Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Six Flags DK Species List (July 2021)

Hipporex

Hipporex

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The following is a species list of all the animals at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (located in Vallejo, California, United States) as of late July 2021. All of the animals listed here are either on display for the public to see or are kept behind-the-scenes but the public is still aware of their presence at the park (because they're brought out occasionally as ambassadors or have been posted about on official social media). Point is, despite my current affiliation with the park, nothing on here is confidential information. The following species list is accurate as of late June 2021 but the park's collection fluctuates regularly so don't expect it to last.

Taxa (141, assuming we have exactly 45 lepidopterans)

Mammals (22)
  1. African crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
  2. African lion (Panthera leo)
  3. Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
  4. “Bengal” tiger (Panthera tigris)
  5. California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
  6. Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
  7. Common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
  8. Domestic cat (Felis catus)
  9. Ferret (Mustela furo)
  10. Great Indian fruit bat (Pteropus medius)
  11. Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)
  12. Lowland paca (Cuniculus paca)
  13. North American cougar (Puma concolor cougar)
  14. North American grey wolf (Canis lupus)
  15. North American red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  16. Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi)
  17. Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)
  18. “Reticulated” giraffe (Giraffa)
  19. Serval (Leptailurus serval)
  20. Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
  21. Western bobcat (Lynx rufus fasciatus)
  22. White-nosed coati (Nasua narica)
Birds (19)
  1. African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)
  2. African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
  3. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
  4. Golden conure (Guaruba guarouba)
  5. Hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)
  6. King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
  7. Military macaw (Ara militaris)
  8. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
  9. Patagonian conure (Cyanoliseus patagonus)
  10. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
  11. Ruby macaw (Ara)
  12. Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)
  13. Silvery-cheeked hornbill (Bycanistes brevis)
  14. Southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
  15. Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
  16. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
  17. Umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba)
  18. Yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix)
  19. Yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata)
 
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Reptiles (22)
  1. Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
  2. American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
  3. Ball python (Python regius)
  4. Brazilian rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria cenchria)
  5. Bredl’s python (Morelia bredli)
  6. Coastal carpet python (Morelia spilota mcdowelli)
  7. Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi)
  8. European legless lizard (Pseudopus apodus)
  9. False water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)
  10. Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum)
  11. Green tree python (Morelia viridis complex)
  12. Huachuca kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana woodini)
  13. Jungle carpet python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
  14. Mexican west coast rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)
  15. Olive python (Liasis olivaceus)
  16. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
  17. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
  18. Red-tailed boa (Boa constrictor constrictor)
  19. Rhinoceros ratsnake (Gonyosoma boulengeri)
  20. Rufous beaked snake (Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus)
  21. Taiwan beauty snake (Elaphe taeniura)
  22. White-throated monitor lizard (Varanus albigularis albigularis)
Amphibians (02)
  1. African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
  2. Western spadefoot toad (Spea hammondii)
 
Fishes (28)
  1. Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
  2. Bermuda chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)
  3. Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus)
  4. Blue ring angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)
  5. Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
  6. Darkfin hind grouper (Cephalopholis urodeta)
  7. Dog-faced puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
  8. Double-saddled butterflyfish (Chaetodon ulietensis)
  9. French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum)
  10. Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)
  11. Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
  12. Gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
  13. Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus)
  14. Lookdown (Selene vomer)
  15. Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
  16. Permit fish (Trachinotus falcatus)
  17. Pinktail triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)
  18. Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
  19. Powder blue tang (Acanthurus leucosternon)
  20. Sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus)
  21. Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
  22. Schooling bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes)
  23. Six-banded angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
  24. Singular bannerfish (Heniochus singularius)
  25. Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus)
  26. Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
  27. Starry puffer (Arothron stellatus)
  28. Vagabond butterflyfish (Chaetodon vagabundus)
  29. Zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
Lepidopterans (Average of 45; A few regulars can be found below)
  1. Atlas moth (Attacus atlas)
  2. Cairns birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion)
  3. Calico butterfly (Hamadryas)
  4. Cattleheart butterfly (Parides)
  5. Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia)
  6. Common blue morpho (Morpho peleides)
  7. Great eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
  8. Lacewing butterfly (Cethosia)
  9. Longwing butterfly (Heliconius)
  10. Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes)
  11. Owl butterfly (Caligo)
  12. Paper kite butterfly (Idea leuconoe)
  13. Swallowtail (Papilio)
Other Arthropods (03)
  1. Cameron giant black millipede (Spiropoeus fischeri)
  2. Central American giant cave cockroach (Blaberus giganteus)
  3. Death’s head cockroach (Blaberus craniifer)
 
