Hi
I created a species list for this facility:
Name: The MINS @ Kota Damansara
Location: Selangor, Malaysia
Website: https://www.instagram.com/themins_kd/
Visit Date: October 9, 2024
Ticket Price: RM 30
Animal Feeding / Activities: Not available
It calls itself as a "Petting Zoo", but mostly a pet shop, since some of the animals had prices. But since it calls itself a zoo, and we need to pay for tickets to enter, I'll call it a zoo here. It is operated by an animal trading company.
The exhibits are overall extremely outdated, artificial and tiny, but well maintained. Some of the animals (tamanduas, tortoises, some reptiles and fishes) were in a decent-sized enclosure.
Here is the species list.I have also added the species list to Zootierliste, so I will follow its format for the list.
<Mammals>
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Syn.: Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris))
Domestic Farm chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera f. domestica)
Domestic Farm fox (Vulpes vulpes f. domestica)
Domestic ferret (Mustela putorius f. furo)
Guinea pig (Domestic guinea pig) (No Breeds-status) (Cavia aperea f. porcellus)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Patagonian mara (Patagonian cavy) (Mara) (Dolichotis patagonum)
Pony (No Breeds-status) (Equus ferus f. caballus (Syn.: Equus przewalskii f. caballus))
Red-necked wallaby (Bennett's wallaby) (No Subspecific status) (Notamacropus rufogriseus (Syn.: Macropus rufogriseus) (Syn.: Protemnodon rufogrisea))
Six-banded armadillo (Yellow armadillo) (Euphractus sexcinctus)
Southern tamandua (No Subspecific status) (Tamandua tetradactyla)
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Sugar glider (No Subspecific status) (Petaurus breviceps)
West African pygmy goat (African dwarf goat) (Cameroon dwarf goat) (Capra aegagrus f. hircus)
<Birds>
Domestic duck (No Breeds-status) (Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica)
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
<Reptiles>
Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae (Syn.: Tupinambis merianae))
Butterfly lizard (Common butterfly lizard) (Beauty butterfly lizard) (Leiolepis belliana)
Central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps (Syn.: Amphibolurus vitticeps))
Common blue-tongued skink (no subspecific status) (Tiliqua scincoides)
Common leopard gecko (Spotted fat-tailed gecko) (No Subspecific status) (Eublepharis macularius)
Corn snake (Breeding forms) (Pantherophis guttatus (Syn.: Elaphe guttata))
Crested gecko (Eyelash gecko) (Correlophus ciliatus (Syn.: Rhacodactylus ciliatus))
Frill-necked lizard (Frilled lizard) (Frilled dragon) (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
Gold-ringed cat snake (Mangrove snake) (No Subspecific status) (Boiga dendrophila)
Green tree python (no species or subspecies status) (Morelia viridis (Syn.: Chondropython viridis) (sensu lato))
Leopard tortoise (No Subspecific status) (Stigmochelys pardalis (Syn.: Geochelone pardalis) (Syn.: Testudo pardalis))
Malayan forest gecko (Cyrtodactylus pulchellus)
Pacific giant gecko (Gehyra vorax)
Papua snake lizard (Lialis jicari)
Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans (Syn.: Chrysemys scripta elegans) (Syn.: Pseudemys scripta elegans))
Red-eyed crocodile skink (Tribolonotus gracilis)
Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius (Syn.: Geochelone carbonaria) (Syn.: Testudo carbonaria))
Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
Not seen nor signed, but on official instagram:
Mindanao water monitor (Cuming’s water monitor) (Varanus cumingi (Syn.: Varanus salvator cumingi))
<Amphibians>
