Taipei Zoo Taipei Zoo species list and walk-through: May 2025

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Taipei Zoo: May 2025


Below is a full species list (as much as possible). The first post is a taxonomic list, and the next is ordered by the different areas of the zoo.


The Taipei Zoo is a great zoo, easily one of the best in Asia. It is very large, set in rainforest, and for the most part the enclosures are very good. Some backtracking is required to see everything but it's not too bad, and the map does quite a good job of ensuring you don't miss anything. The signage can be a little confusing - quite often a sign will give the impression of several species being on display when in fact they are just highlighting similar or related species. This was particularly a problem in the walk-through aviaries where you may be left wondering if a sign showing "similar species" is saying that those similar species are all in the aviary, or if only one species is.

The collection is comprehensive, with mammals from the standard ABCs to more unusual smaller mammals, a large bird area, reptile house, and insect house. Only fish are not well represented - there is no Aquarium so the only fish are South American species in the large tanks of the Pangolin Dome, and some cichlids and others in the hippopotamus pools.


Two main things of importance to note if visiting the Taipei Zoo:

1: It's a really big zoo. I visited twice. The first visit with @FunkyGibbon we were there from opening until after closing, and I went back the next day and was there for another five hours even with skipping the Reptile House (because it was closed that day) and the Insectarium (because I had a full species list for that already).

2: Don't go on a Monday - each Monday has a scheduled house closure so you will miss some animals:
*Education Center, Animal Art Workshop, and Cool ECO House - closed every Monday (I don't think there are any animals in these houses)
*Giant Panda House - closed the first Monday of the month
*Penguin House and Pangolin Dome - closed the second Monday of the month
*Reptile House - closed the third Monday of the month
*Insectarium - closed the fourth Monday of the month



MAMMALS:

Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus

Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
Black and White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata
Aye-Aye Daubentonia madagascariensis
Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus medius
Senegal Bushbaby Galago senegalensis
Pigmy Slow Loris Nycticebus pygmaeus
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Cottontop Tamarin Saguinus oedipus
Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus
Azara's Night Monkey Aotus azarae
Black and Gold Howler Monkey Alouatta caraya
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi (not seen)
Brown Spider Monkey Ateles hybridus
Colombian White-faced Capuchin Cebus capucinus
Bolivian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas
Taiwan Macaque Macaca cyclopis
Olive Baboon Papio anubis
White-handed Gibbon Hylobates lar (not seen)
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
Common Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla

Linne's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus didactylus
Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla (not seen)
Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (not seen)

Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla

Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
African Elephant Loxodonta africana

Donkey (domestic)
Przewalski's Horse Equus przewalskii
Somali Wild Ass Equus africanus somaliensis
Chapman's Zebra Equus quagga chapmani

Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus

White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum

Reticulated Giraffe Giraffa (camelopardalis) reticulata

Addax Addax nasomaculatus
Beisa Oryx Oryx beisa
Eland Taurotragus oryx
Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus

Bactrian Camel Camelus bactrianus (domestic)
Alpaca Lama pacos (domestic)

Taiwan Sika Cervus nippon taiouanus
Sambar Cervus unicolor swinhoei (not seen)
Reeves' Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi micrurus

Taiwan Serow Capricornis swinhoei

Barbary Sheep (Aoudad) Ammotragus lervia (not seen)

Taiwan Wild Pig Sus scrofa taivanus
Lanyu Island Pig (domestic)

Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
Pigmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis (not seen)

African Lion Panthera leo
Malayan Tiger Panthera tigris jacksoni (not seen)
Leopard Panthera pardus
Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
Puma Puma concolor
Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis
Grey Wolf Canis lupus
Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta
Brown Bear Ursus arctos
Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus (not the Taiwan subspecies)
Sun Bear Helarctos malayanus
Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Red Panda Ailurus (fulgens) styani
Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus
Taiwan Ferret-Badger Melogale subaurantiaca
Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata taivana
Meerkat Suricata suricatta
Common Raccoon Procyon lotor
Brown-nosed Coati Nasua nasua
Kinkajou Potos flavus (not seen)

American Beaver Castor canadensis
Malayan Porcupine Hystrix brachyura
Capybara Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris


BIRDS:

Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Black Kite Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite Haliasttur indus
Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Marabou Leptoptilos crumenifer

Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
Sarus Crane Grus antigone
White-naped Crane Antigone vipio
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo

Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor (not seen)

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis

Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
Chinese Goose (domestic)
White Roman Goose (domestic)
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Pekin Duck (domestic, not seen)
Muscovy Duck (domestic, unsigned)
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Carolina Wood Duck Aix sponsa

Hua Tong Chicken (domestic)
white chickens (domestic)
Silky Bantam (domestic, not seen)
Swinhoe's Pheasant Lophura swinhoii
Edward's Pheasant (Vietnamese Pheasant) Lophura edwardsi
Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado (not seen)
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis (not seen)
Great Argus Argusianus argus
Blue Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola sonorivox (not seen)

Great Curassow Crax rubra

Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Grey-capped Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica (unsigned in walk-through aviary)
Australian Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
Blue Crowned Pigeon Goura cristata
Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria

[Note: I only took a photo of one row of signage in the parrot area (Galah; Palm Cockatoo; African Grey Parrot; Yellow-headed Amazon; Blue and Gold Macaw), and so the other species listed here were provided by @CMP from his recent visit.]
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus roratus
Red and Blue Lory Eos histrio
Indian Ringneck Psittacula krameri
African Grey Parrot Psitttacus erithacus
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix
Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata
Blue-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva
Blue and Gold Macaw Ara araurana
Green-winged Macaw Ara chloroptera

Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Common Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae

Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis (not seen)

Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis

Green Touraco Tauraco persa
Violet Touraco Musophaga violacea (not seen)

Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (unsigned in walk-through aviary)

Javan Mynah Acridotheres javanicus (unsigned in walk-through aviary)
Crested Mynah Acridotheres cristatellus
Bali Mynah Leucopsar rothschildi (not seen)

Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea


REPTILES:
Note: I failed to make a species list for the Reptile House on my first visit, and it was closed on my second visit, so I only had an incomplete list from the photos of individual animals I had taken and whichever other ones I remembered seeing. So @CMP provided me with a full list from his recent visit and I have added the additional species into my list. Not all the species I saw were seen on his visit though.

