Dallas Zoo Dallas Zoo Species List- March 2024

For spring break, I am currently in Dallas, TX where I will be spending the next four days visiting three zoological establishments: the Dallas Zoo, the Fort Worth Zoo, and the Dallas World Aquarium. I just finished day one of the trip and the Dallas Zoo was my first stop.

I did my proper background research on all three places (so I knew what to see or expect for the most part), but the Dallas Zoo exceeded my expectations. The zoo had spacious enclosures for (most) of the animals, but at the same time allowed for great viewing opportunities and I was very pleased that there were very few no-shows. Also, the zoo's species list is quite impressive; there are quite a few rarities here. Overall, a really great place that I really enjoyed, and would definitely visit again. Now, onto the species list:


Date Of Visit: 3/25/24


Species sharing an exhibit will be written on the same line and separated by commas.


And as always...

Red Text: Animal Off-Exhibit/No-Show (will be indicated if confirmed to be off-exhibit)
Blue Text: Present, but missing signage
Regular Text: Animal signed and present on my visit
Green Text: Indicates the start of a new zone



The Dallas Zoo:


Lemur Island (near entrance):

Ring-Tailed Lemur(Lemur catta), Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur(Varecia variegata), Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris



Wilds of Africa:


African Penguin(Spheniscus demersus)

Cheetah(Acinonyx jubatus)


(Everything after this point is in order, presuming you went down the Gorilla Trail):

Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Wattled Crane(Bugeranus carunculatus)

Forest Aviary:
Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris), Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina), White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata), Wandering Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arcuata), African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), Madagascar Crested Ibis (Lophotibis cristata), Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimi), Madagascar Pond Heron (Ardeola idae), Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta), Spur-Winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus), Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus), Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata), Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea), Bruce's Green Pigeon (Treron waalia), Blue-Bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster), Snowy-Crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla), Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus), Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)

Nile Crocodile(Crocodylus niloticus)

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Klipspringer(Oreotragus oreotragus)

Cape Porcupine(Hystrix africaeaustralis)

Saddle-Billed Stork(Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), Hooded Vulture(Necrosyrtes monachus), White-Backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)

Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

Common Hippopotamus(Hippopotamus amphibius)

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) (Off-Exhibit)



Giants Of The Savanna:


African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana

African Lion(Panthera leo)

Common Warthog(Phacochoerus africanus)

African Wild Dog(Lycaon pictus)

Reticulated Giraffe(Giraffa reticulata), Hartmann's Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae), Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)



Lacerte Family Children's Zoo:


Bird Landing (everything here is unsigned; I just listed everything I saw): Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), Green-Cheeked Conure (Pyrrhura molinae), Double-Eyed Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta diophthalma), Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor), Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Pink-Headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus), Blue-Bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster), Chestnut-Backed Thrush (Geokichla dohertyi)

The UnderZone:
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)
Ball Python (Python regius)
Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
*Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator subgrisescens), Red-Rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina)
*Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator subgrisescens), Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri)

*Tamarins have access to both exhibits, but the agoutis and tortoises don't.*

Alpaca (Lama pacos)

Domestic Goat (Capra hircus)

Discovery House: Closed today for an ongoing education program.



Zoo North


Flamingo Pond: American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata), Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata), Spur-Winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis), American Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola), West Indian Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna arborea), Rosy-Billed Pochard (Netta peposaca), Canvasback (Aythya valisineria), Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea), Hooded Merganser(Lophodytes cucullatus), American Wigeon(Mareca americana)

Tamarin Treetops:
Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator subgrisescens)
White-Faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)

Primate Place:
Black-and-White Colobus Monkey(Colobus guereza)
DeBrazza's Monkey(Cercopithecus neglectus)
White-Cheeked Gibbon(Nomascus leucogenys)
Clouded Leopard(Neofelis nebulosa)
Spectacled Langur(Trachypithecus obscurus)
Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimi), Madagascar Crested Ibis (Lophotibis cristata), White-Cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis)

Otter Outpost and Tiger:
Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
White-Naped Crane (Grus antigone)
Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)

Herpetarium:
Outside Exhibit: Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi) (Off-Exhibit)

