Philadelphia Zoo Philadelphia Zoo News 2020
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No. It's exhibit is now occupied by a Florida snapping turtle.
I know that, what happened to the roti island snake-necked turtle?
I'm not sure.
Does the zoo still keep the following species:
1. Rio fuerte beaded lizard (on last 3 visits I only saw Mexican beaded lizard, never specifically signed, the sign just says beaded lizard)
2. African bullfrog (didn’t see on last visit, signage still there)
3. Blue tongued skink( used to be in former dumerils ground boa exhibit, it was never signed)
4. Panamanian golden frog( no longer on exhibit in reptile house, sign removed from reptile house, not sure about kidzoou)
5. Whites tree frog(been several years since I saw it, sign removed, splendid tree frogs are now in that exhibit)
6. Solomon island ground skink(been several years since I saw it, sign removed, splendid tree frogs are now in that exhibit, used to live with whites tree frog)
7. African crested porcupine(sign has been replaced by southern ground hornbill)
8. Blue bellied roller(sign has been removed from McNeil avian center)
9. Sacred ibis( been couple years since I saw it, sign not there)
1. Rio fuerte beaded lizard (on last 3 visits I only saw Mexican beaded lizard, never specifically signed, the sign just says beaded lizard)
2. African bullfrog (didn’t see on last visit, signage still there)
3. Blue tongued skink( used to be in former dumerils ground boa exhibit, it was never signed)
4. Panamanian golden frog( no longer on exhibit in reptile house, sign removed from reptile house, not sure about kidzoou)
5. Whites tree frog(been several years since I saw it, sign removed, splendid tree frogs are now in that exhibit)
6. Solomon island ground skink(been several years since I saw it, sign removed, splendid tree frogs are now in that exhibit, used to live with whites tree frog)
7. African crested porcupine(sign has been replaced by southern ground hornbill)
8. Blue bellied roller(sign has been removed from McNeil avian center)
9. Sacred ibis( been couple years since I saw it, sign not there)
If the signs are gone, they're probably no longer kept. You might be better off directly contacting the zoo. The only way we know what species are behind the scenes is by asking keepers, and that can always change at any moment.
The only porcupines they have are prehensile-tailed and north american.
The only porcupines they have are prehensile-tailed and north american.
What happened to the African crested porcupines? And also do you know if anything happened to the African bullfrog and rio fuerte beaded lizard(the rio fuerte beaded lizard was never specified, the sign just said”beaded lizard”
As of February when I last checked, they do have Mexican dwarf porcupine. Is that the same as prehensile tail porcupine? They look alike, with the Mexican dwarf being a smaller version. The Mexican dwarf porcupine, Simon, is really old(in his late 20s) and is behind the scenes. He used to live with Sandy the sloth in the Small Mammal House for half a year or so, and then briefly lived by himself for a little while. But since the zoo got the new sloth pair, Simon has moved behind the scenes(I think I remember the zoo said that he would not get along for some reason(I forget why exactly, maybe he is so old))
Yes, completely forgot about that one since he's never on exhibit!
Is the Mexican dwarf porcupine the same as prehensile tail porcupine( I mean by ssp or subspecies)?
No. When zoos call a species Prehensile-tailed Porcupine, they're pretty much always referring to Coendou prehensilis, Brazilian Porcupine. The Mexican is 1/3 the size and half the weight, and they are yellow around the face and along the belly. The Brazilian is very common in zoos, while the Mexican is rarely seen.
Here's Simon: Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine images - Joel Sartore