Mexican animals in the UK

[bongorob]

In his volcano rabbit thread Jose asked if any Mexican species were kept in Europe.

Species off the top of my head in the UK are

Anderson's Salamander
Axolotl
Butterfly Goodeid
Golden Skiffia
Mexican Beaded Lizard
Morelet's Crocodile
Mexican Box Turtle
Brown Pelican
Green Iguana
Puma
Jaguar
Collared Peccary
White-lipped Peccary
Mexican Milksnake

 

[kiang]

Thick billed parrot is the only one i can think of at the moment, and the margays imported from Mexico a few years back by the cat survival trust

 

[CZJimmy]

Gila Monster, Coati, Racoon, Ocelot and Red-Kneed Tarantula?

 

[Fodders]

Several bird species probably

 

[Jose]

Hold ,thankyou bongorob for replying to my thread and providing me a list of Mexican species kept in the I'm. My country is rich in fauna and has many interesting and beautiful species ,although my country is far behind in conservation. If any uk zoo chat members have plans on visiting my country I would be happy to provide information about the best zoos to visit and also travel trips in general. I have lived in Mexico city practically all my life so I know the best mexican zoos etc, soy bien chilango. Also thankyou bongorob for helping me identify the beaded lizard in English as I have been struggling to find its name in English forgone of my zoo threads , we call this lizard in Mexico lagartia de escorpian. Gracias Por todos amigos y hecho las ganas.

 

[Cat-Man]

squirell monkey, capuchin monkey

 

[Sun Wukong]

ZootierlisteHomepage

comes in handy for this; just use "mexican" for the search engine.

Vienna Zoo even has a small "Mexico House". Inhabitants are, among others, Morelet's crocodiles and various species of Cyprinodontiformes.

 

[bongorob]

Also thankyou bongorob for helping me identify the beaded lizard in English as I have been struggling to find its name in English forgone of my zoo threads , we call this lizard in Mexico lagartia de escorpian. Gracias Por todos amigos y hecho las ganas.

There are two subspecies kept in the UK
Heloderma horridum horridum
Heloderma horridum exasperatum Rio Fuerto Beaded Lizard