Museum of Science (Boston) Museum of Science (Boston) Species List (January 2025)

[MOG2012]

Museum of Science (Boston) Species List (January 14, 2024)

Notes:
Species signed but not seen are italicized.
Species seen but not signed are in red.
I'm pausing on the longer review and species list format as I'm busy
I visited here because the Survival of the Slowest exhibition closes tomorrow

Yawkey Gallery on the Charles River

• Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) [Signed as Garter Snake]
• Gray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor), Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
• Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus), Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta), Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans), Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus), Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus), Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
• Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), Eastern Ratsnake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis) [Signed as Black Ratsnake]
• Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Swamp Darter (Etheostoma fusiforme)

Dinosaurs

• Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus") [Signed as Poison Dart Frogs]
• millipede (Diplopoda sp.)
• Caribbean Land Hermit Crab (Coenobita clypeatus) [Signed as Hermit Crabs]
• Anthony's Poison Arrow Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi)
• Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus") [Signed as Poison Dart Frogs]
• Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
• scorpion (Scorpiones sp.)

Innovation Earth

• Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

Hall of Human Life

• Domestic Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica)
• Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
  
• Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
• Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
• Cotton-headed Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

Survival of the Slowest

• Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
• Afghan Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) [Signed as Russian Tortoise]
• Madagascar Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
• Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
• Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
• Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)
• Ball Python (Python regius)
• horned frog (Ceratophrys sp.)
• Common Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
• Chaco Golden-knee Tarantula (Grammostola pulchripes)
• Four-toed Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris)
• Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
• Giant Bluetongue (Tiliqua gigas) [Signed as Indonesian Blue-Tongued Skink]
• Linneaus's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
• Eastern Foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus) [Signed as Foxsnake]
• Giant Madagascaran Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis)

Live Animal Care Center

• Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
• Southern Green Python (Morelia viridis)
• European Glass Lizard (Pseudopus apodus)
• Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
• American Toad (Anaxyurus americanus)
• Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater)
• Common Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
• Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
• Rubber Eel (Typhlonectes natans)

Live Animal Care Center (background)

• Ball Python (Python regius)
  
• Western Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)
• Desert Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata)
• Plains Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus)
• Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
• West Mexican Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae)
• Dumeril's Boa (Acrantophis dumerili)
• West Mexican Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae)
• Yellow Quill-Tipped Porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)

 

[Smaggledagle]

Just a note, Survival of the Slowest is a temp exhibit so it might not be there in the future.

Also, do you have a picture of the porcupine? In the last species list you said it was a North American porcupine, then prehensile-tailed porcupine, and now it's a species I don't believe is in the US (at least on display).

 

[MOG2012]

Just a note, Survival of the Slowest is a temp exhibit so it might not be there in the future.

Also, do you have a picture of the porcupine? In the last species list you said it was a North American porcupine, then prehensile-tailed porcupine, and now it's a species I don't believe is in the US (at least on display).

The name I gave is just another name for Brazilian Porcupine. There is an image in the gallery. I thought it was a North American Porcupine because that's what they historically had just a few days ago as there have been signage issues in the pass.