This is my Review and Updated List of Species for the Los Angeles Zoo.
Los Angeles Zoo Species List - July 20th, 2025
Italic means animals signed but not seen.
Bold means animals seen but not signed.
ENTRANCE
The LAIR
First House - Hallway terrariums - not all in order
First House - Australian exhibit :
First House - Circular room :
First House - Nursery :
First House - Last room before the outdoor exhibits :
Outdoor enclosures :
Desert House :
Outdoor ponds :
AUSTRALIAN LOOP
CAMPO GORILLA RESERVE
GIRAFFES, CHIMPS, AND AFRICAN PRIMATES
ASIAN SECTION :
OLDER SOUTH AMERICAN SECTION
RAINFOREST OF THE AMERICAS
“African” Aviary :
Eagle Aviary :
WINNICK FAMILY CHILDREN’S ZOO :
Paddock :
Los Angeles Zoo Species List - July 20th, 2025
Italic means animals signed but not seen.
Bold means animals seen but not signed.
ENTRANCE
- Harbor Seal - Phoca vitulina
- American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensi
- Meerkat - Suricata suricatta
- Large lagoon :
- Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus; Chilean Flamingo - Phoenicopterus chilensis
- Trumpeter Swan - Cygnus buccinator - Brought back on Display
The LAIR
First House - Hallway terrariums - not all in order
- Iranian Harlequin Newt - Neurergus kaiseri
- Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis
- Tiger Salamander - Ambystoma tigrinum
- Rough-scaled Python - Morelia carinata
- Temple Viper - Tropidolaemus wagleri
- Green Tree Python - Morelia viridis
- Chinese Giant Salamander - Andrias davidianus
- Mangrove Viper - Trimeresurus prupureomaculatus ; Vampire Crab - Geosesarma tiomanicum
- Armenian Viper - Montivipera raddei
- Poison Dart Frogs - Dendrobatidae sp.
- No species were formally identified but there was 5 pictures on the sign showing : Yellow-banded Poison Frog - Dendrobates leucomelas ; Golden Poison Frog - Phyllobates terribilis ; Blue Poison Dart Frog - Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus" ; Blessed Poison Dart Frog - Ranitomeya benedicta ; Variable Poison Frog - Ranita venemosa variable ; Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog - Dendrobates auratus (not on the info panel)
- European Long-nosed Viper - Vipera ammodytes
First House - Australian exhibit :
- Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle - Chelodina mccordi ; Fly River Turtle - Carettochelys insculpta ; Mary River Turtle - Elusor macrurus ; Archerfish - Toxotes jaculatrix ; Red Rainbowfish - Glossolepis incisus ; Australian Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia splendida ;
First House - Circular room :
- Bushmaster - Lachesis muta ; Black-headed Bushmaster - Lachesis melanocephala
- Mangshan Pitviper - Protobothrops mangshanensis
- Gaboon Viper - Bitis gabonica
- Cape Cobra - Naja nivea
- West African Green Mamba - Dendroaspis viridis
- Gray’s Monitor - Varanus olivaceus
- Boyd’s Forest Dragon - Lophosaurus boydii ; Magnificent Tree-frog - Lithoria splendida
- Merten’ Water Monitor - Varanus mertensi
- Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake - Crotalus basilicus ; Mexican Beaded Lizard - Heloderma horridum
First House - Nursery :
- Mangshan Pitviper - Protobothrops mangshanensis
- Southern Ridgenosed Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi meridionalis
- Tamaulipan Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus morulus
- European Long-nosed Viper - Vipera ammodytes
- Armenian Viper - Montivipera raddei
- Brazilian Salmon Tarantula - Lasiodora parahybana x 3
- Caucasian Viper - Vipera kaznakovi
- Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog - Rana muscosa
First House - Last room before the outdoor exhibits :
- Fiji Island Banded Iguana - Brachylophus bulabula
- Ridgenose Rattlesnake - Crotalus willardi ; Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus
- Gray’s Monitor - Varanus olivaceus
Outdoor enclosures :
- Fiji Island Banded Iguana - Brachylophus bulabula
- Open-topped enclosure : Spotted Chuckwalla - Sauromalus klauberi ; Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus sp. ; San Esteban Island Chuckwalla - Sauromalus varius ; California Desert Tortoise - Gopherus agassizii ; Desert Iguana - Dipsosaurus dorsalis ; Cape Rock Lizard - Petrosaurus thalassinus
Desert House :
- California Kingsnake - Lampropeltis getula californiae
- San Diego Gopher Snake - Pituophis catenifer annectens; Southern Pacific Rattlesnake - Crotalus oreganus helleri
- Southwest Speckled Rattlesnake - Crotalus mitchelli pyrrhus
- Baja California Rattlesnake - Bogertophis rosaliae
- Sidewinder - Crotalus cerastes
- Aruba Island Rattlesnake - Crotalus unicolor
- Perentie - Varanus giganteus
- Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake - Crotalus catalinensis
- Desert Hairy Scorpion - Hadrurus obscurus
- Saharan Horned Viper - Cerastes cerastes
- Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus
- Sonoran Tarantula - Aphonopelma sp.