Exhibit between the two doors: Common Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater), Common Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)

Chinese Alligator (Alligator sinensis)

Wall Exhibits across from the Chinese Alligator:
Emerald Tree Monitor(Varanus prasinus)
Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus batesii)
Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii)
Blue Tree Monitor(Varanus macraei)


Besides these three exhibits, the Herpetatium is split into three subareas:


1. False Gharial Pool Exhibits:
False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii), Malayan Giant Turtle (Orlitia borneesis)
Savu Python (Liasis mackloti savuensis)
Bornean Short-Tailed Python( Python breitensteini)
Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii)
Sunda Ratsnake (Coelognathus subradiatus)


2. First Hall:


Left Side (from left to right, top to bottom):
Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadorii)
Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus bulabula)
Red-Spitting Cobra (Naja pallida)
Barnett's Lancehead (Bothrops barnetti)
Pan's Box Turtle (Cuora pani)
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)
Sakashima Grass Lizard (Takydromus dorsalis)
Reticulate Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus)
Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus triseriatus)
Desert Lancehead (Bothrops pictus)
Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)
Texas Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis annectens)
Banded Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus klauberi)
Cape Cobra (Naja nivea)
Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
Casque-Headed Iguana (Laemanctus longipes)
Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard (Heloderma exasperatum)
Chuxiong Fire-Bellied Newt (Cynops cyanurus)
Texas Blind Salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)
Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates azureus) (Off-Exhibit)
Green Mantella (Mantella viridis)
Splash-Backed Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
Red-Eyed Treefrog (Agalychnis callidryas)
Houston Toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis)
Barton Springs Salamander (Eurycea sosorum)
Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur)
Dusky Gopher Frog (Lithobates severosus)
Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus)
Chinese Crocodile Lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) (Off-Exhibit)
Vietnamese Mossy Frog (Theloderma corticale) (Off-Exhibit)
Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)


Right Side (from left to right, top to bottom):
Texas Horned Lizard(Phrynosoma cornutum)
Nose-Horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes)
Jerdon's Pitviper (Protobothrops jerdonii)
Tamaulipan Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus morulus)
Southern Ridgenose Rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi meridonalis)
Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri)
Kaiser's Mountain Newt (Neurergus kaiseri)
Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates azureus)
Emperor Newt (Tylotriton shanjing) (Off-Exhibit)
Blue-Legged Mantella (Mantella expectata)
Splash-Backed Poison Dart Frog (Adelphobates galactonotus)
Northern Leaf-Tailed Gecko (Uroplatus alluaudi)
Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) (Off-Exhibit)
Ethiopian Mountain Adder (Bitis parviocula)
Mangshan Pit-Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
Asian Spotted Climbing Toad (vaguely signed as Brown Tree Toad) (Pedostibes hosii)
Philippine Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)
Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)
Solomon Islands Prehensile-Tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata)
Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
Home's Hinge-Back Tortoise (Kinixys homeana)
Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
Dwarf Shield-Tailed Agama (Xenagama taylori)
Eastern Coral Snake(Micrurus fulvius)
Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis)
Black-Headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
Centralian Bluetongue Skink (Tiliqua multifasciata)
Flat-Backed Spider Tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)
Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
Northern Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides brygooi)
McCord's Box Turtle (Cuora mccordi)
Gray's Monitor (Varanus olivaceus)


3. Second Hall:


Left Side (from right to left):
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) (viewable from both the right and left side)
Sri Lankan Green Pit-Viper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus)
New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)
Bornean Short-Tailed Python (Python breitensteini)
Texas Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri)
Baron's Green Racer (Philodryas baroni)
Spiny Turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
Western Green Mamba (Dendroaspis viridis)
Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera)
Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa)
Mangrove Pitviper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)
Emerald Skink (Lamprolepis smaragdina)
Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii)
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
African Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera)
Western Barred Spitting Cobra (Naja nigricincta)
McGregor's Pitviper (Trimeresurus mcgregori)
Beautiful Pitviper (Trimeresurus venustus)
White-Lipped Island Pitviper (Trimeresurus insularis)
Elegant Pitviper (Protobothrops elegans)
Collared Treerunner (Plica plica)
Collared Treerunner (Plica plica) (Hatchling exhibit)
Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) (Hatchling Exhibit)
Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi)

