Greenville Zoo Greenville Zoo species list (January 2023)

[SusScrofa]

Species list from my visit to Greenville Zoo (1/23/23)


PAMPAS EXHIBIT + MONKEYS

• Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
• Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

• Black-headed Spider Monkey (Ateles fusciceps)

• Schmidt's Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti)

• Angolan Colobus Monkey (Colobus angolensis)

• Black-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata)

EKTOPIA*

• Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) - Unsigned
• Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis or grandis) - Unsigned

• Common Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides)

• Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)

• Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus)

• Ball Python (Python regius)

• Black-breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri)
• Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus)

• Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)

• Flat-headed Knobscale Lizard (Xenosaurus platyceps)

• Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus)

• Golfodulcean Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates vittatus)

• Madagascan Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)

• Chilean Rose Tarantula (Grammostola rosea)

• Solomons Giant Skink (Corucia zebrata)

• Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen)
• Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

• Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)

*Several terrariums under construction during visit.


AFRICA

• Lion (Panthera leo)

• Masai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirschi)

• Bat-eared Fox (Otocyon megalotis)
• Ruepell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli)

• Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) - OFF EXHIBIT

ASIA

• Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

• Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

• Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) - NOT SEEN

• Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

• Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)

SOUTH AMERICA

• Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi)

• Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

• Venezuelan Troupial (Icterus icterus)
• Plush-crested Jay (Cyanocorax chrysops)
• Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis)
• Helmeted Curassow (Pauxi pauxi)

LAGOON

• Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
• Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
• Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) - NOT SEEN

• American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

BARN AREA

• Barred Owl (Strix varia)

• Goats and other domestics

 

[biggest_dreamer]

I know Greenville is a small zoo, but seeing the species list laid out like this really hits that fact home. It feels all the smaller given a handful of small losses over the past few years including alligator snapping turtle, coatimundi, and Prevost's squirrel. I know that the loss of elephants is still a huge sore spot for some, but I think the Pampas exhibit is a much more suitable use of that space.

 

[SusScrofa]

I know Greenville is a small zoo, but seeing the species list laid out like this really hits that fact home. It feels all the smaller given a handful of small losses over the past few years including alligator snapping turtle, coatimundi, and Prevost's squirrel. I know that the loss of elephants is still a huge sore spot for some, but I think the Pampas exhibit is a much more suitable use of that space.

The Pampas used to be an ELEPHANT exhibit?? Yeah, there's no way that would be acceptable today. Thankfully, in its current state its actually a good exhibit.

 

[biggest_dreamer]

It held two elephants until 2014. Literally within this past decade. It's almost surreal to think about.

 

[Astrotom3000]

I visited Greenville Zoo back in May 2022 and it seems like the Ecotarium has seen a few changes since. Otherwise, it looks mostly the same as then.

Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus) and Flat-headed Knobscale Lizard (Xenosaurus platyceps) were not present at all during my visit, so I assume they are new arrivals?

I also noticed that Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) and Southern Green Python (Morelia viridis) are missing from your list, so I assume they were not on display? Do you know what is in the large exhibit with the sunlight at the end of the hall?

Also, is Alligator Snapping Turtle no longer exhibited? They were signed on my visit, but not seen.

 

[biggest_dreamer]

I want to say it's been maybe two years since I've seen the alligator snapping turtle. I believe they've removed some, but not all of its signage. This could just be a seasonal thing, as I usually end up visiting Greenville Zoo in the winter, but who knows.

 

[biggest_dreamer]

I also noticed that Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) and Southern Green Python (Morelia viridis) are missing from your list, so I assume they were not on display? Do you know what is in the large exhibit with the sunlight at the end of the hall?

Late response - I typically skip Ektopia due to a severe phobia of snakes, but I did make my way through it yesterday. I was also surprised by the lack of rhinoceros iguanas since the last two times I went through the building they were first renovating that large exhibit, and then had the iguanas on display. Yesterday they had red-footed tortoise in there. Can't comment on any changes to snakes, obviously.

The only other changes since this list was posted are the loss of the black swan and apparently the addition of Solomon Island leaf frog (Cornufer guentheri) into the enclosure with the skink from the same islands.