- Sunburst Diving Beetle - Thermonectus marmoratus ; Toe-bitter Beetle - Abedus herberti
- Gila Monster - Heloderma suspectum ; Sonoran Toad - Incilius alvarius
- Gray-banded Kingsnake - Lampropeltis mexicana alterna (while feeding)
- Red Diamond Rattlesnake - Crotalus ruber ; Desert Rosy Boa - Lichanura trivirgata
Outdoor ponds :
- Gharial - Gavialis gangeticus; Painted Terrapin - Batagur borneoensis
- Tomistoma - Tomistoma schlegelii
AUSTRALIAN LOOP
- Tasmanian Devil - Sarcophilus harrisii - Had been brought back recently
- Western Grey Kangaroo - Macropus fuliginosus
- Tammar Wallaby - Notamacropus eugenii; Short-beaked Echidna - Tachyglossus aculeatus
- Rhinoceros Hornbill - Buceros rhinoceros; Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby - Petrogale xanthopus
- Southern Cassowary - Casuarius casuarius
Southern Cassowary - Casuarius casuarius
- Roundhouse :
- Komodo Dragon - Varanus komodoensis
- Perentie - Varanus giganteus
- Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae - Off-display
- Nocturnal House :
- Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat - Lasiorhinus latifrons
- Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat - Lasiorhinus latifrons
- African Wild Dog - Lycaon pictus
- Chacoan Peccary - Catagonus wagneri
- Speke’s Gazelle - Gazella spekei
- North Sulawesi Babirusa - Babyrousa celebensis
- Baja California (Peninsular) Pronghorn - Antilocapra americana peninsularis
- Baja California (Peninsular) Pronghorn - Antilocapra americana peninsularis
- Desert Bighorn Sheep - Ovis canadensis nelsoni
- Grévy’s Zebra - Equus grevyi
- Small Aviary 1: Spotted Thick-knee - Burhinus capensis ; Black-headed Weaver - Ploceus melanocephalus ; White-headed Buffalo Weaver - Dinemellia dinemelli ; Golden-breasted Starling - Lamprotornis regius
- Small Aviary 2: Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus ; Spur-winged Lapwing - Vanellus spinosus
- Small Aviary 3: White-cheeked Turaco - Menelikornis leucotis
- Roundhouse 1:
- (Left) Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola ; Sunbittern - Eurypyga helias ; Scarlet Ibis - Eudocimus ruber ; Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus ;
- (Right) Chestnut Teal - Anas castanea ; Masked Lapwing - Vanellus miles ; Indian Peafowl - Pavo cristatus
- Roundhouse 2 :
- (Left) Rüppell’s Fox - Vulpes rueppellii
- (Middle) Ring-tailed Lemur - Lemur catta
- (Right) Rock Hyrax - Procavia capensis
CAMPO GORILLA RESERVE
- Western Lowland Gorilla - Gorilla gorilla gorilla (multiple habitats)
- Bornean Orangutan - Pongo pygmaeus (multiple habitats)
- Asian Elephant - Now gone and moved to Tulsa Zoo
- Cape Vulture - Gyps coprotheres
- Gerenuk - Litocranius walleri
- Mountain Bongo - Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci ; Yellow-backed Duiker - Cephalophus silvicultor
- Roundhouse:
- (Left) Von der Decken's Hornbill - Tockus deckeni ; Southern Pudu - Pudu puda
- (Right) Abyssinian Ground Hornbill - Bucorvus abyssinicus
GIRAFFES, CHIMPS, AND AFRICAN PRIMATES
- Masaï Giraffe - Giraffa tippelskirchi
- Okapi - Okapia johnstoni
- Chimpanzees of the Mahali Mountain (at least 2 habitats) :
- Chimpanzee - Pan troglodytes
- Roundhouse 1 : Empty (Had Coquerel's Sifaka and Blue-eyed Black Lemur)
- Roundhouse 2 :
- Kikuyu Mantled Guereza - Colobus guereza kikuyuensis
- Roundhouse 3 :
- Mandrill - Mandrillus sphinx - Renovated
- Roundhouse 4 :
- Mandrill - Mandrillus sphinx - Temporary
- Roundhouse 5 :
- Serval - Leptailurus serval
- Roundhouse 6 :
- (Left) Radiated Tortoise - Astrochelys radiata
- (Right) Ring-tailed Lemur - Lemur catta - Moved to Drylands Roundhouse 2
- Ostrich - Struthio camelus (multiple habitats)
- Red River Hog - Potamochoerus porcus
- Chinese Goral - Naemorhedus griseus
- Chinese Goral - Naemorhedus griseus
- Visayan Warty Pig - Sus cebifrons
- Calamian Deer - Axis calamianensis
