Exotic Collection of Taronga Zoo (Including Previous)
I've been interested for a while in species which we have lost from Australia. Tonight I was looking through museum digitalized collections, a few specimens mentioned being donated by zoos after their death. From this I decided to search the Australian Museum catalouge for specimens from 'taronga' or 'zoo'. And this is what I got.
Ignore the common names as they are based on the specimen and many have changed since their collection. Use the binomial names if you can. Dates are included if the specimen had a date.
Specimen Records
Mammals
Saimiri sciureus | South American Squirrel Monkey Date: 1977-03-30
Zaglossus bartoni | Eastern Long-beaked Echidna Date: 1976-03-18
Dendrolagus matschiei | Huon Tree-kangaroo
Panthera onca | Jaguar Date: 1983-02-09
Lycaon pictus Date: 1982-03-16
Spilocuscus maculatus | Short-tailed Spotted Cuscus Date: 1983-05-23
Atherurus macrourus | Asian Brush-tailed Porcupines
Myrmecophaga tridactyla | Giant Anteater
Ailurus fulgens | Lesser Panda
Panthera tigris | Tiger
Helarctos malayanus | Sun Bear
Leopardus pardalis | Ocelot
Castor canadensis | American Beaver
Spilocuscus kraemeri | Manus Island Spotted Cuscus
Hippopotamus amphibius | Hippopotamus
Vicugna vicugna | Vicugna
Panthera onca | Jaguar
Trachypithecus vetulus | Purple-faced Leaf Monkey
Camelus bactrianus | Bactrian Camel
Antidorcas marsupialis | Springbok
Semnopithecus entellus | Bengal Hanuman Langur
Tragulus javanicus | Java Mousedeer
Capra falconeri | Markhor
Cynomys ludovicianus | Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Damaliscus pygargus | Bontebok
Kobus leche | Lechwe
Pan troglodytes | Common Chimpanzee
Saguinus oedipus | Cotton-top Tamarin Date: 2005-04-04
Meles meles | Badger
Agouti paca | Paca
Giraffa camelopardalis | Giraffe
Panthera leo | African Lion
Uncia uncia | Snow Leopard
Hylobates lar | Common Gibbon
Ateles paniscus | Black Spider Monkey
Nasua nasua | Brown-nosed Coati
Hystrix cristata
Hemitragus jemlahicus | Himalayan Tahr
Vulpes zerda | Fennec
Macaca silenus | Liontail Macaque
Hyaena hyaena | Barbary Hyaena
Mephitis mephitis | Striped Skunk
Callosciurus | Beautiful Squirrels
Pongo pygmaeus | Bornean Orangutan
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Macaca fascicularis | Cynomolgus Monkey
Dendrolagus inustus | Dusky Tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus dorianus | Unicolored Tree Kangaroo
Procyon lotor | Common Raccoon
Zaglossus bruijni | Long-beaked Echidna
Thylogale brunii | Dusky Wallaby
Dasypus septemcinctus | Seven-banded Armadillo
Dasyprocta leporina | Brazilian Agouti Date: 1973-05-23
Phalanger gymnotis | Ground Cuscus Date: 1968-06-11
Nycticebus coucang | Slow Loris
Sciurus carolinensis | American Grey Squirrel
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear
Callithrix aurita | White-eared Marmoset
Chlorocebus aethiops | Green Monkey
Eulemur fulvus | Brown Lemur
Macaca nemestrina | Pig-tailed Macaque
Puma concolor | Cougar
Panthera pardus | Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa | Clouded Leopard
Herpestes edwardsi | Indian Gray Mongoose
Cervus unicolor | Sambar
Herpestes ichneumon | Ichneumon
Eulemur macaco | Black Lemur
Pecari tajacu | Collared Peccary
Gazella dorcas | Dorcas Gazelle
Cercopithecus mitis | Diademed Monkey
Ursus thibetanus | Himalayan Black Bear
Papio hamadryas | Sacred Baboon
Acinonyx jubatus | Hunting Leopard
Lama guanicoe | Guanaco
Axis porcinus | Hog Deer
Bos grunniens | Grunting Ox
Dendrolagus bennettianus | Bennett's Tree-kangaroo
Boselaphus tragocamelus | Nilgai
Eulemur mongoz | Mongoose Lemur
Antilope cervicapra | Blackbuck
Arctictis binturong | Bearcat
Caracal caracal | African Caracal
Macaca nigra | Black Crested Macaque
Macaca tonkeana | Tonkean Black Macaque
Loris tardigradus | Slender Loris
Tapirus indicus | Indian Tapir
Civettictis civetta | African Civet
Varecia variegata | Ruffed Lemur
Semnopithecus entellus | Bengal Hanuman Langur
Lama glama | Llama
Dama dama | Fallow Deer
Nyctereutes procyonoides | Raccoon Dog
Birds
Gallicolumba jobiensis | Purple Ground Dove
Cyanoliseus patagonus | Burrowing Parrot
(All they had listed, they mustn't have bothered with donating birds.)