False Gharial Tomistoma schlegelii
Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis

Green Iguana Iguana iguana
Plumed Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons
Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus
Swinhoe’s Japalure Diplodura swinhonis
Veiled Chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus
Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis
Centralian Rough Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus amyae
Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius
Eastern Blue-tongue Skink Tiliqua scincoides
Solomons Island Skink Corucia zebrata
Ocellated Skink Chalcides ocellatus
Rough-scaled Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus major
Yellow-throated Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
Savannah Monitor Varanus exanthematicus
Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum

Carpet Python Morelia spilota
Common Boa Boa constrictor
Red-bellied Annulate Keelback Trimerodytes annularis
Greater Green Snake Cyclophiops major
Pueblan Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli
California Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus
Hundred-pace Viper Deinagkistrodon acutus
Chinese Cobra Naja atra

Aldabra Giant Tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea
African Spurred Tortoise Geochelone sulcata
Burmese Star Tortoise Geochelone platynota
Indian Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans
Asian Brown Tortoise Manouria emys
Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca
Horsfield's Tortoise Testudo horsfieldii
Elongated Tortoise Indotestudo elongata
Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius
Yellow-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus
Pancake Tortoise Malacochersus tornieri
Bourret’s Box Turtle Cuora bourreti
Keeled Box Turtle Cuora mouhotii
Yellow-margined Box Turtle Cuora flavomarginata
Common Box Turtle Terrapene carolina
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Yellow Pond Turtle Mauremys mutica
Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle Mauremys sinensis
Roti Snakeneck Turtle Chelodina mccordi
Chinese Softshell Turtle Pelodiscus sinensis
Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii


AMPHIBIANS:
Note: I failed to make a species list for the Reptile House on my first visit, and it was closed on my second visit, so I only had an incomplete list from the photos of individual animals I had taken and whichever other ones I remembered seeing. So @CMP provided me with a full list from his recent visit and I have added the additional species into my list.

Taiwan Toad Bufo bankorensis
Cane Toad Rhinella marina (signed with the common name Marine Toad)
Blue Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus"
Yellow-banded Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates leucomelas
Green and Black Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates auratus
Golden Poison Arrow Frog Phyllobates terribilis
Blessed Poison Arrow Frog Ranitomeya benedicta
Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas
Cranwell’s Horned Frog Ceratophrys cranwelli
Vietnamese Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale
Swinhoe's Frog Odorrana swinhoana
Taipei Frog Hylarana taipahensis
Latouche’s Frog Hylarana latouchii
Emerald Tree Frog Rhacophorus prasinatus
Fujian Large-headed Frog Limnonectes fujianensis
Rice Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis
Olive Frog Nidirana adenopleura
Harpist Frog Nidirana okinavana
Gunther’s Frog Rana guentheri

Chinese Fire-bellied Newt Cynops orientalis


FISH:
Mostly housed in either the Pangolin Dome or in the hippo pools. I'm sure there were Koi Carp around the zoo as well, but I didn't note them down so have left them off the list.

Pearl Stingray (signed as Pomatotrygon sp. "Pearl")

Arapaima Arapaima gigas

Paradise Fish Macropodus opercularis (unsigned)

Red-tailed Catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
Julien's Golden Barb Probarbus julieni

Red-bellied Pacu Piaractus brachypomus
Red-hook Metynnis Myloplus rubripinnis
Pink-tailed Chalceus Chalceus macrolepidotus (signed with the common name Tucan Fish which is usually used for Chalceus erythrurus, so I don't know which one they actually have in the tank)

Jewel Cichlid Hemichromis bimaculatus
Tilapia sp. (unsigned)
Red Tilapia Oreochromis sp.
Red Zebra Mbuna Metriaclima (Maylandia) estherae
Electric Blue Cichlid Sciaenochromis (Haplochromis) ahli (signed with the common name of just "Ahli")
Electric Yellow Cichlid Labidochromis caeruleus (signed with the common name "Yellow Prince")
Freshwater Angelfish Pterophyllum sp.
Discus Symphysodon sp.
Red Devil Cichlid Amphilophus labiatus
Redhead Cichlid Vieja melanurus (signed with the common name Red-spotted Cichlid)
Threadfin Acara Acarichthys heckelii
Yellow Peacock Bass Cichla kelberi
Oscar Astronotus ocellatus


INVERTEBRATES:
Most species are in the Insectarium, but there are a few tanks upstairs in the Pangolin Dome as well. The common names I have used here are mostly from Google (many tanks did not have English names on the signage).

Dairy Cow Isopod Porcellio laevis

Springtails (Collembola)

Chinese Red-headed Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans

Emperor Scorpion Pandinus imperator

Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula Brachypelma smithi
unlabelled tarantula

Ant Camponotus formosensis
Ant Camponotus friedae
Ant Camponotus siemsseni
Ant Aphaenogaster tipuna
Ant Pristomyrmex punctatus
Ant Ectomomyrmex javanus
Ant Myrmecina taiwana
Ant Strumigenys sp.
Ant Polyrhachis sp.

