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Reptile Facility

December 2016

Reptile Facility
Hix, 26 Jan 2017
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    • snowleopard
      Are all of those terrariums full of reptiles? What exactly is this facility?
    • vogelcommando
      Would also be intrested to know more about this place :) !
    • Hix
      Four out of Christmas Island's five endemic lizards are extinct in the wild. The CI Blue-tailed Skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae) and Lister's Gecko (Lepidodactylus listeri) are kept here at this facility run by the Christmas Island National Park. There's also a backup population at Taronga Zoo. Both species are classified as Critically Endangered.
    • vogelcommando
      Thanks for this info Hix ! I guess this facility isn't open to the public ?
    • Hix
      Nope.

      I've been invited by Parks staff to visit but I haven't had the chance over the past year. But hopefully soon.

      :(

      Hix
    • drill
      Is there a reason as to why its called the Pink House.
    • Hix
      Yes.

      The main research building is pink.

      :p

      Hix
    • drill
      Thank you
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