ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2019

[Imperator Furiosa]

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum (again) - 03/25/2019
42. Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)

Potter Park Zoo - 05/04/2019
43. Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur)
44. Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)

It's been a very slow couple of months, I'm hoping I'll be able to make up ground now that I actually have free time.

Shedd Aquarium (again) - 05/17/2019
45. Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)

Brookfield Zoo (again) - 06/21/2019
46. Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)
47. Hourglass Tree Frog (Dendropsophus ebraccatus)
48. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)

 

[birdsandbats]

Forgot one:

18. Chacoan Horned Frog Ceratophrys cranwelli

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - June 21 2019
19. White's Tree Frog Litoria caerulea

 

[vogelcommando]

Yesterday I again visited the Reptilian-fair at Houten - the Netherlands and again loads of reptiles, insests, spiders and of course amphibians - mainly frogs and toads. I still have to work myself through the large amount of pictures I took but for sure 15 - 20 species I hadn't seen before this year and maybe 5 - 10 Lifers for me but again... they don't count for the Challenge .
Evenso I'm quite happy I saw again such a diversity of species and from many I took nice and or decent photos. Some of them I've already posted in the Netherlands - other Gallery.

 

[Vision]

Antwerp zoo, 25/01/2019:
1) Mountain chicken, Leptodactylus fallax
2) Yellow-banded poison dart frog, Dendrobates leucomelas
3) Kaiser's spotted newt, Neurergus kaiseri
4) African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis
5) Rio Cauca caecilian, Typhlonectes natans
6) Golden mantella, Mantella aurantiaca
7) Oriental fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis
8) Amazon milk frog, Trachycephalus resinifictrix
9) White-lipped tree frog, Litoria infrafrenata
10) Dyeing poison dart frog, Dendrobates tinctorius
11) Green-and-black poison dart frog, Dendrobates auratus

Antwerp zoo, 26/06/2019:
12) Mimic poison dart frog, Ranitomeya imitator

 

[birdsandbats]

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - June 21 2019
19. White's Tree Frog Litoria caerulea

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium - June 27 2019
20. Panamanian Golden Frog Atelopus zeteki

 

[15399]

St. Louis Zoo
28. Kaiser spotted newt- Neurergus kaiseri
29. Ozark hellbender- Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
30. Puerto Rican crested toad- Bufo lemur
31. Lake titicaca frog- Telmatobius culeus
32. Western lesser siren- Siren intermedia
33. Grey tree frog- Hyla versicolor
34. Pacific horned frog- Ceratophrys stolzmanni

New Total- and probably final total- 34 species

 

[FunkyGibbon]

Catching up with some old book keeping. After Japan I visited several significant collections in North-east China but all bar Beijing had no amphibians on-show. The last few months have seen almost no visiting, a trend that will continue until August when I get to Europe, since I don't expect much from North-west China in July.



Sunshine Aquarium - 22/1/19

33. Phyllobates terribilis - Golden poison frog

Beijing Zoo - 17/2/19

34. Ceratophrys cranwelli - Cranwell's horned frog
35. Pelophylax nigromaculatus - Black-spotted pond frog
36. Polypedates megacephalus - Spot-legged tree frog
37. Bufo gargarizans - Asiatic toad
38. Ambystoma mavortium - Western tiger salamander
39. Cynops orientalis - Oriental fire-bellied newt
40. Andrias davidianus - Chinese giant salamander
41. Rana calesbieana - American bullfrog
42. Xenopus laevis - African clawed frog

Shanghai Zoo - 19/5/19

43. Rhacophorus dennysi - Chinese gliding tree frog
44. Ambystoma tigrinium - Tiger salamander
45. Pachytriton granulosus - Pingchi's stout newt

Shanghai Wild Insect Kingdom - 28/6/19

46. Paramesotriton caudopunctatus - Spot-tailed warty newt
47. Hyla annectans - 'Rain frog' (this is the signed name, but not used anywhere online)
48. Epipedobates tricolor - Phantasmal poison frog
49. Leptopelis Vermiculatus - Big-eyed tree frog

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Shanghai Wild Insect Kingdom - 28/6/19

46. Paramesotriton caudopunctatus - Spot-tailed warty newt
47. Hyla annectans - 'Rain frog' (this is the signed name, but not used anywhere online)
48. Epipedobates tricolor - Phantasmal poison frog
49. Leptopelis Vermiculatus - Big-eyed tree frog

I'm wondering if the Asian population is misidentified anthonyi as with the US and European population...