Lanyu Giant Stick Insect Phasmotaenia lanyuhensis
Tsuda's Giant Stick Insect Megacrania tsudai
Grenada Giant Stick Insect Diapherodes gigantea
Malaysian Giant Stick Insect Heteropteryx dilatata
New Guinea Spiny Stick Insect Eurycantha calcarata
Black Beauty Stick Insect Peruphasma schultei

Autumn Leaf Insect Phyllium tobeloense

Taiwan Bush Cricket Mecopoda elongata

Giant Asian Mantis Hierodula patellifera

Lanyu Flightless Weevil Pachyrhynchus sarcitis kotoensis
Long-fanged Stag Beetle Dorcus schenkingi
Sika Stag Beetle Dorcus titanus sika
Motschulski's Stag Beetle Prosopocoilus motschulskii
Diving Beetle Cybister rugosus
Aquatic Firefly (larvae) Aquatica ficta

Death's Head Cockroach Blaberus cranifer
Six-spotted Cockroach Eublaberus distanti
Question Mark Cockroach Therea olegrandjeani

Water Bug Diplonychus rusticus
Water Scorpion Laccotrephes robustus
Water Stick Insect Ranatra longipes

Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
Common Tiger Danaus genutia
Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger Ideopsis similis
Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita
Orange Oak Leaf Kallima inachis
Great Mormon Papilio memnon (signed on the free-flying buttterfly signage as Papilio memnon heronus and on the caterpillar tank as Papilio agenor heronus)
Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus
Chinese Peacock Swallowtail Papilio bianor
Paris Peacock Swallowtail Papilio paris
Common Rose Pachliopta aristolochiae
Purple Emperor Dravira chrysolora
Liuchiou Blue Spotted Milkweed Butterfly Radena similis
Great Orange-tip Hebomoia glaucippe
Paper Kite Idea leuconoe (signed with the common name Tree Nymph)
Yellow Coster Acraea issoria
Staff Sergeant Athyma selenophora
Metallic Caerulean Jamides alecto (signed with the common name Peablue)
Atlas Moth Attacus atlas
Golden Moon Moth Actias sinensis
Giant Silkworm Saturnia pyretorum
Taiwanese Squeaking Silkmoth Rhodinia verecunda

 

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SPECIES LISTS BY ZOO SECTIONS:

All the species seen in each area of the zoo. Note that the species for each section are listed taxonomically, not by order of enclosure.

The best route around the zoo is probably to start at the Formosan Animal Area (the native animals) which is to the right of the entrance; then the Insectarium (or leave this to the end); then head up the main path to the top of the zoo past the Koala and Giant Panda Houses and the Desert Animal Area; visit Bird World and the Reptile House; then to the Temperate Zone which is at the very top of the zoo; and then head downhill through Africa, Australia; then the Tropical Rainforest Area (South America, the Pangolin Dome and Tropical Asia); and finish with the Childrens Zoo.

The above route is the order in which I have arranged the sections below (although in a real visit parts of the Africa Animal Area (for example) would be seen on the way to the top of the zoo).


The map signboard in the photo below is in Chinese, so the different zones are coloured as follows: Formosan Animal Area (orange, at bottom right); Insectarium (the purple box just above this); Koala and Giant Panda Houses (represented by symbols); Desert Animal Area (dark green, in the centre); Bird World (pink, at top left); Reptile House (represented by symbols above Bird World); Temperate Zone (reddish, at the very top); Africa (dark yellow); Australia (grey); Tropical Rainforest Area (pale green); Childrens Zoo (blue, at bottom left).

 

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Flamingo Pool at zoo entrance

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

 

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Formosan Animal Area

Taiwan Macaque Macaca cyclopis
Taiwan Sika Cervus nippon taiouanus
Sambar Cervus unicolor swinhoei
Reeves' Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi micrurus
Taiwan Serow Capricornis swinhoei
Taiwan Wild Pig Sus scrofa taivanus
Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis
Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus
Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
Taiwan Ferret-Badger Melogale subaurantiaca
Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata taivana
Chinese Pangolin Manis pentadactyla

Swinhoe's Pheasant Lophura swinhoii
Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia


Probably the part of the zoo of most interest to foreign Zoochatters. All the enclosures here are pretty good, even the bear grottos which aren't large but are very well-planted. Apparently the bears are (imported) ex-farm rescue bears, so not the local Taiwan subspecies at all.

The area is basically a single loop, starting with yards for Sika, Sambar (unseen on both my visits) and Wild Pig; then a row of dark-looking mock-rock aviaries for Swinhoe's Pheasants. There was one smaller aviary signed for Collared Scops Owl, but the other aviaries may have unsigned owls in them sometimes as well. The carnivores are next, with mock-rock-walled glass-fronted enclosures for the Clouded Leopard and Leopard Cats, Eurasian Otter (not seen), and on the other side of the path the Asiatic Black Bear grottos. The Taiwan Serows have a large cliff/hill, again glass-fronted, with several very active animals inside, and with further enclosures on either side which cannot be viewed directly. The Taiwan Macaques have a standard macaque island such as can be seen in many zoos.

[Taiwan Wild Pig enclosure]

[Swinhoe's Pheasant aviaries]

[Collared Scops Owl aviary]

[Clouded Leopard enclosure]

[Leopard Cat enclosure]

[Asiatic Black Bear enclosure]

[Taiwan Serow enclosure]

[Taiwan Macaque island]


The "Nocturnal House" which comes next is a mock-rock-tunnel style house (they love the mock-rock at this zoo!) with very much non-nocturnal enclosures inside for the Taiwan Ferret-Badger, Masked Palm Civet, and Chinese Pangolins. I'm not sure of the actual concept here - the house clearly isn't dark, at most it's a little bit dim, and the enclosures have skylights in them, but at the end of the day more lights came on. It's like a nocturnal house without any actual dark period. The ferret-badger is notoriously invisible but I could see the shape of it in its tree-hole with my binoculars, and later in the day it came to the entrance briefly. The palm civet rests on a shelf high up on the back wall, and is also pretty much invisible unless it moves, although in this case it was moving quite often so was much more viewable than the ferret-badger. The pangolins were all asleep in various mostly-unviewable places. At the end of the day we saw one properly only because the keepers had to catch it for medical reasons.

