Realms of the Amazon - The Realm of the Boto and the Caiman

Realms of the Amazon - The Realm of the Boto and the Caiman

The striped lists represent the different species kept in one of the areas. The different species in mixed exhibits are listed under the same stripe.

Boto and manatee exhibits

Boto or Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis)

Amazonian manatee, turtle and fish pools: Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis), Arrau turtle, Giant South American river turtle or Giant Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis expansa), Pirapitinga or Red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus), Butterfly peacock bass (Cichla ocellaris), Disk tetra (Myloplus schomburgkii), Banded Leporinus (Leporinus fasciatus), Zebra shovelnose catfish (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum), Bigtooth river stingray or Tocantins River ray (Potamotrygon henlei), Silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum), Ripsaw catfish or Cuiu cuiu (Oxydoras niger) and Lyre-tail pleco (Acanthicus hystrix)

Aviary, Neotropical otters and Marsh deer

Aviary: Black-capped Donacobius (Donacobius atricapilla), Grey-cowled wood rail or Grey-necked wood rail (Aramides cajaneus), Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias), Amazon green-rumped parrot, Delicate parrotlet or Santarem passerine parrotlet (Forpus passerines deliciosus), Pale-vented pigeon (Patagioenas cayennensis) and White-headed marsh tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala)

Neotropical otter or Neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis)

Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)

Aquarium gallery

- Large fish lagoon: Pirarucu, Arapaima or Paiche (Arapaima gigas), Redtail catfish or Pirarara (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus), Ripsaw catfish or Cuiu cuiu (Oxydoras niger) , Golden dorado, River tiger or Jaw characin (Salminus brasiliensis), Black pacu or Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), Tiger sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum), Giant wolf fish (Hoplias aimara), Discus ray, Manzana ray or Ceja ray (Paratrygon aiereba), Gilded catfish or Jau catfish (Zungaro zungaro), Silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) and Lyre-tail pleco (Acanthicus hystrix)
- Ocellate river stingray or Peacock-eye river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro), Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus), Tucunare peacock bass (Cichla monoculus), Redhook myleus or Redhook silver dollar (Myloplus rubripinnis), Black Prochilodus (Prochilodus nigricans), Black arowana (Osteoglossum ferreirai) and Adonis pleco or Polka dot lyre-tail pleco (Acanthicus adonis)
- Xingu River ray, Black diamond stingray, White-blotched river stingray or Polka-dot stingray (Potamotrygon leopoldi), Flag-tailed Prochilodus or Kissing Prochilodus (Semaprochilodus insignis), Pink-tailed Chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus) and Amazon sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis)
- Chocolate cichlid or Emerald cichlid (Hypselecara temporalis)
- Parrot cichlid (Hoplarchus psittacus)
- South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa)
- Green severum cichlid (Heros efasciatus)
- Demon eartheater (Satanoperca jurupari) and Scobinancistrus aureatus
- Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
- Black piranha or Red-eye piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus)
- Violet line piranha or Gery's piranha (Serrasalmus geryi)
- Uaru cichlid or Triangle cichlid (Uaru amphiacanthoides)
- Speckled pavon, Speckled peacock bass, Painted pavon or Three-barred peacock bass (Cichla temensis)
- Brycon amazonicus and Tiger river stingray (Potamotrygon tigrina)
- Geophagus altifrons
- Marbled swamp eel, Neotropical swamp eel, Marmorated swamp eel or Mottled swamp eel (Synbranchus marmoratus)
- Red-finned pike cichlid (Crenicichla johanna) and Pearl river stingray (Potamotrygon jabuti)
- Threadfin acara or Heckel's thread-finned acara (Acarichthys heckelii) and Royal panaque or Royal pleco (Panaque nigrolineatus)
- Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)
- Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) and Spotted headstander or Pearl headstander (Chilodus punctatus)
- Teardrop angelfish or Dwarf angelfish (Pterophyllum leopoldi)
- Blue discus or Brown discus (Symphysodon aequifasciatus), Cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi), Cockatoo dwarf cichlid (Apistogramma cacatuoides), Firehead tetra (Hemigrammus bleheri), Sterba's corydoras (Corydoras sterbai), Marbled hatchetfish (Carnegiella strigata), Panda catfish (Corydoras panda) and Royal tetra (Inpaichthys kerri)
- Red discus or Heckel discus (Symphysodon discus), Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma agassizii) and Glass tetra (Moenkhausia oligolepis)
- Green discus (Symphysodon tarzoo) and Beacon fish, Beacon tetra, Bead-and-tail light tetra or Head-and-taillight tetra (Hemigrammus ocellifer)
- Flag cichlid (Mesonauta festivus)
- Serpae tetra, Red minor tetra, Jewel tetra or Callistus tetra (Hyphessobrycon eques), Bronze Corydoras or Green Corydoras (Corydoras aeneus) and Zebra pleco (Hypancistrus zebra)
- Bleeding heart tetra (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)
- Three-banded lizard tetra (Iguanodectes geisleri)
- Black phantom tetra (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus)
- Bucktooth tetra (Exodon paradoxus)
- Retroculus lapidifer
- Black-tailed payara (Hydrolycus armatus)
- Peruvian freshwater sole (Hypoclinemus mentalis)
- Farlowella gracilis
- Banjo catfish or Guitarrito (Bunocephalus coracoideus)
- Golden nugget pleco (Baryancistrus xanthellus) and Leporellus vittatus
- Bicuda pike-characin (Boulengerella cuiveri)
- Arowana tetra (Gnathocharax steindachneri) and L306 (Panaqolus claustellifer)
- Neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi), Ornate tetra (Hyphessobrycon bentosi), Cochu's blue tetra (Boehlkea fredcochui), Skunk Corydoras (Corydoras arcuatus), Starlight bristlenose catfish or Bushymouth catfish (Ancistrus dolichopterus) and Silver hatchetfish, Spotfin silver hatchetfish, Spotted hatchetfish or Platinum hatchetfish (Thoracocharax stellatus)
- False rummy-nose tetra (Petitella georgiae), Lemon tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis) and Clown Peckoltia (Peckoltia vittata)
- Striped Raphael catfish or Chocolate catfish (Platydoras armatulus)
- Brown Hoplo or Kwi kwi (Hoplosternum littorale)
- Three-lined Pencilfish (Nannostomus trifasciatus)
- Sailfin Pim or Achara Catfish (Leiarius marmoratus)
- Pictus catfish (Pimelodus pictus)
- Freshwater needlefish Potamorrhaphis labiatus
- Anablepsoides rubrolineatus
- Largescale Four-eyed Fish (Anableps anableps)
- Banded knifefish (Gymnotus carapo)
- Black ghost knifefish (Apteronotus albifrons)
- Gymnorhamphichthys hypostomus
- Electric eel (Electrophorus varii)
- Electric eel (Electrophorus voltai)
- Amazon puffer (Colomesus asellus)
- Candirú-Acú (Cetopsis candiru)
- Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa)​

