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Make an Exhibit for that Country - Ecuador Part 4 - Galapagos Grandeur

The fourth part of my submission on Ecuador for the thread "Make an Exhibit for that Country". This part focuses on the habitats and species of the Galapagos Islands. A legend for the numbers can be found below, a full discussion in the thread.

Make an Exhibit for that Country - Ecuador Part 4 - Galapagos Grandeur
KevinB, 5 Aug 2020
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      1 - Marine Reserve

      1A - Shark tank
      • Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
      • Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)
      • Broomtail grouper or Mangrove grouper (Mycteroperca xenarcha)
      1B - Larger sea turtle, elasmobranch and ray-finned fish tank
      • Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
      • Golden cownose ray or Pacific cownose ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri)
      • Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
      • Galapagos bullhead shark (Heterodontus quoyi)
      • King angelfish (Holocanthus passer)
      • Hieroglyphic/Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus)
      • Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus)
      • Concentric pufferfish or Bullseye pufferfish (Sphoeroides annulatus)
      • Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus)
      • Razor surgeonfish (Prionurus laticlavius)
      1C - Smaller turtle and ray-finned fish tank
      • Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)
      • Pacific Creolefish (Paranthias colonus)
      • Pacific Sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii)
      • Flowery flounder or Peacock flounder (Bothus mancus)
      • Galapagos gurnard or Galapagos Searobin (Prionotus miles)
      • Peacock wrasse or Blue razorfish (Iniistus pavo)
      1D - Single species tanks

      - Red-lipped batfish or Galapagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini)
      - Galapagos garden eel (Heteroconger klausewitzi)
      - Yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus)​

      1E - Crab exhibits

      - Sally Lightfoot crab or Red rock crab (Grapsus grapsus)
      - Painted ghost crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii)​

      1F - Echinoderm exhibit
      • Sand dollar Encope micropora tetrapora
      • Chocolate chip starfish (Nidorellia armata)
      • Brown sea cucumber (Isostichopus fuscus)
      1G – Off-show aquatic animal husbandry areas, filtration room, quarantine facility and marine conservation breeding facility with viewing windows and educational signage

      2 - Coastal walk-through aviary
      • Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii excisa)
      • Galapagos flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi)
      • Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)
      • Galapagos petrel (Pterodroma phaeopygia)
      • Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus mesonauta)
      2A – Main viewing area: replica of deck of HMS Beagle, with underwater viewing area in cellar underneath with education on Charles Darwin, the theory of evolution and the ecology of the Galapagos coasts

      2B – Galapagos seabirds indoor exhibits in greenhouse structure, three large on-show exhibits and several more smaller off-show exhibits

      3 – Pinniped exhibits

      3A - Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis)

      3B - Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki)

      3C – Greenhouse with main indoor pinniped exhibits, holding areas and surrounding visitor areas

      4 – Flamingo and Pelican aviaries

      4A - American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus galapagensis) and Galapagos pintail (Anas bahamensis galapagensis)

      4B - Galapagos brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) and Galapagos great blue heron (Ardea herodias cognata)

      5 – Owls and falcons

      5A - Galapagos Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus galapagoensis)

      5B - Galapagos barn owl (Tyto alba punctatissima)

      5C - Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus cassini)

      5D - Recreation of a lava tunnel in Galapagos with indoor owl and falcon exhibits

      6 - Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)

      7 – Lava heron (Butorides sundevalli)

      8 Large seabirds

      Animals non-releasable rescues serving as ambassadors for their species and habitats

      8A - Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens magnificens)

      8B - Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata)

      9 – Smaller coastal and seabird aviaries

      9A - Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus)

      9B - Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)

      9C - Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) and Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)

      10 Squamata house

      Greenhouse structure supported by rock walls housing lizard and snake species

      10A-10C Marine iguanas

      10A - Marine Iguanas, subspecies Amblyrhynchus cristatus venustissimus

      10B – Marine Iguanas, subspecies Amblyrhynchus cristatus nanus

      10C – Two exhibits for somewhat larger, older and stronger juvenile Marine iguanas

      10D – Lizard vivarium rooms

      - Pinzón lava lizard (Microlophus duncanensis)
      - Galapagos lava lizard or Isabela lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis)
      - Galapagos leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus galapagensis)
      - Darwin's Leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus darwini)​

      10E – Snake vivarium rooms

      - Western Galapagos Racer snake (Pseudalsophis occidentalis)
      - Darwin's Racer snake (Pseudalsophis darwini)
      - Painted Racer snake (Pseudalsophis steindachneri)​

      10F-10I Galapagos Land iguanas

      10F - Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus)

      10G - Galapagos pink land iguana (Conolophus marthae)

      10H - Santa Fe land iguana (Conolophus pallidus)