The Reeves' Muntjacs have the last enclosure in the area, but on the way to the rest of the zoo you pass a tree-covered island for White-handed Gibbons and more muntjac (both unseen), so I have included that in this post as well even though it is not actually part of the Formosan Animal Area.

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The gibbon island which you pass when leaving the Formosan Animal Area

White-handed Gibbon Hylobates lar
Reeves' Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi micrurus
Chinese Goose (domestic)
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

 

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Insectarium

The Insectarium has several houses, although I think only two have live insects in them. Both are based around walk-through butterfly halls. The smaller hall has individual tanks along one wall for caterpillars and pupae. The other hall has a winding path on different levels, and has various terrariums for other invertebrates, either free-standing or set into the walls of a mock-rock tunnel.

Dairy Cow Isopod Porcellio laevis
Springtails (Collembola)
Chinese Red-headed Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans
Emperor Scorpion Pandinus imperator
Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula Brachypelma smithi
Ant Camponotus formosensis
Ant Camponotus friedae
Ant Camponotus siemsseni
Ant Aphaenogaster tipuna
Ant Pristomyrmex punctatus
Ant Ectomomyrmex javanus
Ant Myrmecina taiwana
Ant Strumigenys sp.
Ant Polyrhachis sp.
Lanyu Giant Stick Insect Phasmotaenia lanyuhensis
Tsuda's Giant Stick Insect Megacrania tsudai
Grenada Giant Stick Insect Diapherodes gigantea
Malaysian Giant Stick Insect Heteropteryx dilatata
New Guinea Spiny Stick Insect Eurycantha calcarata
Autumn Leaf Insect Phyllium tobeloense
Taiwan Bush Cricket Mecopoda elongata
Giant Asian Mantis Hierodula patellifera
Lanyu Flightless Weevil Pachyrhynchus sarcitis kotoensis
Long-fanged Stag Beetle Dorcus schenkingi
Sika Stag Beetle Dorcus titanus sika
Motschulski's Stag Beetle Prosopocoilus motschulskii
Aquatic Firefly (larvae) Aquatica ficta
Diving Beetle Cybister rugosus
Question Mark Cockroach Therea olegrandjeani
Water Bug Diplonychus rusticus
Water Scorpion Laccotrephes robustus
Water Stick Insect Ranatra longipes

Signage for free-flying butterflies in the Insectarium:
Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
Common Tiger Danaus genutia
Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace
Orange Oak Leaf Kallima inachis
Great Mormon Papilio memnon (signed on the free-flying buttterfly signage as Papilio memnon heronus and on the caterpillar tank as Papilio agenor heronus)
Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus
Chinese Peacock Swallowtail Papilio bianor
Paris Peacock Swallowtail Papilio paris
Common Rose Pachliopta aristolochiae
Purple Emperor Dravira chrysolora
Liuchiou Blue Spotted Milkweed Butterfly Radena similis
Great Orange-tip Hebomoia glaucippe
Paper Kite Idea leuconoe (signed with the common name Tree Nymph)
Yellow Coster Acraea issoria
Staff Sergeant Athyma selenophora
Metallic Caerulean Jamides alecto (signed with the common name Peablue)

Lepidoptera in individual tanks (mainly for displaying caterpillars and pupae):
Atlas Moth Attacus atlas
Golden Moon Moth Actias sinensis
Giant Silkworm Saturnia pyretorum
Taiwanese Squeaking Silkmoth Rhodinia verecunda
Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger Ideopsis similis
Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita
Great Mormon Papilio memnon (signed as Papilio agenor heronus

 

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Koala House

Koala Phascolarctos cinereus

 

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Giant Panda House

Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca

 

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Desert Animal Area

Somali Wild Ass Equus africanus somaliensis
Addax Addax nasomaculatus
Bactrian Camel Camelus bactrianus (domestic)


This area is basically just a large sandy enclosure for the Wild Ass and Addax (mixed), and two small yards for the camels. There is a big signboard nearby which has species like Moloch, but is just showing where the world's deserts are. Unless looking at the map there's not really a clear distinction between this area and the Africa area because if following along the main path you go directly from these animals to the zebras then eland then hippos.

[Somali Wild Ass and Addax enclosure, showing only one half of the area]

[Bactrian Camel enclosure]

 

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Bird World

Almost all the birds at the zoo are kept in this area, and it is extremely well done. There are two joined walk-through aviaries, the first representing wetlands and the second forest. The signage is good, although perhaps a bit confusing as to what is and isn't actually present in the aviaries. Outside are several groups of aviaries which are generally attractive and well-planted.