Australian green tree frog (White's tree frog) (Ranoidea caerulea (Syn.: Litoria caerulea) (Syn.: Pelodryas caerulea))
Green and black poison dart frog (Gold arrow-poison frog) (Dendrobates auratus (Syn.: Dendrobates tinctorius auratus))
<Fishes>
Asian bonytongue (Asian arowana) (Scleropages formosus)
Blue gourami (Breeding-form) (Golden gourami) (Cosby gourami) (Trichopodus trichopterus f. domestica (inkl. T. t. "gold") (inkl. T. t. "cosby"))
Bronze corydoras (Breeding-form) (Corydoras aeneus f. domestica)
Clown loach (Chromobotia macracanthus (Syn.: Botia macracantha))
Dwarf gourami (Breeding-form) (Trichogaster lalius f. domestica)
Japanese koi carp (Koi) (Cyprinus carpio f. domestica)
Leopard cory (Brochis leopardus (Syn.: Corydoras leopardus))
Niger tetra (Redeye tetra) (Arnoldichthys spilopterus (Syn.: Petersius spilopterus))
Panda corydoras (Hoplisoma panda (Syn.: Corydoras panda))
Pearl gourami (Trichopodus leeri (Syn.: Trichogaster leerii))
Red line torpedo barb (Denison barb) (Dawkinsia denisonii (Syn.: Sahyadria denisonii) (Syn.: Puntius denisonii))
Sterba's corydoras (Hoplisoma sterbai (Syn.: Corydoras sterbai))
Suckermouth Catfish (Common pleco) (Hypostomus plecostomus (Syn.: Plecostomus plecostomus))
<Invertebrates>
Malaysian fire snail (Platymma tweediei)
Mexican Fireleg Tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei)
Rose Hair Tarantula (Grammostola rosea)
The species list is based on signs, questions to staff, and personal observations, and may not be correct. Also, I'm probably missing some species, since some reptile, amphibian and invertebrate species were not signed.
The animal welfare situation is pretty bad, but there are lots of rare species here, including (probably) Malaysia's only anteaters and an interesting reptile collection.
Please let me know if you see any points to fix or have any questions.
I'll be happy to discuss!
I created a species list for this facility:
Name: The MINS @ Kota Damansara
Location: Selangor, Malaysia
Website: https://www.instagram.com/themins_kd/
Visit Date: October 9, 2024
Ticket Price: RM 30
Animal Feeding / Activities: Not available
It calls itself as a "Petting Zoo", but mostly a pet shop, since some of the animals had prices. But since it calls itself a zoo, and we need to pay for tickets to enter, I'll call it a zoo here. It is operated by an animal trading company.
The exhibits are overall extremely outdated, artificial and tiny, but well maintained. Some of the animals (tamanduas, tortoises, some reptiles and fishes) were in a decent-sized enclosure.
Here is the species list.I have also added the species list to Zootierliste, so I will follow its format for the list.
<Mammals>
Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Syn.: Hydrochoeris hydrochaeris))
Domestic Farm chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera f. domestica)
Domestic Farm fox (Vulpes vulpes f. domestica)
Domestic ferret (Mustela putorius f. furo)
Guinea pig (Domestic guinea pig) (No Breeds-status) (Cavia aperea f. porcellus)
Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
Patagonian mara (Patagonian cavy) (Mara) (Dolichotis patagonum)
Pony (No Breeds-status) (Equus ferus f. caballus (Syn.: Equus przewalskii f. caballus))
Red-necked wallaby (Bennett's wallaby) (No Subspecific status) (Notamacropus rufogriseus (Syn.: Macropus rufogriseus) (Syn.: Protemnodon rufogrisea))
Six-banded armadillo (Yellow armadillo) (Euphractus sexcinctus)
Southern tamandua (No Subspecific status) (Tamandua tetradactyla)
Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
Sugar glider (No Subspecific status) (Petaurus breviceps)
West African pygmy goat (African dwarf goat) (Cameroon dwarf goat) (Capra aegagrus f. hircus)