~Thylo

 

[birdsandbats]

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium - June 27 2019
20. Panamanian Golden Frog Atelopus zeteki

Toledo Zoo and Aquarium - June 29 2019
21. Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda
22. Golden Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis
23. Ribbed Newt Pleurodeles waltl
24. Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas

Toledo has an amazing amphibian collection! Too bad the species are so hard to find. I saw only a fraction of them.

 

[FunkyGibbon]

I'm wondering if the Asian population is misidentified anthonyi as with the US and European population...

~Thylo

I'll upload a picture, but I just have one poor one so I don't know how far we'll get with it.

Frog ID - ZooChat

 

[jayjds2]

Toledo Zoo and Aquarium - June 29 2019
21. Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda
22. Golden Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis
23. Ribbed Newt Pleurodeles waltl
24. Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas

Toledo has an amazing amphibian collection! Too bad the species are so hard to find. I saw only a fraction of them.

What are some of the other species kept? Was Conant’s mushroom-tongue salamander still exhibited?

 

[AWP]

Was Conant’s mushroom-tongue salamander still exhibited?

I didn't know that there is/was any Bolitoglossa on display in captivity! That's interesting to know.

 

[birdsandbats]

What are some of the other species kept? Was Conant’s mushroom-tongue salamander still exhibited?

Conant's Mushroom-Tongue is still on exhibit, though I unfortunately didn't see it. They also keep:

• Green Salamander
• Northern Dusky Salamander
• Cave Salamander
• Northern Slimy Salamander
• Red Salamander
• Four-toed Salamander
• Northern Two-lined Salamander
• Hellbender
• Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog
• Phantasmal/Anthony's Poison Dart Frog
• Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
• Blue Poison Dart Frog

Most of these are very difficult to locate. I got lucky with the Long-tailed Salamander above.

 

[birdsandbats]

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium - June 27 2019
20. Panamanian Golden Frog Atelopus zeteki

Toledo Zoo and Aquarium - June 29 2019
21. Long-tailed Salamander Eurycea longicauda
22. Golden Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates terribilis
23. Ribbed Newt Pleurodeles waltl
24. Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas

Toledo has an amazing amphibian collection! Too bad the species are so hard to find. I saw only a fraction of them.

One I forgot from Columbus:

25. Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum

 

[jayjds2]

I didn't know that there is/was any Bolitoglossa on display in captivity! That's interesting to know.

Toledo has quite a few individuals, mostly behind the scenes of course. Some were received a couple years back for a breeding project (which has thus far been successful!).

 

[birdsandbats]

One I forgot from Columbus:

25. Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum

Going through my photos from Toledo and found one more:

26. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates tinctorius

Also just remembered, Toledo keeps Puerto Rican Crested Toad as well, but good luck seeing any.

 

[MagpieGoose]

Chester Zoo- 15/06/2019

57) Trinidadian Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa trinitatis)

The Blue Planet Aquarium- 29/06/2019

58) Banded Bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra)
59) Bumblebee Toad (Melanophryniscus stelzneri)
60) Yellow-banded Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)

 

[Penshet]

First time I'm doing anything like this, so forgive me if I made any mistakes.

Zoologischer Garten Berlin (visited on 5-2-2019 and 7-2-2019
1 - Oriental fire-bellied toad - Bombina orientalis
2 - Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata
3 - Eastern green toad - Anaxyrus debilis
4 - Brongersma's toad - Bufo brongersmai
5 - Budgett's frog - Lepidobatrachus laevis
6 - Dyeing poison frog - Dendrobates tinctorius
7 - Brazilian poison frog - Ranitomeya vanzolinii
8 - Red-eyed treefrog - Agalychnis callidryas
9 - American green treefrog - Hyla cinerea
10 - White-lipped treefrog - Litoria infrafrenatus
11 - Lesser snouted treefrog - Scinax nasicus
12 - Amazon milk frog - Trachycephalus resinifictrix
13 - Sabana Surinam toad - Pipa parva
14 - African bullfrog - Pyxicephalus adspersus
15 - Siamese frog - Hylarana cubitalis
16 - Hong Kong whipping frog - Polypedates megacephalus
17 - Bornean eared frog - Polypedates otilophus
18 - Rio Cauca caecilian - Typhlonectes natans
19 - Barred tiger salamander - Ambystoma mavortium
20 - Axolotl - Ambystoma mexicanum
21 - Kaiser's spotted newt - Neurergus kaiseri
22 - Chinese warty newt - Paramesotriton chinensis
23 - Algerian ribbed newt - Pleurodeles nebulosus
24 - Banded fire salamander - Salamandra salamandra terrestris
25 - Lesser siren - Siren intermedia