First walk-through aviary:

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
Carolina Wood Duck Aix sponsa (signed for this aviary, but I only saw them in the second aviary)
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus (unsigned)

[Greater Flamingos]

[Chilean Flamingos]

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Second walk-through aviary:

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo
Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
Carolina Wood Duck Aix sponsa
Edward's Pheasant (Vietnamese Pheasant) Lophura edwardsi (unsigned)
Great Argus Argusianus argus
Blue Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola sonorivox
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Grey-capped Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica (unsigned)
Australian Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Pied Imperial Pigeon Ducula bicolor
Blue Crowned Pigeon Goura cristata
Taiwan Barbet Psilopogon nuchalis
Javan Mynah Acridotheres javanicus (unsigned)

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Individual aviaries after the walk-through aviaries:

1.
Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria
Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
Green Touraco Tauraco persa
2.
Great Curassow Crax rubra
Palawan Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron napoleonis
Bali Mynah Leucopsar rothschildi
3.
Great Argus Argusianus argus
Violet Touraco Musophaga violacea


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Parrot aviaries:

Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
Eclectus Parrot Eclectus rratus
Red and Blue Lory Eos histrio
Indian Ringneck Psittacula krameri
African Grey Parrot Psitttacus erithacus
Yellow-headed Amazon Amazona oratrix
Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata
Blue-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva
Blue and Gold Macaw Ara araurana

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Crane aviaries:

Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis
Sarus Crane Grus antigone
White-naped Crane Antigone vipio
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo

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Pheasant aviaries:

1.
Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado
2.
Crested Mynah Acridotheres cristatellus
3.
Edward's Pheasant (Vietnamese Pheasant) Lophura edwardsi
4.
Swinhoe's Pheasant Lophura swinhoii
Taiwan Bamboo-Partridge Bambusicola sonorivox
Taiwan Blue Magpie Urocissa caerulea

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Bird of Prey aviaries:

Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
Brahminy Kite Haliasttur indus
Marabou Leptoptilos crumenifer
Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica

 

[Chlidonias]

Amphibian & Reptile House

There are pens for Red-crowned Cranes Grus japonensis opposite the Reptile House but they were empty on my visit.


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Two open-air enclosures outside the Reptile House on approach:

1.
Asian Brown Tortoise Manouria emys
2.
Green Iguana Iguana iguana

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Three open-air enclosures outside the Reptile House on leaving (towards the Temperate Zone Animal Area):

1.
Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
Yellow Pond Turtle Mauremys mutica
Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle Mauremys sinensis
Chinese Softshell Turtle Pelodiscus sinensis
2.
African Spurred Tortoise Geochelone sulcata
3.
Aldabra Giant Tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea

[Turtle pool]

[African Spurred Tortoise enclosure]

[Aldabra Giant Tortoise enclosure]


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Amphibian & Reptile House:

Note: As previously mentioned, I failed to make a species list for the Reptile House on my first visit, and it was closed on my second visit, so I only had an incomplete list from the photos of individual animals I had taken and whichever other ones I remembered seeing. So @CMP provided me with a full list from his recent visit and I have added the additional species into my list. Not all the species I saw were seen on his visit though.


Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis

Green Iguana Iguana iguana
Plumed Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons
Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus
Swinhoe’s Japalure Diplodura swinhonis
Veiled Chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus
Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis
Centralian Rough Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus amyae
Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius
Eastern Blue-tongue Skink Tiliqua scincoides
Solomons Island Skink Corucia zebrata
Ocellated Skink Chalcides ocellatus
Rough-scaled Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus major
Yellow-throated Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
Savannah Monitor Varanus exanthematicus
Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum

Carpet Python Morelia spilota
Common Boa Boa constrictor
Red-bellied Annulate Keelback Trimerodytes annularis
Greater Green Snake Cyclophiops major
Pueblan Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli
California Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula californiae
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus
Hundred-pace Viper Deinagkistrodon acutus
Chinese Cobra Naja atra

Burmese Star Tortoise Geochelone platynota
Indian Star Tortoise Geochelone elegans
Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca
Horsfield's Tortoise Testudo horsfieldii
Elongated Tortoise Indotestudo elongata
Pancake Tortoise Malacochersus tornieri
Bourret’s Box Turtle Cuora bourreti
Keeled Box Turtle Cuora mouhotii
Yellow-margined Box Turtle Cuora flavomarginata
Common Box Turtle Terrapene carolina
Roti Snakeneck Turtle Chelodina mccordi
Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii

Taiwan Toad Bufo bankorensis
Cane Toad Rhinella marina (signed with the common name Marine Toad)
Blue Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus"
Yellow-banded Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates leucomelas
Green and Black Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates auratus
Golden Poison Arrow Frog Phyllobates terribilis
Blessed Poison Arrow Frog Ranitomeya benedicta
Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas
Cranwell’s Horned Frog Ceratophrys cranwelli
Vietnamese Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale
Swinhoe's Frog Odorrana swinhoana
Taipei Frog Hylarana taipahensis
Latouche’s Frog Hylarana latouchii
Emerald Tree Frog Rhacophorus prasinatus
Fujian Large-headed Frog Limnonectes fujianensis
Rice Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis
Olive Frog Nidirana adenopleura
Harpist Frog Nidirana okinavana
Gunther’s Frog Rana guentheri

Chinese Fire-bellied Newt Cynops orientalis


Some examples of terrariums:

[Cane Toad]

[Rough-scaled Plated Lizard]

[Pueblan Milk Snake]

[Pancake Tortoise]

[Common Boa]

 

[Chlidonias]

Temperate Zone Animal Area

Note: Black-tailed Prairie Dog, American Bison, and False Gharial are all labelled on the map as being in this area. The Prairie Dog enclosure appears to now be occupied by either Small-clawed Otters or Red Pandas (both have multiple enclosures here); the American Bison and False Gharial enclosures were both empty with signage removed. The False Gharial is now in the Asian Tropical Rainforest Area.


Przewalski's Horse Equus przewalskii
Puma Puma concolor
Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx
Grey Wolf Canis lupus
Brown Bear Ursus arctos
Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus
Red Panda Ailurus (fulgens) styani
Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus
American Beaver Castor canadensis

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus

Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans


Probably my least favourite area of the zoo. Many of the enclosures seemed small and ugly. It wasn't bad but it wasn't as good as a lot of the rest of the zoo. The penguins are in a separate house, with one section for the King Penguins (I think I only saw three - it was a very small number in any case) and another for the African Penguins which seemed too small.

