North American Zoos Species List Directory (2022)

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This thread is one that I've been meaning to do for a while. The idea was simple, to create a compilation of all the species lists for North American Zoos on Zoochat into one thread. However, a few problems arose, such as multiple species lists for the same zoo, and the accuracy of older lists. Therefore, I used lists no older than Jan 1st, 2021, and only included one entry per zoo, usually the most recent, for this list. Like all such lists, I've probably missed a species list here or there, but this should be most of them for North America (USA and Canada).

I used lists from 2021 or newer in order to make sure that they were, for the most part, up to date. I left off one older in the hopes that more updated ones could be made. Canada was really slacking in this regard, I couldn't find any lists newer than 2021. Some major zoos need updates, and some states like Kansas, Texas, Missouri, and Indiana are pretty incomplete. Hopefully, this list can be used as a resource, and now that it is all listed out, the gaps in the list can be filled in with new ones.
 
Arizona
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum by @Coelacanth18
Bearizona by @Crowned Lemur
Navajo Nation Zoo by @Coelacanth18

Arkansas
Little Rock Zoo by @Coelacanth18

California
California Academy of Sciences by @splendens
Charles Paddock Zoo by @Coelacanth18
Los Angeles Zoo by @Coelacanth18
Monterey Bay Aquarium by @Coelacanth18
Oakland Zoo by @Coelacanth18
Ocean World by @Hipporex
Orange County Zoo by @Coelacanth18
San Diego Zoo by @Coelacanth18
San Diego Zoo Safari Park by @macaw-maniac-91
San Francisco Zoo by @Hipporex
Santa Ana Zoo by @Coelacanth18
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom by @Hipporex
The Living Desert by @Coelacanth18
Turtle Bay Exploration Park by @Great Argus

Colorado
Pueblo Zoo @MGolka

Florida
Disney's Animal Kingdom® by @birdsandbats
Everglades Wonder Garden by @Leaf Productions
Flamingo Gardens by @SusScrofa
Iguanaland by @Leaf Productions
Jacksonville Zoo by @Moebelle
Reptile World Serpentarium by @zoo_sipsik
Shell Factory and Nature Park by @Dhole dude
Zoo Miami by @red river hog

Georgia
Chehaw Wild Animal Park by @BerdNerd

Hawaii
Waikiki Aquarium by @Hipporex

Illinois
Brookfield Zoo by @ChunkyMunky pengopus
Lincoln Park Zoo by @ChunkyMunky pengopus
Scovill Zoo Originally by Coelacanth18, 2021 update by @ChunkyMunky pengopus
Shedd Aquarium by @ChunkyMunky pengopus

Iowa
Blank Park Zoo by @birdsandbats

Kentucky
Kentucky Reptile Zoo by @TinoPup
Louisville Zoo by @ZooBinh

Maine
Maine Wildlife Park by @zoo_enthusiast

Maryland
National Aquarium in Baltimore by @red river hog

Massachusetts
Franklin Park Zoo by @PaintedDog

Minnesota
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory by @Dhole dude
Great Lakes Aquarium by @birdsandbats
Hemker Park and Zoo by @Dhole dude
Minnesota Zoo by @birdsandbats
Safari North Wildlife Park by @Dhole dude

Missouri
Saint Louis Aquarium at Union Station by @ZooNerd1234

Nebraska
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium by @birdsandbats
Pete's Safari by @MGolka

New Hampshire
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center by @zoo_enthusiast

New Jersey
Cape May County Park and Zoo by @red river hog
Bergen County Zoo by @SusScrofa
Essex County Turtle Back Zoo by SusScrofa

New Mexico
ABQ BioPark Zoo (Rio Grande Zoo) by @Coelacanth18

New York
Central Park Zoo by @SusScrofa
Prospect Park Zoo by @SusScrofa

North Carolina
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores by @BerdNerd
Sylvan Heights Bird Park by @Coelacanth18

Ohio
Cincinnati Zoo by @ChunkyMunky pengopus
Cleveland Museum of Natural History by @geomorph
Toledo Zoo by @Cade Schmidt

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Zoo by @Coelacanth18
Tulsa Zoo by @Coelacanth18

Pennsylvania
Zooamerica by @red river hog

South Carolina
Greenville Zoo by @Coelacanth18

Tennessee
Memphis Zoo by @Coelacanth18
Nashville Zoo by @ZooBinh
Zoo Knoxville by @Coelacanth18

Texas
Abilene Zoo by @Coelacanth18
Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary by @nczoofan
Dallas World Aquarium by @ChunkyMunky pengopus
Gladys Porter Zoo by @David Peden
El Paso Zoo by @Cera
San Antonio Zoo by @David Peden

Vermont
Vermont Institute of Natural Science by @PaintedDog

Virginia
Mill Mountain Zoo by @Coelacanth18

Washington
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium by @LionTamarin
Woodland Park Zoo by @LionTamarin

Washington DC
Smithsonian Zoo by @Coelacanth18

West Virginia
Oglebay Good Zoo by @Persephone

Wisconsin
Animal Haven Zoo by @birdsandbats
Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin by @birdsandbats
Jack Facente Serpentarium/MToxins Venom Lab by @birdsandbats
MacKenzie Center by @birdsandbats
Racine Zoo by @birdsandbats
Shamba Safari by @birdsandbats
Stevens Point Herpetological Society by @birdsandbats
Wildwood Wildlife Park by @birdsandbats

A total of 85 zoos are represented so far, with @Coelacanth18 and @birdsandbats by far providing the largest number of them.
 