- Western Tufted Deer - Elaphodus cephalophus cephalophus
ASIAN SECTION :
- Roundhouse 1 by the Takin :
- (Left) Steller’s Sea Eagle - Haliaeetus pelagicus
- (Right) Bateleur - Terathopius ecaudatus
- Roundhouse 2 by the Takin :
- Siamang - Symphalangus syndactylus
- Roundhouse 3 by the Takin :
- Buff-cheeked Gibbon - Nomascus gabriellae
- Sichuan Takin - Budorcas taxicolor tibetana
- Roundhouse by the “Tiger Trail” :
- Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - Calyprorhynchus banksii
- Binturong - Arctictis binturong
- Wrinkled Hornbill - Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
- Bornean Crested Fireback - Lophura ignita ignita
- “Tiger Trail” :
- Greater One-horned Rhinoceros - Rhinoceros unicornis (Three Habitats)
- Tadjik Marhkor - Capra falconeri heptneri
- Sumatran Tiger - Panthera tigris sondaica
- François’ Langur - Trachypithecus francoisi
- Sarus Crane - Antigone antigone
- Snow Leopard - Panthera uncia
OLDER SOUTH AMERICAN SECTION
- Aldabra Tortoise - Aldabrachelys gigantea
- Maned Wolf - Chrysocyon brachyurus
- Giant Anteater - Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- Mountain Tapir - Tapirus pinchaque
- Common Squirrel Monkey - Saimiri sciureus - now empty
- Roundhouse 1 :
- (Left) Brazilian Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis mitis
- (Right) Blue-billed Curassow - Crax alberti
- Roundhouse 2 :
- (Left) Geoffroy’s Spider Monkey - Ateles geoffroyi
- (Middle) Crested Capuchin - Sapajus robustus
- (Right) Black Howler Monkey - Alouatta caraya
- Roundhouse 3 :
- (Left) King Vulture - Sarcoramphus papa
- (Middle) Empty
- (Right) Spectacled Owl - Pulsatrix perspicillata
- Roundhouse 4 :
- Andean Condor - Vultur gryphus
- Scarlet Macaw - Ara macao
- Roundhouse 5 :
- Red-legged Seriema - Cariama cristata
- Crested Caracara - Caracara plancus ; Lowland Paca - Cuniculus paca
RAINFOREST OF THE AMERICAS
- Jaguar - Panthera onca
- Green Aracari - Pteroglossus viridis
- Cave-like structure with terrariums :
- Fringed Leaf Frog - Cruziohyla craspedopus - Exhibit is under renovations
- Yellow-banded Poison Frog - Dendrobates leucomelas ; Golden Poison Frog - Phyllobates terribilis ; Blue Poison Dart Frog - Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus" ; Blessed Poison Dart Frog - Ranitomeya benedicta ; Variable Poison Frog - Ranita venemosa variable ; Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog - Dendrobates auratus
- Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman - Paleosuchus palpebrosus
- Crested Oropendola - Psarocolius decumanus
- Baird’s Tapir - Tapirus bairdii
- White-faced Saki - Pithecia pithecia
- Black Howler Monkey - Alouatta caraya ; Lowland Paca - Cuniculus paca
- Giant Otter - Pteronura brasiliensis
- Tanks by the Otter’s Habitat :
- Xingu River (Polka Dot) Stingray - Potamotrygon leopoldi ; Red-bellied Piranha - Pygocentrus natteri ; Bucktooth Tetra - Exodon paradoxus ; Cardinal Tetra - Paracheirodon axelrodi ; Striped Leporinus - Leporinus fasciatus
- Caiman Lizard - Dracaena guianensis ;
“African” Aviary :
- White-faced Whistling-duck - Dendrocygna viduata ; African Sacred Ibis - Threskiornis aethiopicus ; African Spoonbill - Platalea alba ; Violet Turaco - Musophaga violacea ; White-crowned Robin-chat - Cossypha albicapillus ; Superb Starling - Lamprotornis superbus
Eagle Aviary :
- Harpy Eagle - Harpia harpyja
WINNICK FAMILY CHILDREN’S ZOO :
Paddock :
- Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig - Sus domesticus
- American Badger - Taxidea taxus
- Axolotl - Ambystoma mexicanum
- Southern Tamandua - Tamandua tetradactyla
- Prevost’s Squirrel - Callosciurus prevostii
- White-faced Saki - Pithecia pithecia ; Southern Three-banded Armadillo - Tolypeutes matacus
- Cape Porcupine - Hystrix africaeaustralis
- Fennec Fox - Vulpes zerda
- Southern Tamandua - Tamandua tetradactyla
- Linnaeus’s Two-toed Sloth - Choloepus didactylus