Herps
Discodeles guppyi
Brachylophus vitiensis | Fiji Crested Iguana
Bitis arietans | Puff Adder
Agkistrodon piscivorus | Conanti
Varanus komodoensis | Komodo Dragon
Observation and Photo Records
Mammals
Tragelaphus eurycerus | Bongo
Prionailurus viverrinus | Fishing Cat
Suricata suricatta | Meerkat
Tragelaphus spekii | Sitatunga (1980’s)
Ursus americanus | American Black Bear (1980’s)
Cuon alpinus | Dhole
Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Giant Panda (1988)
Connochaetes taurinus | Common Wildebeest (1970’s)
Canis mesomelas | Black-backed Jackal (1982)
Diceros bicornis | Black Rhino (1976)
Choeropsis liberiensis | Pygmy Hippo
Gorilla gorilla gorilla | Western Lowland Gorilla
Trachypithecus francoisi | Francois Langur
Tapirus terrestris | Brazilian Tapir
Equus quagga | Plains Zebra
Ammotragus lervia | Barbary Sheep
Hylobates muelleri | Mueller's Gibbon
Elephas maximus | Asian Elephant
Cercopithecus neglectus | De Brazza's Monkey
Lynx rufus | Bobcat (1990)
Mandrillus sphinx | Mandrill (1990)
Oryx dammah | Scimitar-horned oryx (2005ish)
Nomascus leucogenys | White-cheeked Gibbon
Rhinoceros unicornis | Indian Rhino (2006)
Hylobates moloch | Silvery Gibbon
Ursus maritimus | Polar Bear (1975)
Dendrolagus goodfellowi | Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo
Funambulus pennantii | Five-lined Palm Squirrel
Tupaia glis | Common Tree-Shrew (2008)
Aonyx cinerea | Oriental Small-clawed Otter
Zalophus californianus | California Sea Lion
Hydrurga leptonyx | Leopard Seal
Mirounga leonina | Southern Elephant Seal
Axis axis | Chital
Pardofelis temminckii | Asian Golden Cat (2007)
Hystrix indica | Indian Crested Porcupine (2007)
Papio ursinus | Chacma Baboon (1914)
Aepyceros melampus | Impala (1914)
Tragelaphus sylvaticus | Bushbuck (1914)
Hippotragus niger | Sable Antelope (1914)
Hyaena brunnea | Brown Hyena (1914)
Lophocebus aterrimus | Black Mangabey (1914)
Rusa timorensis | Javan Rusa (1914)
Cynomys leucurus | White-tailed prairie dog (1922)
Lobodon carcinophagus | Crabeater Seal (1929)
Loxodonta africana | African Elephant (1984)
Pantera tigris tigris | Bengal Tiger (1984)
Equus burchelli | Grant’s Zebra (1984)
Erythrocebus patas | Patas Monkey (1984)
Felis serval | Serval (1984)
Phoca vitulina | Habour Seal (1984)
Canis lupus dingo var. | New Guinea Singing Dog (1984)
Puma yagouaroundi | Jaguarundi (1984)
Birds
Vultur gryphus | Andean Condor
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus | Fiordland Crested Penguin
Eos bornea | Red Lory
Struthio camelus | Ostrich
Goura victoria | Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Numida meleagris | Helmeted Guineafowl
Lophura leucomelanos | Kalij Pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus | Golden Pheasant
Gallus gallus | Red Junglefowl
Rhea americana | Greater Rhea (1990)
Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater Flamingo (2005ish)
Tadorna ferruginea | Ruddy Shelduck
Alectoris chukar | Chukar
Gallicolumba luzonica | Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove
Meleagris gallopavo | Wild Turkey
Caloenas nicobarica | Nicobar Pigeon
Mitu tuberosum | Razor-billed Curassow (2009)
Chrysolophus amherstiae | Lady Amherst Pheasant
Aix galericulata | Mandarin Duck
Lonchura malacca | Tri-coloured Manakin
Phoenicopterus chilensis | Chilean Flamingo (1980’s)
Lophura swinhoii | Swinhoe's Pheasant
Ara chloropterus | Green-winged Macaw
Aratinga solstitialis| Sun Conure
Nandayus nenday | Nanday Conure
Aratinga pertinax | Brown-throated Conure
Alopochen aegyptiacus | Egyptian Goose
Pavo muticus | Green Peafowl
Leiothrix lutea | Pekin Robin
Padda oryzivora | Java Sparrow
Anthropoides paradiseus | Blue Crane (1914)
Plectropterus gambensis | Spur-wing Goose (1914)
Paradisaea raggiana | Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (1914)
Parotia berlepschi | Bronze Parotia (1914)
Cicinnurus magnificus | Magnificent Bird-of-paradise (1914)
Paradisaea rudolphi | Blue Bird-of-Paradise (1914)
Cicinnurus regius | King Bird of Paradise (1914)
Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater Flamingo (1922)
Leptoptilos dubius | Greater Adjutant (1922)
Cygnus olor | Mute Swan (1922)
Casuarius bennetti | Dwarf Cassowary (1930)
Seleucidis melanoleucus | Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise (1930)
Herps
Cyclura cornuta | Rhinoceros Iguana
Crotalus adamanteus | Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Hydrosaurus pustulatus | Philippine Sailfin Lizard
Pseudopus apodus | Scheltopusik
Alligator mississippiensis | American Alligator
hamaeleo calyptratus | Veiled Chameleon
Brachylophus fasciatus | Fijian Banded Iguana
Indotestudo elongata | Elongated Tortoise
Bufo marinus | Cane Toad (Does this count?)
Geochelone elegans | Star Tortoise
Aldabrachelys gigantea | Aldabra Tortoise
Rhacodactylus leachianus | New Caledonian Giant Gecko*
Heloderma suspectum | Gila Monster
Pantherophis guttatus | Cornsnake (Mid 2000’s)
Sphenodon punctatus | Sphenodon punctatus
Chelus fimbriata | Matamata
Bothriechis schlegelii | Eyelash Viper
Python reticulatus | Reticulated Python
Trioceros jacksonii | Jackson's Chameleon (2009?)
Iguana iguana | Green Iguana
Bitis nasicornis | Rhinoceros Viper (2005)
Basiliscus basiliscus | Basilisk
Eunectes murinus | Green Anaconda
Boa constrictor | Boa Constrictor
Orthriophis taeniurus | Taiwan Beauty Snake
Pseudemys concinna | River Cooter
Kinixys belliana | Bell's Hinged Tortoise (1914)
Chelonoidis nigra | Galápagos tortoise (1934)
Emydura subglobosa | Painted Turtle (1984)
Eublepharius macularius | Leopard Gecko (1984)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri | Chinese Tree Viper (1984)
Naja naja kaouthia | Indian Cobra (1984)
Lamropeltis triangulum | Milk Snake (1984)
Timon lepidus | Ocellated Lizard (1984)
References
http://www.zoochat.com.au
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taronga_Zoo[/ame]
http://www.rzsnsw.org.au/index.php?/Journals/Australian-Zoologist/australian-zoologist.html
If there's anything I missed, that you know of, please post. I want to see how complete I can get it!