Invertebrate gallery

- Amazonian tricolor centipede (Scolopendra viridicornis)
- Golden apple snail or Channeled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata)
- Spike-topped apple snail (Pomacea diffusa)
- Dilocarcinus pagei
- Amazon zebra shrimp or Amazon tiger shrimp (Euryrhynchus amazoniensis)
- Amazon river prawn (Macrobrachium amazonicum)
- Megalobulimus popelairianus
- Sultana sultana
- Epiperipatus brasiliensis
- Heterophrynus batesii
- Thelyphonellus amazonicus
- Mastigoproctus colombianus
- Amazonian black scorpion (Tityus obscurus)
- Ecuadorian brown velvet tarantula (Megaphobema velvetosoma)
- Colombian giant redleg tarantula (Megaphobema robustum)
- Goliath bird-eater tarantula (Theraphosa blondi)
- Burgundy Goliath bird-eater tarantula (Theraphosa stirmi)
- Yellow-banded pink toe tarantula or Amazonian pink toe tarantula (Avicularia juruensis)
- Yellow-kneed skeleton tarantula or Skeleton leg tarantula (Ephebopus murinus)
- Brazilian white knee tarantula (Acanthoscurria geniculata)
- Purple tree tarantula (Tapinauchenius violaceus)
- Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria fera)
- Silver garden orb-weaver (Argiope argentata)
- American golden orb-weaver or Golden silk orb-weaver (Trichonephila clavipes)
- Peruvian black beauty stick insect (Peruphasma schultei)
- Cranidium gibbosum
- Leafcutter ant Atta cephalotes
- Lowland Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules ecuatorianus or D. ecuatorianus)
- Titan beetle (Titanus giganteus)
- Tropical shield mantis (Choeradodis rhomboidea)
- Callibia diana
- Stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula
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Amphibian gallery

