Leaf Frog
Malagasy Mantella
Madagascar Rain Frog
Black-Spotted Rock Frog
Splash Frog
Partula Snail
Bermuda Land Snail
Singapore Blue Tarantula
American Cockroach
Ethiopian Cricket
Atlas Beetle
Western Hercules Beetle
Giant Flower Beetle
Emerald Beetle
Cockroach
 
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I've highlighted in bold those which are not currently on display.

Tropical Realm
Radiated Tortoise
Galapagos Tortoise
Northern Tuatara
Parson's Chameleon
Graham's Anole
Casque-Headed Iguana- I beleieve have left the collection
Northern Caiman Lizard
Moellendorff’s Ratsnake
Emerald Tree Boa
Spectacled Caiman
Rio Cauca Caecilian
Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog - The form usually referred to as Blue Poison Dart Frog
Trinidad Poison Dart Frog - Not sure what this is; Trinidad stream frogs are held off display
Golden Poison Drat Frog
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog - I don't think Chester has these
Moranon Poison Dart Frog
Mission Golden-Eye Tree Frog
Golden Mantella
Blue-Legged Mantella (apparently)
Sambava Tomato Frog -replaced with borneo eared frog (Polypedates otilophus)
Madagascar Blue Stick Insect

Also collared iguana (Oplurus cuvieri) & Leach's Anole (Anolis leachii)
Monsoon Forest
Malaysian Painted River Turtle
Asian Giant Pond Turtle
Malaysian Giant Pond Turtle- I presume you mean Orlita borneensis?
Mountain Horned Lizard
Green Crested Lizard
Gariau Forest Dragon
Emerald Skink
Tentacled Snake
False Gharial
Red Rain Frog
Mao-Son Frog
Painted Indonesian Tree Frog
Chinese Gliding Frog
Bornean Eared Frog
Yellow Rabbit Snail
Buffalo Leech
Golden Silk Spider
Yamota Shrimp
Red Cherry Shrimp
Red Devil Vampire Crab
Question-Mark Cockroach
Pink Orchid Mantis
Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis
Giant Asian Mantis
Malaysian Leaf Katydid
Sabah Thorny Walking Stick
Walkingstick (Epidares nolimetangere)
Malaysian Jungle Nymph
Emerald Cockroach Wasp

Unsure on the amphibs and inverts, the frogs aren't labelled and the inverts change frequently. I suspect you have too many listed though. Also many-lined sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata) & Asian Forest Tortoise (Manouria emys)
Aquarium
I've not been in the aquarium in a while, so couldn't give you up to date info.

Butterfly Journey
Panther Chameleon
Asian Forest Scorpion
Giant Banded Tailless Whip Scorpion
Brazilian Salmon Tarantula
Madagascan Hissing Cockroach
Florida Leaf Katydid
Walking Stick (Phobaeticus magnus)- couple more latin names would make this a lot easier :p
Madagascar Blue Stick Insect
Giant Stick Insect
Polyphemus Flower Beetle
13-22 Butterfly/Moth Species
Ant Colony

the exhibits in the end room seem to change quite frequently.

Dragons in Danger
Chinese Three-Striped box Turtle
Indochinese Box Turtle
Spiny Hill Turtle
Ploughshare Tortoise
Cuvier's Madagascar Swift
Brown Horned Lizard
Komodo Dragon
Mountain Chicken Frog
Montserrat Tarantula
Caribbean Hermit Crab

Realm of the Red Ape
Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle
Bell's Anglehead Lizard
Chameleon Forest Dragon
Chinese Water Dragon
Emerald Monitor
Crocodile Monitor
Reticulated Python
Boelen's Python
Red-Tailed Racer
White-Lipped Tree Viper
Golden Silk Spider
Malaysian Jungle Nymph
Giant Leaf Insect - these were in Monsoon Forest on my last visit.
Sumatran Rhinoceros Beetle
Common Crow

Spirit of the Jaguar
Yellow-Spotted Amazon River Turtle
Leaf-Cutter Ant

Elephants of the Asian Forest
McCord's Snake-Necked Turtle

Secret World of the Okapi
Gaboon Viper

Forest Zone
Western Sand Lizard
 
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where did you get all these common names from? the annual report? if so, it will have accompanying latin names for each species :)
 
Swampy said:
where did you get all these common names from? the annual report? if so, it will have accompanying latin names for each species :)
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They came from the anual report, ZTL and some old records that I have kept. I will try and add some latin names later. ;)
 
chester no longer has emerald tree boa. also it is just tuatara now, S.guentheri is considerd to be the same as S.punctatus.
 
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