IndianRhino said:
That list is only for birds at the Safari Park. I have posted a full list from May 2022 here (on page 2 of the thread).

Very nice resource by the way! Thanks for putting it together.
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Thank you. This is exactly the sort of stuff that falls through the cracks, thanks for catching that and making the list in the first place.
 
Some additions:

Bronx Zoo, New York (2021): Bronx Zoo Species List 6/21 [Bronx Zoo]
Lake Superior Zoo, Minnesota (2021): Lake Superior zoo species list [Lake Superior Zoo]
The Wilds, Ohio (2021): Species List for The Wilds - 7/4/2021 [The Wilds]
Gatorama, Florida (2021): Review of visit - April 25th 2021 [Gatorama]

Moody Gardens, Texas (2021) (Rainforest Pyramid only): Partial List Of Species On Exhibit in The Rainforest 3/31/21 [Moody Gardens]
Riverbanks Zoo, South Carolina (2021) (birds only): Riverbanks Zoo & Garden Bird Species on Exhibit (5/9/21) [Riverbanks Zoo and Garden]
Western North Carolina Nature Center (original list is from 2020, but it's mostly unchanged still and I added 2021 updates): Species List and Review (Jan 2020) [Western North Carolina Nature Center]
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Some additions:

Bronx Zoo, New York (2021): Bronx Zoo Species List 6/21 [Bronx Zoo]
Lake Superior Zoo, Minnesota (2021): Lake Superior zoo species list [Lake Superior Zoo]
The Wilds, Ohio (2021): Species List for The Wilds - 7/4/2021 [The Wilds]
Gatorama, Florida (2021): Review of visit - April 25th 2021 [Gatorama]

Moody Gardens, Texas (2021) (Rainforest Pyramid only): Partial List Of Species On Exhibit in The Rainforest 3/31/21 [Moody Gardens]
Riverbanks Zoo, South Carolina (2021) (birds only): Riverbanks Zoo & Garden Bird Species on Exhibit (5/9/21) [Riverbanks Zoo and Garden]
Western North Carolina Nature Center (original list is from 2020, but it's mostly unchanged still and I added 2021 updates): Species List and Review (Jan 2020) [Western North Carolina Nature Center]
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Thanks for the additions, and your effort in making so many of the lists! Some of those I somehow missed, but the partial ones I decided to hold off on. I suppose it can't hurt to include them.
 
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary species list [Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary]
Columbus Zoo Full Species List June 2019 [Columbus Zoo and Aquarium]
Detroit Zoo Full Species List August 2019 [Detroit Zoo]
DeYoung Family Zoo Species List August 2018 [DeYoung Family Zoo]
FREEA Species List Circa 2014 [Fox River Environmental Education Alliance (Closed)] (if interested in species lists from closed facilities)
Henry Vilas Zoo Full Species List [Henry Vilas Zoo]
Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo Full Species List [Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo]
Menominee Park Zoo full species list [Menominee Park Zoo]
MPM Insectarium Full Species List [Milwaukee Public Museum]
Milwaukee County Zoo Full Species List June 2019 [Milwaukee County Zoo]
Full list of species on exhibit [Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park]
Ochsner Park Zoo Species List [Ochsner Park Zoo]
Saint Louis Zoo Species List June 2018 [Saint Louis Zoo]
Shalom Wildlife Zoo Full Species List and Mini-Review [Shalom Wildlife Zoo]
Full Species List at the Shedd Aquarium [Shedd Aquarium] (older but more complete than the one currently listed)
Stevens Point Herptelogical Society Full Species List [Stevens Point Herpetological Society]
Species List for The Wilds - 7/4/2021 [The Wilds]
Wildwood Zoo Full Species List [Wildwood Zoo]

I've included some older than 2021, which I think is far too recent of a cutoff date for this. We simply can't keep so many lists that updated!

