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Exotic Amphibians And Reptiles In New Zealand
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Orana Wildlife Park has received two Lace Monitors from Auckland Zoo.
Christchurch wildlife park welcomes two Australian lace monitors, relations of Komodo dragons
Soon it will be possible for NZ-zoos to import captive bred crocodilians and their eggs from the EU, Asia and the Pacific :
Zoo attraction: NZ opens door to more crocodile imports
Zoo attraction: NZ opens door to more crocodile imports
Just putting the news here - Orana received nine Chinese Fire-bellied Newts this week. They are now on-display in the zoo's new amphibian habitat.
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Butterfly Creek received a Green Iguana last week. He is now on-show next to their tortoises. Also according to an earlier post on their social media, one of their male alligators Florida moved to Ti Point in November.: Log into Facebook | Facebook
Along with the Green Iguana, Butterfly Creek also received a pair of Madagascar Day Geckos. These species are housed in new exhibits in the main butterfly house along with their Eastern Water Dragons and Jardine River Turtles: Log into Facebook | Facebook
I popped into butterfly creek last week, it is looking reasonably good. Lots. Going on. Eastern water dragons have been moved to a nice enclosure near the entrance to the butterfly House, 3 leopard tortoises are next to the iguana and they were still renovating the gecko and blue tounge exhibit last week. I didn't see the Jardine River turtles but these might be in insect area for now as there were some turtles in there and I didn't see any signage. They were building a nice new enclosure opposite the water dragons at the butterfly entrance which might be the eventual home for the turtles?
Crocodylus porosus
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The turtles have recently been relocated from the tank to the pond located on the other side of the walkway from the water dragons
A brief message I received from Wellington today. There are plans to put the Lace Monitors on display when they are older but they no longer have Shinglebacks:
"We do have lace monitors but as they are still growing they will not be on visitor view for a while yet. We no longer have Shinglebacks."
I’m sad to report Auckland Zoo’s last Jackson’s chameleon has died.
The chameleon was a male born 17/07/2011 and was also the last of his species in New Zealand.
Madagascar day gecko:
Auckland Zoo now has this species. Two have gone on display in Lizard Lane.
Reported on the zoo’s social media (12/08/2022).
New Zealand now has False gharial:
0.2 False gharial have been imported by Auckland Zoo.
12 year old sisters (Malu and Sumpit) come from the Krokodile Zoo in Denmark and will go on display Friday 21 October.
This is the first time this species has been held in a New Zealand zoo.
Source: Auckland Zoo’s socials
0.2 False gharial have been imported by Auckland Zoo.
12 year old sisters (Malu and Sumpit) come from the Krokodile Zoo in Denmark and will go on display Friday 21 October.
This is the first time this species has been held in a New Zealand zoo.
Source: Auckland Zoo’s socials
A sibling pair of Lace Monitors are now at Hamilton Zoo: Log into Facebook | Facebook
Auckland Zoo now has Sea krait (on display):
For the first time in Auckland Zoo’s 101 year history, visitors will have the opportunity to see a snake on display.
The Yellow-lipped sea krait was rescued by the zoo in late 2022 and will be on display within the veterinary hospital.
Unique advocacy role for sea krait | Auckland Zoo News
For the first time in Auckland Zoo’s 101 year history, visitors will have the opportunity to see a snake on display.
The Yellow-lipped sea krait was rescued by the zoo in late 2022 and will be on display within the veterinary hospital.
Unique advocacy role for sea krait | Auckland Zoo News
An actual snake in a New Zealand zoo! Who would have thought!
Butterfly Creek now has Lace Monitor - reported on their FB page.
ElephasMaximus
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Does anyone know where the approvals for the various species of Poison Arrow Frog on the Live Import list came from? Did a zoo apply for their addition to the list for an exhibit that never came to be?
Also, someone on here suggested that their presence on the Live Import list but lack of any IHS might be due to the risk of disease, which is currently running rampant through amphibian populations worldwide. Does anyone know if this is the case?
Also, someone on here suggested that their presence on the Live Import list but lack of any IHS might be due to the risk of disease, which is currently running rampant through amphibian populations worldwide. Does anyone know if this is the case?
ApeLadyNZ
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Sunda Gharial Update - Auckland Zoo
I visited Auckland Zoo on Sunday - mostly to see the orangutans, but I also spent quite a bit of time in the swamp forest dome (mainly due to the bitterly cold weather!) I was pleasantly surprised to see not only Sumpit visible in her usual front window area, but Malu out and active at the opposite end of the aquarium tank.
One of the keepers had just finished feeding the fish, and I got to have a short chat with him about the sunda gharial pair. And it seems I was in error when I stated in a previous thread that Malu has 100% been confirmed female - there is, apparently, still speculation that Malu is a male.
In their early days, there had been conflict between the two crocodilians and Malu, the larger and more dominant, had even bitten off a piece of Sumpit's tail. But further down the track, keepers noticed behaviours that could be interpreted as not only dominance actions, but the sunda gharial equivalent of flirting, from Malu towards Sumpit. The two animals have even occasionally been observed sitting together!
The keeper mentioned that sunda gharial are notoriously difficult to correctly sex, so it will be interesting to see how things develop from here!
I visited Auckland Zoo on Sunday - mostly to see the orangutans, but I also spent quite a bit of time in the swamp forest dome (mainly due to the bitterly cold weather!) I was pleasantly surprised to see not only Sumpit visible in her usual front window area, but Malu out and active at the opposite end of the aquarium tank.
One of the keepers had just finished feeding the fish, and I got to have a short chat with him about the sunda gharial pair. And it seems I was in error when I stated in a previous thread that Malu has 100% been confirmed female - there is, apparently, still speculation that Malu is a male.
In their early days, there had been conflict between the two crocodilians and Malu, the larger and more dominant, had even bitten off a piece of Sumpit's tail. But further down the track, keepers noticed behaviours that could be interpreted as not only dominance actions, but the sunda gharial equivalent of flirting, from Malu towards Sumpit. The two animals have even occasionally been observed sitting together!
The keeper mentioned that sunda gharial are notoriously difficult to correctly sex, so it will be interesting to see how things develop from here!
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captain alligator
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Auckland Zoo is the only zoo in Oceania that keeps Tomistoma.