[Przewalski's Horse enclosure]

[Puma enclosure]

[Eurasian Lynx enclosure]

[Grey Wolf enclosure]

[One of the Red Panda enclosures - the thatch-roofed structure is connected to the enclosure on the left]

[One of the Small-clawed Otter enclosures]

[King Penguin enclosure]

[African Penguin enclosure]

 

[Chlidonias]

Africa Animal Area

Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
Black and White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata
Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas
Olive Baboon Papio anubis
Common Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla
African Elephant Loxodonta africana
Chapman's Zebra Equus quagga chapmani
White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
Reticulated Giraffe Giraffa (camelopardalis) reticulata
Beisa Oryx Oryx beisa
Eland Taurotragus oryx
Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus
Reeves' Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi micrurus (in the Gorilla enclosure)
Barbary Sheep (Aoudad) Ammotragus lervia
Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
Pigmy Hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis
African Lion Panthera leo
Spotted Hyaena Crocuta crocuta

African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus (in the lemur cage)

African Spurred Tortoise Geochelone sulcata

Outside pool by the Pigmy Hippopotamus:
Paradise Fish Macropodus opercularis (unsigned)
Tilapia sp. (unsigned)

Hippopotamus tanks (underwater viewing for both Pigmy and Common Hippos):
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella (only in the Common Hippopotamus tank)
Freshwater Angelfish Pterophyllum sp. (unsigned, only seen in the Common Hippopotamus tank))
Jewel Cichlid Hemichromis bimaculatus
Red Tilapia Oreochromis sp.
Red Zebra Mbuna Metriaclima (Maylandia) estherae
Electric Blue Cichlid Sciaenochromis (Haplochromis) ahli (signed with the common name of just "Ahli")
Electric Yellow Cichlid Labidochromis caeruleus (signed with the common name "Yellow Prince")


If following the route I described earlier, certain of the African animals will be seen along the way to Bird World, namely the Chapman's Zebra, Eland (with Beisa Oryx on my visit because their usual enclosure was being renovated), Common and Pigmy Hippos, and the African Elephants. The Zebra and Eland yards are fine, but the hippo enclosures are really small. I didn't see the Pigmy Hippos on either of the days I visited. There is a large pod of Common Hippos - large in zoo terms of course, not wild terms - but the amount of space they have is pitiful.

[Chapman's Zebra enclosure]

[Eland (and Beisa Oryx) enclosure]

[Pools by Pigmy Hippopotamus, which have Paradise Fish in them]

[Common Hippopotamus]

[Common Hippopotamus underwater viewing]

[African Elephants]


The rest of the African area, when coming down from the Temperate Zone Animal Area, starts with a fairly large cage, but with awkward viewing from the walk-through tunnel, for three species of lemurs (Brown, Ring-tailed, and Black and White Ruffed) and Sacred Ibis. The enclosures for most of the African area are the usual mock-rock-walled open grotto-ish type affairs, although they are not unattractive and are mostly of an adequate size. Species in order from the lemurs are initially Spotted Hyaena, White Rhino, Olive Baboon, and Bongo. Gorillas and Chimpanzees are next. Opposite the Gorillas are Aoudad, unseen on both my visits, and with a very limited viewing area.

[Olive Baboon enclosure]


The Gorillas are a family group of male, two females, and two youngsters. They were very active. The enclosure is quite large, surrounded by a mock-rock wall with viewing through windows at various points. Unusually, they share their enclosure with Reeves' Muntjacs. Signage stresses that the muntjacs are just sharing the enclosure and are not food for the Gorillas!

Moving on from the Gorillas are a couple of large enclosures for Patas Monkeys, the empty Beisa yard, another for White Rhinos, the Giraffes, and then the Lions flanked on either side by enclosures for Spurred Tortoises.

[One of the Patas Monkey enclosures]

[Reticulated Giraffes - just showing the barn area of the enclosure]

 

[Chlidonias]

Australia Animal Area

Note: Common Cassowary is labelled on the map, but the enclosure held Emus on my visit and there was no signage for Cassowary.

Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus

Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae


A very small area of the zoo, with a small Koala enclosure (most of the Koalas are kept in the Koala House near the zoo entrance), and several yards for Emus and the kangaroo. These yards are lushly-planted and resemble cassowary more than emu habitats. This is, of course, just because the zoo is in a rainforest but it looks decidedly odd.

I think there is just one kangaroo left now. The whole area seems a little pointless given how limited it is, and being sandwiched in between the Africa Animal Area and Desert Animal Area it would be easy to remodel it to be part of Africa. The Koalas could be moved back to the Koala House, the kangaroo won't be around much longer, and the Emus could be moved to (for example) the Temperate Zone Animal Area where there are a couple of now-empty enclosures (Bison and False Gharial).

[Koala enclosure]

[One of the Emu enclosures]

 

[Chlidonias]

Tropical Rainforest Area (South American section)
[I didn't take any photos in this area which were worth uploading]

Black and Gold Howler Monkey Alouatta caraya
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi
Brown Spider Monkey Ateles hybridus
Colombian White-faced Capuchin Cebus capucinus
Bolivian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla
Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus
Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus
Capybara Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris

False Gharial Tomistoma schlegelii (juveniles)


A simple path which leads to the Pangolin Dome, past several primate islands. Bolivian Squirrel Monkeys are at the start, then an indoors area has a large tank for juvenile False Gharial on one side and White-faced Capuchins on the other (I guess their indoor quarters - I can't remember if they had an outside area, but if they did it must have not been viewable I guess). There is also indoor viewing for Giant Anteaters here (not seen) and as you exit a very small walled pen for Small-clawed Otter. The path takes you past Brown Spider Monkeys and Capybara, and then Geoffroy's Spider Monkeys (not seen). Giant Anteaters are also on one or maybe both of these islands, but I did not see them. The path then rises to go past two other islands at "tree-top" level, one for Tamadua (not seen) and the other for Black and Gold Howler Monkeys, with Capybara and Malayan Tapir at ground level. The path then leads into the Pangolin Dome.