Right Side (from right to left):
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) (consists of two exhibits)
Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
Perentie (Varanus giganteus)
Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus), Cornsnake(Pantherophus guttatus)
Mangshan Pit-Viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)
West African Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis)
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)
Egyptian Cobra (Naja haje)
Samar Cobra (Naja samarensis)
Perentie (Varanus giganteus)


Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)

Keel-Billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

Bolivian Titi Monkey (Plecturocebus donacophilus)

Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari), Coscoroba Swan (Coscoroba coscoroba)

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)

Wings Of Wonder:
Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
Rüppel's Griffon Vulture (Gyps rueppellii)
African Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)
Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicilliata)
Red-Legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)

Bug U!:
European Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
Greenbottle Blue Tarantula(Chromatopelma cyanopubescens)
Brazilian Whiteknee Tarantula(Acanthoscurria geniculata)
Texas Brown Tarantula(Aphonopelma hentzi)
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Mexican Fireleg Tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei)
Mexican Redknee Tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)
Giant South American Cockroach (Blaberus giganteus), Dubia Roach (Blaptica dubia)
Dubia Roach (Blaptica dubia) (Off-Exhibit; moved into the Giant South American Cockroach exhibit where it is still visible)
Pinktoe Tarantula (Avicularia avicularia)
Blue Death Feigning Beetle(Asbolus verrucosus) (Off-Exhibit)
Giant Sonoran Centipede(Scolopendra heros) (Off-Exhibit)
Goliath Birdeater (Theraphosa blondi)
Gooty Sapphire Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallcia)
Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus) (Off-Exhibit)
Darkling Beetle (Eleodes suturalis)
Florida Pink Millipede (Narceus americanus)
Tailless Whip Scorpion


And that concludes the complete species list for the Dallas Zoo. I hope this list was helpful for anyone who needed it. Next stop, the Dallas World Aquarium.

 

Something I forgot to add: Something new that I'm doing with all of the species lists I make from now on is creating a total species count for the total amount of species on display and total amount of species seen.

Total Species: 215
Species Seen: 189 (18 no-shows, 8 off-exhibit)

 

Strong possibility that I wind up going in early July, so having a more updated list (especially for the herpetarium) will be invaluable. Thanks, can't wait for the others - while Dallas is a maybe, DWA and Fort Worth are hard locks for me.

 

Ahh yay looks like the Tuatara are back on exhibit?! I went in November 2023 and the exhibit was being renovated :/ I'll have to make a trip back to Dallas sometime soon to see them!

 

there should also be a unsigned female Somali Ostrich with the two common ostriches as well.

 

Yep, the Tuataras are present! There's only one from what I saw, but it was somewhat active on my visit. I was aware of the renovation of the tuatara exhibit before I visited, and was super relieved to see it was put back on display. I actually got a nice picture of it that I will upload to the gallery later.

Didn't even know they were kept in the US, so that is interesting to hear! Unfortunately, it seems that all of the birds in Giants Of The Savanna exhibit (the ostriches and guineafowl) were missing on my visit, so I unfortunately missed it.

 

Thanks for another great species list!

Including everything in and around the building, by my count it seems as if you listed 116 exhibits for the Herpetarium. That is what I remember (approximately!) from my 2010 and 2015 visits. Back then, I felt as if Dallas was the #1 zoo in Texas and I remain a huge fan, although both Fort Worth and Houston have had a lot of development since then. What's your favourite zoo in Texas?

 

This is the only time I’ve been to Texas, so the three zoos I visited (Dallas, DWA, and Fort Worth) are the only ones I’ve been to in the state so far.

In terms of exhibitry, I would say the Dallas Zoo. Majority of the exhibits are quite beautiful and spacious, but at the same time allow for great views of the animals (the flamingo pond and reptile house especially).

As for the species list, definitely the Dallas World Aquarium. Technically it’s called an “aquarium”, but they have about as many species of birds as they do fish! The amount of rare birds here is incredible, and I racked up quite a number of new species seen.

No problem