I've been interested for a while in species which we have lost from Australia. Tonight I was looking through museum digitalized collections, a few specimens mentioned being donated by zoos after their death. From this I decided to search the Australian Museum catalouge for specimens from 'taronga' or 'zoo'. And this is what I got.
Ignore the common names as they are based on the specimen and many have changed since their collection. Use the binomial names if you can. Dates are included if the specimen had a date.
Specimen Records
Mammals
Saimiri sciureus | South American Squirrel Monkey Date: 1977-03-30
Zaglossus bartoni | Eastern Long-beaked Echidna Date: 1976-03-18
Dendrolagus matschiei | Huon Tree-kangaroo
Panthera onca | Jaguar Date: 1983-02-09
Lycaon pictus Date: 1982-03-16
Spilocuscus maculatus | Short-tailed Spotted Cuscus Date: 1983-05-23
Atherurus macrourus | Asian Brush-tailed Porcupines
Myrmecophaga tridactyla | Giant Anteater
Ailurus fulgens | Lesser Panda
Panthera tigris | Tiger
Helarctos malayanus | Sun Bear
Leopardus pardalis | Ocelot
Castor canadensis | American Beaver
Spilocuscus kraemeri | Manus Island Spotted Cuscus
Hippopotamus amphibius | Hippopotamus
Vicugna vicugna | Vicugna
Panthera onca | Jaguar
Trachypithecus vetulus | Purple-faced Leaf Monkey
Camelus bactrianus | Bactrian Camel
Antidorcas marsupialis | Springbok
Semnopithecus entellus | Bengal Hanuman Langur
Tragulus javanicus | Java Mousedeer
Capra falconeri | Markhor
Cynomys ludovicianus | Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Damaliscus pygargus | Bontebok
Kobus leche | Lechwe
Pan troglodytes | Common Chimpanzee
Saguinus oedipus | Cotton-top Tamarin Date: 2005-04-04
Meles meles | Badger
Agouti paca | Paca
Giraffa camelopardalis | Giraffe
Panthera leo | African Lion
Uncia uncia | Snow Leopard
Hylobates lar | Common Gibbon
Ateles paniscus | Black Spider Monkey
Nasua nasua | Brown-nosed Coati
Hystrix cristata
Hemitragus jemlahicus | Himalayan Tahr
Vulpes zerda | Fennec
Macaca silenus | Liontail Macaque
Hyaena hyaena | Barbary Hyaena
Mephitis mephitis | Striped Skunk
Callosciurus | Beautiful Squirrels
Pongo pygmaeus | Bornean Orangutan
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
Macaca fascicularis | Cynomolgus Monkey
Dendrolagus inustus | Dusky Tree-kangaroo
Dendrolagus dorianus | Unicolored Tree Kangaroo
Procyon lotor | Common Raccoon
Zaglossus bruijni | Long-beaked Echidna
Thylogale brunii | Dusky Wallaby
Dasypus septemcinctus | Seven-banded Armadillo
Dasyprocta leporina | Brazilian Agouti Date: 1973-05-23
Phalanger gymnotis | Ground Cuscus Date: 1968-06-11
Nycticebus coucang | Slow Loris
Sciurus carolinensis | American Grey Squirrel
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear
Callithrix aurita | White-eared Marmoset
Chlorocebus aethiops | Green Monkey
Eulemur fulvus | Brown Lemur
Macaca nemestrina | Pig-tailed Macaque
Puma concolor | Cougar
Panthera pardus | Leopard
Neofelis nebulosa | Clouded Leopard
Herpestes edwardsi | Indian Gray Mongoose
Cervus unicolor | Sambar
Herpestes ichneumon | Ichneumon
Eulemur macaco | Black Lemur
Pecari tajacu | Collared Peccary
Gazella dorcas | Dorcas Gazelle
Cercopithecus mitis | Diademed Monkey
Ursus thibetanus | Himalayan Black Bear
Papio hamadryas | Sacred Baboon
Acinonyx jubatus | Hunting Leopard
Lama guanicoe | Guanaco
Axis porcinus | Hog Deer
Bos grunniens | Grunting Ox
Dendrolagus bennettianus | Bennett's Tree-kangaroo
Boselaphus tragocamelus | Nilgai
Eulemur mongoz | Mongoose Lemur
Antilope cervicapra | Blackbuck
Arctictis binturong | Bearcat
Caracal caracal | African Caracal
Macaca nigra | Black Crested Macaque
Macaca tonkeana | Tonkean Black Macaque
Loris tardigradus | Slender Loris
Tapirus indicus | Indian Tapir
Civettictis civetta | African Civet
Varecia variegata | Ruffed Lemur
Semnopithecus entellus | Bengal Hanuman Langur
Lama glama | Llama
Dama dama | Fallow Deer
Nyctereutes procyonoides | Raccoon Dog
Birds
Gallicolumba jobiensis | Purple Ground Dove
Cyanoliseus patagonus | Burrowing Parrot
(All they had listed, they mustn't have bothered with donating birds.)