<Birds>
Domestic duck (No Breeds-status) (Anas platyrhynchos f. domestica)
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
<Reptiles>
Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae (Syn.: Tupinambis merianae))
Butterfly lizard (Common butterfly lizard) (Beauty butterfly lizard) (Leiolepis belliana)
Central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps (Syn.: Amphibolurus vitticeps))
Common blue-tongued skink (no subspecific status) (Tiliqua scincoides)
Common leopard gecko (Spotted fat-tailed gecko) (No Subspecific status) (Eublepharis macularius)
Corn snake (Breeding forms) (Pantherophis guttatus (Syn.: Elaphe guttata))
Crested gecko (Eyelash gecko) (Correlophus ciliatus (Syn.: Rhacodactylus ciliatus))
Frill-necked lizard (Frilled lizard) (Frilled dragon) (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
Gold-ringed cat snake (Mangrove snake) (No Subspecific status) (Boiga dendrophila)
Green tree python (no species or subspecies status) (Morelia viridis (Syn.: Chondropython viridis) (sensu lato))
Leopard tortoise (No Subspecific status) (Stigmochelys pardalis (Syn.: Geochelone pardalis) (Syn.: Testudo pardalis))
Malayan forest gecko (Cyrtodactylus pulchellus)
Pacific giant gecko (Gehyra vorax)
Papua snake lizard (Lialis jicari)
Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans (Syn.: Chrysemys scripta elegans) (Syn.: Pseudemys scripta elegans))
Red-eyed crocodile skink (Tribolonotus gracilis)
Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius (Syn.: Geochelone carbonaria) (Syn.: Testudo carbonaria))
Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)
Not seen nor signed, but on official instagram:
Mindanao water monitor (Cuming’s water monitor) (Varanus cumingi (Syn.: Varanus salvator cumingi))
<Amphibians>
Australian green tree frog (White's tree frog) (Ranoidea caerulea (Syn.: Litoria caerulea) (Syn.: Pelodryas caerulea))
Green and black poison dart frog (Gold arrow-poison frog) (Dendrobates auratus (Syn.: Dendrobates tinctorius auratus))
<Fishes>
Asian bonytongue (Asian arowana) (Scleropages formosus)
Blue gourami (Breeding-form) (Golden gourami) (Cosby gourami) (Trichopodus trichopterus f. domestica (inkl. T. t. "gold") (inkl. T. t. "cosby"))
Bronze corydoras (Breeding-form) (Corydoras aeneus f. domestica)
Clown loach (Chromobotia macracanthus (Syn.: Botia macracantha))
Dwarf gourami (Breeding-form) (Trichogaster lalius f. domestica)
Japanese koi carp (Koi) (Cyprinus carpio f. domestica)
Leopard cory (Brochis leopardus (Syn.: Corydoras leopardus))
Niger tetra (Redeye tetra) (Arnoldichthys spilopterus (Syn.: Petersius spilopterus))
Panda corydoras (Hoplisoma panda (Syn.: Corydoras panda))
Pearl gourami (Trichopodus leeri (Syn.: Trichogaster leerii))
Red line torpedo barb (Denison barb) (Dawkinsia denisonii (Syn.: Sahyadria denisonii) (Syn.: Puntius denisonii))
Sterba's corydoras (Hoplisoma sterbai (Syn.: Corydoras sterbai))
Suckermouth Catfish (Common pleco) (Hypostomus plecostomus (Syn.: Plecostomus plecostomus))
<Invertebrates>
Malaysian fire snail (Platymma tweediei)
Mexican Fireleg Tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei)
Rose Hair Tarantula (Grammostola rosea)
The species list is based on signs, questions to staff, and personal observations, and may not be correct. Also, I'm probably missing some species, since some reptile, amphibian and invertebrate species were not signed.
The animal welfare situation is pretty bad, but there are lots of rare species here, including (probably) Malaysia's only anteaters and an interesting reptile collection.
Please let me know if you see any points to fix or have any questions.
I'll be happy to discuss!