This is an attempt to list every species on exhibit at Discovery Place Nature in Charlotte, North Carolina during my visit on 9-26-19. I am including species for which there is a sign on each exhibit. Most of the exhibits are small-to-medium-sized pedestal rectangular terrariums or small-sized glass rooms with simulated rockwork backdrops, with the exception of a larger walk-through sunlit room with lush plantings for butterflies and dove. All the exhibits contain 1 species in each except where noted. The exhibits are located in a series of small rooms. I will list the species by animal type rather than by their locations.
MAMMALS:
Eastern Chipmunk
Groundhog
House Mouse
Southern Flying Squirrel
Virginia Opossum
BIRDS:
Eastern Screech-Owl
Ring-necked Dove
Northern Bobwhite
REPTILES:
American Alligator
Bearded Dragon
Bearded Dragon
Common Snapping Turtle
Copperhead
Corn Snake
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Kingsnake
Eastern Mud Turtle
Green Anole
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle
Mole Kingsnake
Pine Snake
Rat Snake (black phase)
Rat Snake (black phase)
Rat Snake (yellow phase)
Red-eared Slider
Spotted Turtle
Yellowbelly Slider
Yellowbelly Slider
AMPHIBIANS:
Barred Tiger Salamander
Chinese Fire Belly Newt
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Eastern Newt
Eastern Newt
Eastern Spadefoot
Green Frog
Green Treefrog
Marbled Salamander
Southern Leopard Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
INVERTEBRATES:
Argentinian Wood Cockroach
Blue Death Feigning Beetle
Butterflies (unspecified species)
Carolina Mantis
Cellar Spider AND Crossbodied Orb Weaver AND Writing Spider
Eastern Millipede
Flat Rock Scorpion
Giant Whipscorpion
Hissing Cockroach
Honeybee
Terrestrial Isopods (unspecified species)
SUMMARY:
By my count, the total number of exhibits currently at Discovery Place Nature is: 51
By my count, the total number of species in permanent exhibits with identification signs is: 46
The number of species I counted can be broken down into the following categories:
Mammals: 5
Birds: 3
Reptiles: 16
Amphibians: 9
Fish: 0
Invertebrates: 13
MAMMALS:
Eastern Chipmunk
Groundhog
House Mouse
Southern Flying Squirrel
Virginia Opossum
BIRDS:
Eastern Screech-Owl
Ring-necked Dove
Northern Bobwhite
REPTILES:
American Alligator
Bearded Dragon
Bearded Dragon
Common Snapping Turtle
Copperhead
Corn Snake
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern Kingsnake
Eastern Mud Turtle
Green Anole
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle
Mole Kingsnake
Pine Snake
Rat Snake (black phase)
Rat Snake (black phase)
Rat Snake (yellow phase)
Red-eared Slider
Spotted Turtle
Yellowbelly Slider
Yellowbelly Slider
AMPHIBIANS:
Barred Tiger Salamander
Chinese Fire Belly Newt
Cope's Gray Treefrog
Eastern Newt
Eastern Newt
Eastern Spadefoot
Green Frog
Green Treefrog
Marbled Salamander
Southern Leopard Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
INVERTEBRATES:
Argentinian Wood Cockroach
Blue Death Feigning Beetle
Butterflies (unspecified species)
Carolina Mantis
Cellar Spider AND Crossbodied Orb Weaver AND Writing Spider
Eastern Millipede
Flat Rock Scorpion
Giant Whipscorpion
Hissing Cockroach
Honeybee
Terrestrial Isopods (unspecified species)
SUMMARY:
By my count, the total number of exhibits currently at Discovery Place Nature is: 51
By my count, the total number of species in permanent exhibits with identification signs is: 46
The number of species I counted can be broken down into the following categories:
Mammals: 5
Birds: 3
Reptiles: 16
Amphibians: 9
Fish: 0
Invertebrates: 13