- Cane toad (Rhinella marina)
- Amazophrynella bokermanni
- Pebas stubfoot toad (Atelopus spumarius)
- Upper Amazon glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium munozorum)
- Mission golden-eyed tree frog or Amazon milk frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix)
- Amazon climbing salamander or Amazon mushroom-tongue salamander (Bolitoglossa palmata)
- Linnaeus' caecilian (Caecilia tentaculata)
- Cayenne caecilian (Typhlonectes compressicauda)
- Giant monkey frog, Giant leaf frog, Waxy-monkey tree-frog, Blue-and-yellow frog or Bicolor tree-frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor)
- Clown treefrog, Beireis' treefrog or White-leaf frog (Dendropsophus leucophyllatus)
- Reticulated treefrog (Dendropsophus reticulatus)
- Tiger-striped leaf frog (Callimedusa tomopterna)
- Suriname horned frog or Amazonian horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta)
- Spix's horned treefrog (Hemiphractus scutatus)
- Manú poison frog (Ameerega macero)
- Blessed poison frog (Ranitomeya benedicta)
- Spot-legged poison frog (Ameerega picta)
- Brazil-nut poison frog (Adelphobates castaneoticus)
- Rio Madeira poison frog or Amazonian poison frog (Adelphobates quinquevittatus)
- Brazilian poison frog or Spotted poison frog (Ranitomeya vanzolinii)
- Ranitomeya uakarii
- Ranitomeya amazonica
- Three-striped poison frog (Ameerega trivittata)
- Yellow-banded poison dart frog, Yellow-headed poison dart frog or Bumblebee poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
- Blue poison dart frog or Blue poison arrow frog (Dendrobates tinctorius "azureus")
- Smooth-sided toad or Spotted toad (Rhaebo guttatus)
- Resplendent Cochran frog (Cochranella resplendens)
- Ringed caecilian (Siphonops annulatus)
- Yasuni rain frog (Pristimantis aureolineatus)
- Ecuadorian forest toad (Rhaebo ecuadorensis)
- Common Suriname toad or Star-fingered toad (Pipa pipa)
- Amazonian monkey frog (Agalychnis hulli)
- Red-headed poison frog (Ranitomeya fantastica)
- Paradoxical frog or Shrinking frog (Pseudis paradoxa)
- South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera)
- Amazon River frog (Lithobates palmipes)
- Sumaco horned treefrog (Hemiphractus proboscideus)
- Tukeit hill frog (Allophryne ruthveni)
- Red-skirted treefrog (Dendropsophus rhodopeplus)
- Shreve's Sarayacu tree frog (Dendropsophus sarayacuensis)​

Reptile gallery

- Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
- Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) and Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
- Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) and Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
- Orinoco crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
- Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
- Dark-spotted anaconda or De Schauensee's anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei)
- Amazon Basin emerald tree boa (Corallus batesii)
- Amazon tree boa or Garden tree boa (Corallus hortulana)
- Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor)
- Brazilian rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria cenchria)
- Catesby's snail-eater or Catesby's snail sucker (Dipsas catesbyi)
- Amazon puffing snake or Yellow-bellied puffing snake (Spilotes sulphureus)
- Chicken snake, Yellow rat snake, Tiger rat snake, Caninana or Serpiente tigre (Spilotes pullatus)
- Indigo snake (Drymarchon corais)
- Amazon banded snake (Rhinobothryum lentiginosum)
- Lora or Parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla)
- False water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)
- Forest flame snake, False coral snake or Calico snake (Oxyrhopus petolarius)
- Mount Roraima Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus ruruima)
- Common lancehead or Fer-de-lance (Bothrops atrox)
- South American bushmaster (Lachesis muta)
- Two-striped forest pit viper, Amazonian palm pit viper or Green jararaca (Bothrops bilineatus)
- Amazonian toad-headed pit viper (Bothrocophias hyoprora)
- Aquatic coral snake (Micrurus surinamensis)
- South American coral snake (Micrurus lemniscatus)
- Ornate coral snake (Micrurus ornatissimus)
- Green iguana (Iguana iguana), Red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle or Red-headed Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala), Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) and Golden tegu or Colombian black and white tegu (Tupinambis teguixin)
- Crocodile tegu (Crocodilurus amazonicus)
- Giant ameiva (Ameiva ameiva)
- Amazon bark anole or Orton's anole (Anolis ortonii)
- Banded tree anole or Transverse anole (Anolis transversalis)
- Broad-headed woodlizard or Guichenot's dwarf iguana (Enyalioides laticeps)
- Rainbow whiptail (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus)
- Elegant Eyed Lizard (Cercosaura argulus)
- Two-striped mabuya (Varzea bistriata)
- Many-colored bush anole (Polychrus marmoratus)
- Collared tree lizard, Collared tree runner or Harlequin racerunner (Plica plica)
- Forest whiptail (Kentropyx pelviceps)
- O'Shaughnessy's gecko (Gonatodes concinnatus)
- Red worm lizard (Amphisbaena alba)
- Big-headed Amazon River turtle (Peltocephalus dumerilianus)
- Amazonian Mata-mata (Chelus fimbriata)
- Amazon toadhead turtle (Mesoclemmys heliostemma)
- Six-tubercled Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis sextuberculata) and Northern caiman lizard (Dracaena guianensis)​