Herps
Discodeles guppyi
Brachylophus vitiensis | Fiji Crested Iguana
Bitis arietans | Puff Adder
Agkistrodon piscivorus | Conanti
Varanus komodoensis | Komodo Dragon
Observation and Photo Records
Mammals
Tragelaphus eurycerus | Bongo
Prionailurus viverrinus | Fishing Cat
Suricata suricatta | Meerkat
Tragelaphus spekii | Sitatunga (1980’s)
Ursus americanus | American Black Bear (1980’s)
Cuon alpinus | Dhole
Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Giant Panda (1988)
Connochaetes taurinus | Common Wildebeest (1970’s)
Canis mesomelas | Black-backed Jackal (1982)
Diceros bicornis | Black Rhino (1976)
Choeropsis liberiensis | Pygmy Hippo
Gorilla gorilla gorilla | Western Lowland Gorilla
Trachypithecus francoisi | Francois Langur
Tapirus terrestris | Brazilian Tapir
Equus quagga | Plains Zebra
Ammotragus lervia | Barbary Sheep
Hylobates muelleri | Mueller's Gibbon
Elephas maximus | Asian Elephant
Cercopithecus neglectus | De Brazza's Monkey
Lynx rufus | Bobcat (1990)
Mandrillus sphinx | Mandrill (1990)
Oryx dammah | Scimitar-horned oryx (2005ish)
Nomascus leucogenys | White-cheeked Gibbon
Rhinoceros unicornis | Indian Rhino (2006)
Hylobates moloch | Silvery Gibbon
Ursus maritimus | Polar Bear (1975)
Dendrolagus goodfellowi | Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo
Funambulus pennantii | Five-lined Palm Squirrel
Tupaia glis | Common Tree-Shrew (2008)
Aonyx cinerea | Oriental Small-clawed Otter
Zalophus californianus | California Sea Lion
Hydrurga leptonyx | Leopard Seal
Mirounga leonina | Southern Elephant Seal
Axis axis | Chital
Pardofelis temminckii | Asian Golden Cat (2007)
Hystrix indica | Indian Crested Porcupine (2007)
Papio ursinus | Chacma Baboon (1914)
Aepyceros melampus | Impala (1914)
Tragelaphus sylvaticus | Bushbuck (1914)
Hippotragus niger | Sable Antelope (1914)
Hyaena brunnea | Brown Hyena (1914)
Lophocebus aterrimus | Black Mangabey (1914)
Rusa timorensis | Javan Rusa (1914)
Cynomys leucurus | White-tailed prairie dog (1922)
Lobodon carcinophagus | Crabeater Seal (1929)
Loxodonta africana | African Elephant (1984)
Pantera tigris tigris | Bengal Tiger (1984)
Equus burchelli | Grant’s Zebra (1984)
Erythrocebus patas | Patas Monkey (1984)
Felis serval | Serval (1984)
Phoca vitulina | Habour Seal (1984)
Canis lupus dingo var. | New Guinea Singing Dog (1984)
Puma yagouaroundi | Jaguarundi (1984)
Birds
Vultur gryphus | Andean Condor
Eudyptes pachyrhynchus | Fiordland Crested Penguin
Eos bornea | Red Lory
Struthio camelus | Ostrich
Goura victoria | Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Numida meleagris | Helmeted Guineafowl
Lophura leucomelanos | Kalij Pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus | Golden Pheasant
Gallus gallus | Red Junglefowl
Rhea americana | Greater Rhea (1990)
Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater Flamingo (2005ish)
Tadorna ferruginea | Ruddy Shelduck
Alectoris chukar | Chukar
Gallicolumba luzonica | Luzon Bleeding-heart Dove
Meleagris gallopavo | Wild Turkey