      10I – Exhibits for somewhat larger, older and stronger juvenile land iguanas

      10J - Nursery room with incubators and raising vivariums for smaller and younger iguanas and smaller reptiles, with visitor viewing window

      11 - Galapagos rail (Laterallus spilonota)

      12 - Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)


      13 - Charles Robert Darwin House

      Large greenhouse building with exhibits within and around it

      13A-E Galapagos giant tortoises, dome and saddle shell shapes and intermediates represented

      13A - Española/Hood Island Tortoise (Chelonoidis hoodensis) [Saddle shell type]

      13B - Western Santa Cruz Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri) [Domed shell type]

      13C - Sierra Negra Tortoise (Chelonoidis guentheri) [Intermediate shell type]

      13D - Volcán Darwin Tortoise (Chelonoidis microphyes) [Intermediate shell type]

      13E – Rearing area for juvenile Galapagos giant tortoises with different pens indoors and outdoors for different sizes of juveniles and a nursery room with incubators and vivariums for new hatchlings

      13F – Mockingbird and Darwin’s finches aviaries, indoor and outdoors

      - San Cristóbal mockingbird (Mimus melanotis)
      - Floreana mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus)
      - Española mockingbird or Hood mockingbird (Mimus macdonaldi)
      - Vampire ground finch (Geospiza septentrionalis)
      - Woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus)
      - Mangrove finch (Camarhynchus heliobates)
      - Genovesa Cactus finch (Geospiza propinqua)
      - Green warbler finch (Certhidea olivacea)
      - Medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis)
      - Small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)
      - Sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis)
      - Vegetarian finch (Platyspiza crassirostris)
      - Galapagos martin (Progne modesta)​

      13G - Charles Robert Darwin Galapagos Botanical Collection with species such as Scalesia species or Asteraceae shrubs/trees sometimes called the giant dandelion trees of Galapagos, Opuntia species or prickly-pear cacti, Candelabra cactus Jasminocereus thouarsii, Lava cactus Brachycereus nesioticus, Galapagos carpet weed Sesuvium edmonstonei , Gray matplant Tiquilia nesiotica, Darwin’s cotton Gossypium darwinii, Galapagos tomatoes Solanum cheesmaniae and Solanum galapagense, Darwiniothamnus lancifolius and Pleuropetalum darwinii set in an area landscaped to replicate the landscapes and habitats of the Galapagos islands

      13H Galapagos walk-through aviary with native plant species
      • Galapagos dove (Zenaida galapagoensis)
      • Large tree finch (Camarhynchus psittacula)
      • Medium tree finch (Camarhynchus pauper)
      • Small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus)
      • Large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris)
      • Galapagos flycatcher (Myiarchus magnirostris)
      • Darwin’s flycatcher or Little Vermillion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus nanus)
      14 - Farm area with introduced and invasive species

      14A - Domestic goat - Spanish goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)

      14B – Farm barn with indoor housing for goats, pigs, cats, rats and mice and two vivariums

      - Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)
      - Giant African land snail (Lissachatina fulica)​

      14C - Greenhouse with an aviary housing Smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani) and a collection of plant species known to be invasive in Galapagos such as guava Psidium guajava, balsa Ochroma pyramidale, avocado Persea americana, hill raspberry Rubus niveus, red quinine tree Cinchona pubescens, elephant grass Pennisetum purpureum, common lantana Lantana camara, Cuban cedar Cedrela odorata, Angel’s trumpet Brugmansia species, Aristolochia odoratissima, Citrus trees Citrus species and Small-leaf spiderwort Tradescantia fluminensis

      14D - Black rat (Rattus rattus) and House mouse (Mus musculus) cages

      14E - Domestic cats (Spayed, from shelter) (Felis catus)

      14F - Domestic pig – Duroc breed (Sus scrofa domesticus)

      15 – Conservation Center

      Ground floor: Museum room with educational displays on the environment of Galapagos and conservation, including animal replicas and natural history species, viewing windows into the indoor and outdoor exhibits for Red-footed boobies and Brown noddies and two indoor vivarium rooms

      - Darwin's giant centipede (Scolopendra galapagoensis)
      - Santa Fe Galapagos Rice rat (Aegialomys galapagoensis bauri)​

      Upper floors: laboratory rooms and offices for researchers and conservationists

      16 –Red-footed booby (White and brown morphs) (Sula sula) and Brown noddy (Anous stolidus galapagensis)

      17 – Restaurant building serving sustainable seafood dishes and dished inspired by Ecuadorian cuisine with ingredients sourced as sustainably as possible, with viewing windows into seabird aviaries on both sides

      18 – Coastal walk-through aviary with Nazca booby (Sula granti), Galapagos Shearwater (Puffinus subalaris) and Franklin’s gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)

      19 - Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea pauper) and Great egret (Egretta garzetta)
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