I quite liked this area, although the islands are all very obviously defined and artificial with concrete "mud banks" surrounding them, and really could have been accomplished in a much more natural-looking fashion I think.

 

[Chlidonias]

Tropical Rainforest Area (Pangolin Dome)

Aye-Aye Daubentonia madagascariensis (in Nocturnal House section)
Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur Cheirogaleus medius (in Nocturnal House section)
Senegal Bushbaby Galago senegalensis (in Nocturnal House section)
Pigmy Slow Loris Nycticebus pygmaeus (in Nocturnal House section)
Azara's Night Monkey Aotus azarae (in Nocturnal House section)
Cottontop Tamarin Saguinus oedipus (free-range within the dome)
Linne's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus didactylus (free-range within the dome)

Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber (free-range within the dome)
Edward's Pheasant (Vietnamese Pheasant) Lophura edwardsi (free-range within the dome)
Great Argus Argusianus argus (free-range within the dome)
Great Curassow Crax rubra (free-range within the dome)
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus (free-range within the dome)
Blue and Gold Macaw Ara araurana (in a separate aviary)
Green-winged Macaw Ara chloroptera (in a separate aviary)
Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco (in a separate aviary)

Burmese Star Tortoise Geochelone platynota (in pens within the dome)
Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius (in pens within the dome)
Yellow-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus (in pens within the dome)

Blue Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus" (in tanks upstairs)
Yellow-banded Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates leucomelas (in tanks upstairs)
Green and Black Poison Arrow Frog Dendrobates auratus (in tanks upstairs)

Freshwater Angelfish Pterophyllum sp.
Discus Symphysodon sp.
Red Devil Cichlid Amphilophus labiatus
Redhead Cichlid Vieja melanurus (signed with the common name Red-spotted Cichlid)
Threadfin Acara Acarichthys heckelii
Yellow Peacock Bass Cichla kelberi
Oscar Astronotus ocellatus
Red-tailed Catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Red-bellied Pacu Piaractus brachypomus
Pearl Stingray (signed as Pomatotrygon sp. "Pearl")
Arapaima Arapaima gigas
Pink-tailed Chalceus Chalceus macrolepidotus (signed with the common name Tucan Fish which is usually used for Chalceus erythrurus, so I don't know which one they actually have in the tank)
Red-hook Metynnis Myloplus rubripinnis
Julien's Golden Barb Probarbus julieni

unlabelled tarantula (in tanks upstairs)
Death's Head Cockroach Blaberus cranifer (in tanks upstairs)
Six-spotted Cockroach Eublaberus distanti (in tanks upstairs)
Grenada Giant Stick Insect Diapherodes gigantea (in tanks upstairs)
Black Beauty Stick Insect Peruphasma schultei (in tanks upstairs)


This was one of my favourite parts of the zoo. It was originally designed to be a greenhouse but ended up as a meshed enclosure. I can't see the reason for wanting a greenhouse enclosure in Taiwan so the mesh works so much better. The name "Pangolin Dome" is a reflection of the shape of the structure, resembling a coiled pangolin.

The bulk of the exhibit is a walk-through forest on several levels. There are actually only a couple of big trees in here, but the effect is nevertheless quite effective as a forest. There are a few free-flying bird species (Scarlet Ibis, Edward's Pheasants, Great Argus, Great Curassow, and Blue-tailed Bee-eaters) and there are two side aviaries (for the Macaws and the Toco Toucans), as well as free-roaming Cottontop Tamarins and Two-toed Sloth. Tortoises are in contained pens on the "forest floor". A large pool with an underwater tunnel houses "Amazon" fish but really looks like they intended it to have Manatees although it is not extremely large.

A nocturnal corridor - actually nocturnal, with red lighting, unlike the "Nocturnal House" with the pangolins - has several species of prosimians, all of which were very active on my visits, and included an Aye-Aye from Ueno Zoo.

Upstairs, where you exit, is a "lab" display where they breed Poison Arrow Frogs, and to the side an exhibit which appeared to be about pest species coming into Taiwan in cargo which had several terrariums for live invertebrates amongst the preserved specimens. Only one of these invertebrates (the stick insect Diapherodes gigantea) was also displayed in the Insectarium.

 

[Chlidonias]

Tropical Rainforest Area (Asian section)

Golden-headed Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus
White-handed Gibbon Hylobates lar
Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus
Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Malayan Tapir Tapirus indicus
Malayan Tiger Panthera tigris jacksoni
Leopard Panthera pardus
Sun Bear Helarctos malayanus
Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus
Malayan Porcupine Hystrix brachyura

Black Swan Cygnus atratus (in the moat of one of the Siamang islands)
Common Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis

False Gharial Tomistoma schlegelii (big male, moved from the Temperate Zone Animal Area)


I wasn't a big fan of this area. It feels "old", the Siamang and Orangutan enclosures were very poor, there was a small cage for Golden-headed Lion Tamarin and Common Marmoset, and a small dark aviary for Kookaburras. However the Malayan Tapir enclosure looked nice (did not see a tapir in it though), and the Malayan Tiger enclosure looked very good (likewise did not see the tiger).