Tierpark Berlin (visited on 7-2-2019)
26 - Sambava tomato frog - Dyscophus guineti

ZOO Antwerpen (visited various times between March and May)
27 - Green-and-black poison frog - Dendrobates auratus
28 - Yellow-banded poison frog - Dendrobates leucomelas
29 - Mimic poison frog - Ranitomeya imitator
30 - Mountain chicken - Leptodactylus fallax
31 - Golden mantella - Mantella aurantiaca
32 - African clawed frog - Xenopus laevis

Tierpark Hagenbeck (visited on 14-4-2019)
33 - Colorado River toad - Incilius alvarius
34 - Golden poison frog - Phyllobates terribilis
35 - Vietnamese mossy frog - Theloderma corticale

ZOO Serpentarium (visited on 30-4-2019)
36 - Cane toad - Rhinella marina
37 - Ornate horned frog - Ceratophrys ornata
38 - Australian green treefrog - Litoria caerulea
39 - Giant leaf frog - Phyllomedusa bicolor
40 - Long-nosed horned frog - Megophrys nasuta
41 - Chinese gliding treefrog - Rhacophorus dennysi

Zoo da Maia (visited on 22-4-2019)
42 - Cranwell's horned frog - Ceratophrys cranwelli
43 - Red-bellied newt - Taricha rivularis

Diergaarde Blijdorp (visited on 2-7-2019)
44 - Lake Pátzcuaro salamander - Ambystoma dumerilii
(I also saw non-subspecific fire salamanders here, but since I already have S. s. terrestris from ZG I can't list these)

Pairi Daiza (visited on 3-7-2019)
45 - Chinese giant salamander - Andrias davidianus
46 - Okinawa swordtail newt - Cynops ensicauda popei
47 - Lake Urmia newt - Neurergus crocatus
48 - Emperor newt - Tylototriton shanjing

Kölner Zoo (visited on 4-7-2019)
49 - Bloody Bay poison frog - Mannophryne olmonae
50 - Cayenne stubfoot toad - Atelopus flavescens
(ZTL says this is A. hoogmoedi nassaui, which would be A. spumarius according to IUCN. Instead of going through that hassle, I decided to go with the sign at the zoo itself. I'm not sure whether that's totally correct though?)
51 - European green toad - Bufo viridis
52 - Bony-headed toad - Ingerophrynus galeatus
53 - Anthony's poison frog - Epipedobates anthonyi
54 - Santa Fe frog - Leptodactylus laticeps
55 - Black-spotted rock frog - Staurois guttatus
56 - Taylor's tree frog - Kurixalus bisacculus
57 - Cayenne caecilian - Typlonectes compressicauda
58 - Vietnamese crocodile newt - Tylototriton vietnamensis

With a bunch of Dutch zoos planned next week, Bronx (and maybe some other NY zoos) and then some random visits during the rest of the year, I hope to get ~80 different species this year.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

First time I'm doing anything like this, so forgive me if I made any mistakes.

Zoologischer Garten Berlin (visited on 5-2-2019 and 7-2-2019
1 - Oriental fire-bellied toad - Bombina orientalis
2 - Yellow-bellied toad - Bombina variegata
3 - Eastern green toad - Anaxyrus debilis
4 - Brongersma's toad - Bufo brongersmai
5 - Budgett's frog - Lepidobatrachus laevis
6 - Dyeing poison frog - Dendrobates tinctorius
7 - Brazilian poison frog - Ranitomeya vanzolinii
8 - Red-eyed treefrog - Agalychnis callidryas
9 - American green treefrog - Hyla cinerea
10 - White-lipped treefrog - Litoria infrafrenatus
11 - Lesser snouted treefrog - Scinax nasicus
12 - Amazon milk frog - Trachycephalus resinifictrix
13 - Sabana Surinam toad - Pipa parva
14 - African bullfrog - Pyxicephalus adspersus
15 - Siamese frog - Hylarana cubitalis
16 - Hong Kong whipping frog - Polypedates megacephalus
17 - Bornean eared frog - Polypedates otilophus
18 - Rio Cauca caecilian - Typhlonectes natans
19 - Barred tiger salamander - Ambystoma mavortium
20 - Axolotl - Ambystoma mexicanum
21 - Kaiser's spotted newt - Neurergus kaiseri
22 - Chinese warty newt - Paramesotriton chinensis
23 - Algerian ribbed newt - Pleurodeles nebulosus
24 - Banded fire salamander - Salamandra salamandra terrestris
25 - Lesser siren - Siren intermedia