Also the Toledo Zoo list you have above is far from complete and probably not even worth including. I failed to get a full list from this facility as well. Someone will have to do eventually!
 
birdsandbats said:
I've included some older than 2021, which I think is far too recent of a cutoff date for this. We simply can't keep so many lists that updated!
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Perhaps it is difficult for the smaller places, and unnecessary for those that keep mostly stagnant collections, but I feel it just wouldn't be accurate to go older than 2020. Especially for bigger zoos like St. Louis, Columbus, Detroit, etc., newer lists can be made with relative ease. A newer list for Detroit would highlight that need, it would probably be significantly shorter than even the 2019 one you linked.

birdsandbats said:
Also the Toledo Zoo list you have above is far from complete and probably not even worth including. I failed to get a full list from this facility as well. Someone will have to do eventually!
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The list is recent, and while admittedly not the best, I thought it was better than nothing, especially for a zoo like Toledo. Whenever a newer, better list is made for Toledo, we can replace it.

birdsandbats said:
Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary species list [Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary]


Henry Vilas Zoo Full Species List [Henry Vilas Zoo]
Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo Full Species List [Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo]
Menominee Park Zoo full species list [Menominee Park Zoo]
MPM Insectarium Full Species List [Milwaukee Public Museum]

Full list of species on exhibit [Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park]
Ochsner Park Zoo Species List [Ochsner Park Zoo]

Shalom Wildlife Zoo Full Species List and Mini-Review [Shalom Wildlife Zoo]


Wildwood Zoo Full Species List [Wildwood Zoo]
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Thank you for these additions.

birdsandbats said:
FREEA Species List Circa 2014 [Fox River Environmental Education Alliance (Closed)] (if interested in species lists from closed facilities)
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Interesting to note, but I don't see how this is more useful than say the Toledo list.
 
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birdsandbats said:
Columbus Zoo Full Species List June 2019 [Columbus Zoo and Aquarium]
Detroit Zoo Full Species List August 2019 [Detroit Zoo]
DeYoung Family Zoo Species List August 2018 [DeYoung Family Zoo]
Milwaukee County Zoo Full Species List June 2019 [Milwaukee County Zoo]
Saint Louis Zoo Species List June 2018 [Saint Louis Zoo]
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These are all a bit outdated, and other than the DeYong Family Zoo, frequently visited by many Zoochatters, so newer and more accurate lists could easily be made.

birdsandbats said:
Full Species List at the Shedd Aquarium [Shedd Aquarium] (older but more complete than the one currently listed)
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It certainly is not. What gave you that notion?

birdsandbats said:
Species List for The Wilds - 7/4/2021 [The Wilds]
Stevens Point Herptelogical Society Full Species List [Stevens Point Herpetological Society]
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Already listed.
 
birdsandbats said:
Also the Toledo Zoo list you have above is far from complete and probably not even worth including. I failed to get a full list from this facility as well. Someone will have to do eventually!
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Great Argus said:
@ZooBinh
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ChunkyMunky pengopus said:
The list is recent, and while admittedly not the best, I thought it was better than nothing, especially for a zoo like Toledo. Whenever a newer, better list is made for Toledo, we can replace it.
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Hmmm...I wonder who on this forum would have an incredibly recent and complete species list from Toledo? Couldn't be me... ;).

Toledo Zoo and Aquarium Species List - July 9th, 2022 [Toledo Zoo]

Let me see if there are any other species lists I've made that I can contribute to this thread.

It seems my Nashville/Louisville lists have been linked already, but I do have a few more lists that are in the form of Google Docs I can post, thought it's probably better to post them to the forum? Most are from either this year or last, and cover collections such as Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, as well as Virginia :).
 
ChunkyMunky pengopus said:
These are all a bit outdated, and other than the DeYong Family Zoo, frequently visited by many Zoochatters, so newer and more accurate lists could easily be made.
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The Milwaukee list is from 2021 (I update the lists later on thread for zoos I visit often).
ChunkyMunky pengopus said:
It certainly is not. What gave you that notion?
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Because you list doesn't include complete lists for Amazon Rising or Wild Reef, and this one does.
 
ZooBinh said:
Hmmm...I wonder who on this forum would have an incredibly recent and complete species list from Toledo? Couldn't be me... ;).

Toledo Zoo and Aquarium Species List - July 9th, 2022 [Toledo Zoo]

Let me see if there are any other species lists I've made that I can contribute to this thread.

It seems my Nashville/Louisville lists have been linked already, but I do have a few more lists that are in the form of Google Docs I can post, thought it's probably better to post them to the forum? Most are from either this year or last, and cover collections such as Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, as well as Virginia :).
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To add to the thread:

Newport Aquarium Species List - April 5th, 2021 [Newport Aquarium]
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Species List - October 11th, 2021 [Boonshoft Museum of Discovery]
Cleveland MetroParks Zoo Species List - June 24th, 2021 [Cleveland Metroparks Zoo]
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Species List - May 30th, 2022 [Columbus Zoo and Aquarium]
Virginia Zoo Species List - June 21st, 2022 [Virginia Zoo]
 
birdsandbats said:
Because you list doesn't include complete lists for Amazon Rising or Wild Reef, and this one does
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I updated mine later on, it is a complete list now. That list wasn't the most complete either, it was missing scientific names (Important for fish and inverts with confusing common names) and there were regularly more species per tank than listed.
 
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