[One of the Orangutan enclosures]

[Asian Elephants]

[Malayan Tapir enclosure]

[Small-clawed Otter enclosure]

[Kookaburra aviary - much darker in real life than it appears here]

 

[Chlidonias]

Childrens Zoo

Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
Black and White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata
Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus
Donkey (domestic)
Alpaca Lama pacos (domestic)
Lanyu Island Pig (domestic)
Meerkat Suricata suricatta
Common Raccoon Procyon lotor
Brown-nosed Coati Nasua nasua
Kinkajou Potos flavus

Black Kite Milvus migrans
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum (in the lemur cage)
Chinese Goose (domestic)
White Roman Goose (domestic)
Pekin Duck (domestic)
Muscovy Duck (domestic, unsigned)
Hua Tong Chicken (domestic)
white hens (domestic)
Silky Bantam (domestic)


Not an essential stop when visiting the zoo, but there are a couple of local breeds in here (Lanyu Island Pig and Hua Tong Chicken), a Black Kite in a semi-off-show aviary to the side, and some small carnivores not present in the main zoo (coati, raccoon, kinkajou). There is a mixed lemur cage as well. The chicken display (with white domestic hens - I don't know the breed) contrasts battery farming (using model hens in cages) with shed/yard farming (the live hens) which is an interesting idea. The other poultry (hens and waterfowl) are free-range in the farmyard area.

[Meerkat enclosure]

[Lemur cage]

 

[aardvark250]

Huh, I was always under the assumption that the asiatic black bear in temperate zone are non-taiwan subspecies and those that are in the taiwan animal zone are indeed the taiwan subspecies. Is that not the case anymore? (because im fairly certain there had been formosan black bear if not now)

 

[CMP]

Insectarium

The Insectarium has several houses, although I think only two have live insects in them. Both are based around walk-through butterfly halls. The smaller hall has individual tanks along one wall for caterpillars and pupae. The other hall has a winding path on different levels, and has various terrariums for other invertebrates, either free-standing or set into the walls of a mock-rock tunnel.

Dairy Cow Isopod Porcellio laevis
Springtails (Collembola)
Chinese Red-headed Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans
Emperor Scorpion Pandinus imperator
Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula Brachypelma smithi
Ant Camponotus formosensis
Ant Camponotus friedae
Ant Camponotus siemsseni
Ant Aphaenogaster tipuna
Ant Pristomyrmex punctatus
Ant Ectomomyrmex javanus
Ant Myrmecina taiwana
Ant Strumigenys sp.
Ant Polyrhachis sp.
Lanyu Giant Stick Insect Phasmotaenia lanyuhensis
Tsuda's Giant Stick Insect Megacrania tsudai
Grenada Giant Stick Insect Diapherodes gigantea
Malaysian Giant Stick Insect Heteropteryx dilatata
New Guinea Spiny Stick Insect Eurycantha calcarata
Autumn Leaf Insect Phyllium tobeloense
Taiwan Bush Cricket Mecopoda elongata
Giant Asian Mantis Hierodula patellifera
Lanyu Flightless Weevil Pachyrhynchus sarcitis kotoensis
Long-fanged Stag Beetle Dorcus schenkingi
Sika Stag Beetle Dorcus titanus sika
Motschulski's Stag Beetle Prosopocoilus motschulskii
Aquatic Firefly (larvae) Aquatica ficta
Diving Beetle Cybister rugosus
Question Mark Cockroach Therea olegrandjeani
Water Bug Diplonychus rusticus
Water Scorpion Laccotrephes robustus
Water Stick Insect Ranatra longipes

Signage for free-flying butterflies in the Insectarium:
Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
Common Tiger Danaus genutia
Blue Tiger Tirumala limniace
Orange Oak Leaf Kallima inachis
Great Mormon Papilio memnon (signed on the free-flying buttterfly signage as Papilio memnon heronus and on the caterpillar tank as Papilio agenor heronus)
Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus
Chinese Peacock Swallowtail Papilio bianor
Paris Peacock Swallowtail Papilio paris
Common Rose Pachliopta aristolochiae
Purple Emperor Dravira chrysolora
Liuchiou Blue Spotted Milkweed Butterfly Radena similis
Great Orange-tip Hebomoia glaucippe
Paper Kite Idea leuconoe (signed with the common name Tree Nymph)
Yellow Coster Acraea issoria
Staff Sergeant Athyma selenophora
Metallic Caerulean Jamides alecto (signed with the common name Peablue)

Lepidoptera in individual tanks (mainly for displaying caterpillars and pupae):
Atlas Moth Attacus atlas
Golden Moon Moth Actias sinensis
Giant Silkworm Saturnia pyretorum
Taiwanese Squeaking Silkmoth Rhodinia verecunda
Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus
Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger Ideopsis similis
Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita
Great Mormon Papilio memnon (signed as Papilio agenor heronus

The ant section was closed on my visit, seems like a really neat area!

Huh, I was always under the assumption that the asiatic black bear in temperate zone are non-taiwan subspecies and those that are in the taiwan animal zone are indeed the taiwan subspecies. Is that not the case anymore? (because im fairly certain there had been formosan black bear if not now)

From what @RatioTile had told me, none of the bears are actually of the pure Formosan subspecies.

The Taipei Zoo really is fantastic and massive, and for the most part excellent. The very small entry free and excellent menu options are just the cherry on top.

 

[Chlidonias]

Huh, I was always under the assumption that the asiatic black bear in temperate zone are non-taiwan subspecies and those that are in the taiwan animal zone are indeed the taiwan subspecies. Is that not the case anymore? (because im fairly certain there had been formosan black bear if not now)

From what @RatioTile had told me, none of the bears are actually of the pure Formosan subspecies.

The ones in the Formosan Animal Area are signed as being Taiwan bears but I have been told the same as @CMP - I think they were imported from Burma (?), but I might have remembered that wrong.