Tierpark Berlin (visited on 7-2-2019)
26 - Sambava tomato frog - Dyscophus guineti

ZOO Antwerpen (visited various times between March and May)
27 - Green-and-black poison frog - Dendrobates auratus
28 - Yellow-banded poison frog - Dendrobates leucomelas
29 - Mimic poison frog - Ranitomeya imitator
30 - Mountain chicken - Leptodactylus fallax
31 - Golden mantella - Mantella aurantiaca
32 - African clawed frog - Xenopus laevis

Tierpark Hagenbeck (visited on 14-4-2019)
33 - Colorado River toad - Incilius alvarius
34 - Golden poison frog - Phyllobates terribilis
35 - Vietnamese mossy frog - Theloderma corticale

ZOO Serpentarium (visited on 30-4-2019)
36 - Cane toad - Rhinella marina
37 - Ornate horned frog - Ceratophrys ornata
38 - Australian green treefrog - Litoria caerulea
39 - Giant leaf frog - Phyllomedusa bicolor
40 - Long-nosed horned frog - Megophrys nasuta
41 - Chinese gliding treefrog - Rhacophorus dennysi

Zoo da Maia (visited on 22-4-2019)
42 - Cranwell's horned frog - Ceratophrys cranwelli
43 - Red-bellied newt - Taricha rivularis

Diergaarde Blijdorp (visited on 2-7-2019)
44 - Lake Pátzcuaro salamander - Ambystoma dumerilii
(I also saw non-subspecific fire salamanders here, but since I already have S. s. terrestris from ZG I can't list these)

Pairi Daiza (visited on 3-7-2019)
45 - Chinese giant salamander - Andrias davidianus
46 - Okinawa swordtail newt - Cynops ensicauda popei
47 - Lake Urmia newt - Neurergus crocatus
48 - Emperor newt - Tylototriton shanjing

Kölner Zoo (visited on 4-7-2019)
49 - Bloody Bay poison frog - Mannophryne olmonae
50 - Cayenne stubfoot toad - Atelopus flavescens
(ZTL says this is A. hoogmoedi nassaui, which would be A. spumarius according to IUCN. Instead of going through that hassle, I decided to go with the sign at the zoo itself. I'm not sure whether that's totally correct though?)
51 - European green toad - Bufo viridis
52 - Bony-headed toad - Ingerophrynus galeatus
53 - Anthony's poison frog - Epipedobates anthonyi
54 - Santa Fe frog - Leptodactylus laticeps
55 - Black-spotted rock frog - Staurois guttatus
56 - Taylor's tree frog - Kurixalus bisacculus
57 - Cayenne caecilian - Typlonectes compressicauda
58 - Vietnamese crocodile newt - Tylototriton vietnamensis

With a bunch of Dutch zoos planned next week, Bronx (and maybe some other NY zoos) and then some random visits during the rest of the year, I hope to get ~80 different species this year.

Welcome!

As far as the stubfoot toads go, @TeaLovingDave or @ShonenJake13 will have a better understanding of what's actually in Europe than I will. Seeing as it's the only Atelopus on your list atm and the species at Bronx is definitely different, though, your current listing for them is fine unless somebody corrects it.

~Thylo

 

[TeaLovingDave]

Welcome!

As far as the stubfoot toads go, @TeaLovingDave or @ShonenJake13 will have a better understanding of what's actually in Europe than I will. Seeing as it's the only Atelopus on your list atm and the species at Bronx is definitely different, though, your current listing for them is fine unless somebody corrects it.

~Thylo

Koln holds the only individuals on public display whether one lists them as hoogmoedi or flavescens, so the name used won't matter