Exhibits

Sea
Dolphin Harbor
  • Common bottlenose dolphin
Seal Cove
  • California sea lion/Pacific harbor seal
Stingray Bay
  • Touch pool: Southern stingray (males)
Penguin Passage
  • African penguin
Walrus Experience
  • Pacific walrus
Shark Experience
  • Atlantic spadefish/Bermuda chub/Blue ring angelfish/Darkfin hind grouper/French grunt/Golden trevally/Gray angelfish/Lookdown/Nurse shark/Permit fish/Porkfish/Sailfin snapper/Sandbar shark/Schooling bannerfish/Six-banded angelfish/Southern stingray (females)/Spotted wobbegong/Zebra shark
  • Vagabond butterflyfish
  • Blackbar soldierfish/Brownbanded bamboo shark/Dog-face puffer/Double-saddled butterflyfish/Laced moray/Pinktail triggerfish/Porkfish/Powder blue tang/Singular bannerfish/Yellow longnose butterflyfish
 
Land

Butterfly Habitat (walk-through)
  • Free-flying: Average of 45 lepidopterans/Nicobar pigeon
  • Goldfish/Koi
  • Empty
Alligator Isle
  • Alligator snapping turtle/American alligator/Painted turtle
Odin’s Temple of the Tiger
  • “Bengal” tiger
Reptile Discovery
  • Rhinoceros ratsnake
  • Bredl’s python
  • Mexican west coast rattlesnake
  • Olive python
  • Taiwan beauty snake
  • Huachuca mountain kingsnake
  • Empty
  • White-throated monitor lizard (when it’s warmer)
Tava’s Jungleland Animal Exhibits
  • Umbrella cockatoo
  • Ruby macaw
  • Hyacinth macaw/Military macaw/Scarlet macaw
  • Empty
  • Sulphur-crested cockatoo
  • Sulphur-crested cockatoo
  • Empty
  • Empty
Bird & Small Mammal Exhibits
  • Western bobcat
  • Empty
Cougar Rocks
  • North American cougar
Wolf’s Den
  • North American grey wolf
Animal Nursery/Vet Clinic
  • White-nosed coati
  • Ferret
  • Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth
  • Great Indian fruit bat
  • White-throated monitor lizard (when it’s cooler)
Tiger Island
  • Siberian tiger
Lion’s Lair
  • African lion
Giraffe Encounter
  • “Reticulated” giraffe
 
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Well that's it. Overall I'd say the park has a fairly diverse collection, even if it's mostly made up of ABCs. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and depending on the question I'll try to answer to the best of my ability.
 
Correction: The park no longer appears to have a blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus) in the Blue Hole (the third exhibit in the Shark Experience) but does have an Asfur angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur) in the attraction's main exhibit. Also I realized my number of 141 animal taxa was inaccurate and after redoing the math it'd come out to 142 (such a big difference I know).
 
Correction Vol. 2: The park also holds a Borneo short-tailed python (Python breitensteini), bringing the reptile count to 23 and the overall taxa count to 143. I was aware Six Flags once held this species but didn't know it was still in the collection.
 
I’m surprised that the Shark Experience main exhibit does not have more species!

Thank you for this list.
 
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