Caloenas nicobarica | Nicobar Pigeon
Mitu tuberosum | Razor-billed Curassow (2009)
Chrysolophus amherstiae | Lady Amherst Pheasant
Aix galericulata | Mandarin Duck
Lonchura malacca | Tri-coloured Manakin
Phoenicopterus chilensis | Chilean Flamingo (1980’s)
Lophura swinhoii | Swinhoe's Pheasant
Ara chloropterus | Green-winged Macaw
Aratinga solstitialis| Sun Conure
Nandayus nenday | Nanday Conure
Aratinga pertinax | Brown-throated Conure
Alopochen aegyptiacus | Egyptian Goose
Pavo muticus | Green Peafowl
Leiothrix lutea | Pekin Robin
Padda oryzivora | Java Sparrow
Anthropoides paradiseus | Blue Crane (1914)
Plectropterus gambensis | Spur-wing Goose (1914)
Paradisaea raggiana | Raggiana Bird-of-paradise (1914)
Parotia berlepschi | Bronze Parotia (1914)
Cicinnurus magnificus | Magnificent Bird-of-paradise (1914)
Paradisaea rudolphi | Blue Bird-of-Paradise (1914)
Cicinnurus regius | King Bird of Paradise (1914)
Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater Flamingo (1922)
Leptoptilos dubius | Greater Adjutant (1922)
Cygnus olor | Mute Swan (1922)
Casuarius bennetti | Dwarf Cassowary (1930)
Seleucidis melanoleucus | Twelve-wired Bird-of-paradise (1930)
Herps
Cyclura cornuta | Rhinoceros Iguana
Crotalus adamanteus | Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Hydrosaurus pustulatus | Philippine Sailfin Lizard
Pseudopus apodus | Scheltopusik
Alligator mississippiensis | American Alligator
hamaeleo calyptratus | Veiled Chameleon
Brachylophus fasciatus | Fijian Banded Iguana
Indotestudo elongata | Elongated Tortoise
Bufo marinus | Cane Toad (Does this count?)
Geochelone elegans | Star Tortoise
Aldabrachelys gigantea | Aldabra Tortoise
Rhacodactylus leachianus | New Caledonian Giant Gecko*
Heloderma suspectum | Gila Monster
Pantherophis guttatus | Cornsnake (Mid 2000’s)
Sphenodon punctatus | Sphenodon punctatus
Chelus fimbriata | Matamata
Bothriechis schlegelii | Eyelash Viper
Python reticulatus | Reticulated Python
Trioceros jacksonii | Jackson's Chameleon (2009?)
Iguana iguana | Green Iguana
Bitis nasicornis | Rhinoceros Viper (2005)
Basiliscus basiliscus | Basilisk
Eunectes murinus | Green Anaconda
Boa constrictor | Boa Constrictor
Orthriophis taeniurus | Taiwan Beauty Snake
Pseudemys concinna | River Cooter
Kinixys belliana | Bell's Hinged Tortoise (1914)
Chelonoidis nigra | Galápagos tortoise (1934)
Emydura subglobosa | Painted Turtle (1984)
Eublepharius macularius | Leopard Gecko (1984)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri | Chinese Tree Viper (1984)
Naja naja kaouthia | Indian Cobra (1984)
Lamropeltis triangulum | Milk Snake (1984)
Timon lepidus | Ocellated Lizard (1984)
References
http://www.zoochat.com.au
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taronga_Zoo[/ame]
http://www.rzsnsw.org.au/index.php?/Journals/Australian-Zoologist/australian-zoologist.html
If there's anything I missed, that you know of, please post. I want to see how complete I can get it!
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