San Diego Natural History Museum San Diego Natural History Museum Species List 06/06/2023

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Desert iguana
Gila monster
Western banded gecko
Western shovel nosed snake
Glossy snake
Western spade foot
Pacific tree frog
Water strider
Western toad
Desert stink beetle
Southern alligator lizard
Rosy boa
Gopher snake
California king snake
Baja California ratsnake
Green anole
California lyresnake
California ebony tarantula
Western black widow spider
Hide beetle
Long legged desert ant
Western honey bee
San Diego giant centipede
Arizonanbark scorpion
Giant hairy scorpion
Southwestern speckled rattlesnake
Southern Pacific Rattlesnake
Common king snake
California newt
Backswimmer
Whirligig beetle
Sunburst diving beetle
Brown willow spider
Red swamp crayfish
African clawed frog
American bullfrog
Western mosquito fish
 
ZooElephantsMan said:
What were the taxidermy displays like here? Any rare taxidermy species?
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Mostly native California species with a few oddballs. Really cool collection but I didn’t have a list of the taxidermy that they kept. However I do recommend going without a doubt. Really awesome facility. With the Go-Pass you can absolutely get your moneys worth by doing a ton of the museums in Balboa in a single day.
 
Are these alive or taxidermy displays? I haven't been here before so just wondering. Do you think this museum is better than the LA Nat. Hist. Museum (if you've been there before)? Thats my local museum. It sounds like its worth checking out.
 
Reptiles Rule said:
Are these alive or taxidermy displays? I haven't been here before so just wondering. Do you think this museum is better than the LA Nat. Hist. Museum (if you've been there before)? Thats my local museum. It sounds like its worth checking out.
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The museum is very good, but much smaller than the LA Natural History Museum. They have great exhibits about the ecosystems and paleontology of California. You could probably see the museum in a morning or afternoon.
 
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