ZooChat Challenge UK 2016

My planned trip today ( which would have added considerably more) had to be scrapped due to unforeseen circumstances, so my total hasn't increased by much today:
21/2/16 at Paradise Wildlife Park
77.Madagascan Giant Hognose snake
78. Leopard Gecko
79. Taiwan Beauty Snake
80. Chinese Alligator

 

Not as many as the cancelled trip last weekend probably would have added, but boosted my total at Wingham 25/2/16:
81. Grays Monitor
82.Argus Monitor
83. Roughneck Monitor
84. Nile Crocodile
85. Spiny Hill Turtle
86.Tokay Gecko
87.White Lipped Tree Viper
88.European Nose horned viper
89. Ruthvens Kingsnake
90.Western Hognose Snake
91. Snouted Cobra
92.African Fat Tailed Gecko
93. Mindy Gecko
94 Schneider's Skink
95.Fan footed gecko
96. Yemen chameleon
97. Henkel's Giant Day Gecko
98. Taylor's Cantil
99. Spectacled Caiman
100. Common Chuckwalla
101. Gaboon Viper
102.Amazon Tree Boa
103Speckled kingsnake
104. Hermann's tortoise
105. Texas Ratsnake

 

Do you have the scientific name for your Amazon Tree Boa as there are more than 1 species that use this as the Common name,and I am interested to know which one you have seen,as I know in the UK with have 2 or 3 species that use Amazon Tree as the common name!!

Also did you not see the Hybrid Cuban Crocs at Wingham,as they were there when I visited last October.

 

To be honest I didn't make a note of it as I knew it was listed on ZTL, so someone probably took that from the sign at Wingham. I do see that they are also listed as holding Cook's tree boa. Nothing was signed as that though, but there was an unlabeled snake that could possibly have been that.
Yes there was a label for Cuban crocodile, with one croc in it.

 

Cook's and Amazon look very much the same,to tell the difference you have to count the scales between the nose pits!If the snake you saw was buried in the substrate it could be the un-labelled Blood Python that I still haven't id which species it is yet,waiting for somebody that has kept all 3 species to have a look of my pictures of it!

 

Finally got round to visiting Colchester Zoo for the first time this year, and managed to begin my reptile list:

1. Green iguana Iguana iguana
2. Philippine sailfin lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus
3. Yellow-footed tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus
4. Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina
5. Green anole lizard Anolis carolinensis
6. Madagascar tree boa Sanzinia madagascariensis
7. Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
8. Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis
9. Rhinoceros iguana Cyclura cornuta
10. Pancake tortoise Malacochersus tornieri
11. Giant Asian pond turtle Heosemys grandis
12. Royal python Python regius
13. Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps
14. Corn snake Pantherophis guttatus
15. African spurred tortoise Centrochelys sulcata
16. Aldabran giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea
17. Burmese mountain tortoise Manouria emys
18. Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis
19. Radiated tortoise Astrochelys radiata
20. Nile monitor lizard Varanus niloticus
21. African rock python Python sebae
22. Saharan spiny-tailed lizard Uromastyx geyri
23. Giant plated lizard Matobosaurus validus
24. Cuban crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer
25. Burmese python Python bivittatus

 

The unidentified snake was under a large piece of bark shelter. It was on the left hand side of the central area (entering from the end near flamingos), roughly opposite the largest crocodile enclosure.

 

From memory that very much sounds like where the Blood Python was last year.

 

Another little run out that picked up a few more for the challenge,also picked up a few more sub-species that I will also list after the first one I saw of said species with the same number followed by a letter

1) Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum)
2) False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
3) Giant Asian Pond Turtle (Heosemys grandis)
4) Painted Turtle (Batagur borneonsis)
5) Burmese Brown Tortoise (Manouria emys)
6) Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis)
7) Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi)
8) Red-tailed Racer (Gonysoma oxycephala)
9) Bell's Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus bellii)
10) Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
11) Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila melanota)
12) White-lipped Viper (Cryptelytrops albolabris)
13) Asian Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
14) Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadorii)
15) Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
16) Parson`s Chameleon (Calumma parsonii)
17) Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
18) Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
19) Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
20) Casque-headed Lizard (Laemanctus serratus)
21) Caiman Lizard (Dracaena guianensis)
22) Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella)
23) Indochinese Box Turtle (Cistoclemmys galbinifrons)
24) Yellow Spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
25) Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
26) Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
27) Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
28) Yellow Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
29) Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
30) Horsfields Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
31) Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
32) Royal Python (Python regius)
33) Berber Skink (Eumeces schneideri)
34) Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
35) Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
36) Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)
37) Common Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
37a) Hogg Island Boa (Boa constrictor imperator)
38) Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)
39) Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
40) Savannah Monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
41) Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
42) Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
43) Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
44) African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
45) Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)
46)West African Mud Turtle (Pelusios castaneus)
47) Madagascan Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
48) Rhinoceros Ratsnake (Rhynchophis boulengeri)
49) Cuviers Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
50) Geoffroys Side-necked Turtle (Phrynops geoffroanus)
51) Horned Desert Viper (Cerastes cerastes)
52) Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus)
53) Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum exasperatum)
54) Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
55) Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
56) Amazon Tree Boa (Corallus hortulanus)
57) Indonesian Spiny Turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
58) Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaura capra)
59) Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
59a) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
60) Vietnamese Golden Gecko (Gekko badenii)
61) Boulenger's Pricklenape (Acanthosaura crucigera)
62) Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
63) Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
64) Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides)
65) Cuvier's Madagascar Swift (Oplurus cuvieri)
66) Argentine Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis merianae)
67) Common Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
68) False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
69) Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
70) Allison's Anole (Anolis allisoni)
71) Eastern Casquehead Iguana (Laemanctus longipes)
72) Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
73) Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
74) Green Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)
75) European Legless Lizard (Pseudopus apodus)
76) Egyptian Dab Lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia)
77) Great Plated Lizard (Broadleysaurus major)
78) Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
79) American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
80) Utila Spinytail Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri)
81) Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
82) Jamaican Boa (Epicrates subflavus)
83) Pacific Ground Boa (Candoia paulsoni)
84)Amethystine Python (Morelia amethistina)
85) prehensile-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata)
86) Thai Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
87)West African Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus chamses)
88) Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
89) South-east Asian Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
90) Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
91) Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis)
91a) Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
92) Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)
93) Argus Monitor (Varanus panoptes)
94) Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
95) Indonesian Blue-Tongued Skink (Tiliqua gigas gigas)

As for the species seen in multiple collections I now have American Alligator in 2 collections,Red-eared Slider in 3 collections,Sulcatta Tortoise in 4 collections,Boa Constrictor in 6 collections and Panther Chameleon in 5 collections.When I started doing this challenge I certainly didn't see Panther Chameleon being that common,or that American Alligator would be the first species of crocodilian to be seen more than once.All the rest I would have put up there as been about in alot of places.

 

I had a very quick short local run out to a few place all less than 30 minutes away from me and picked up a few more

1) Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum)
2) False Gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)
3) Giant Asian Pond Turtle (Heosemys grandis)
4) Painted Turtle (Batagur borneonsis)
5) Burmese Brown Tortoise (Manouria emys)
6) Annam Leaf Turtle (Mauremys annamensis)
7) Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi)
8) Red-tailed Racer (Gonysoma oxycephala)
9) Bell's Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus bellii)
10) Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
11) Mangrove Snake (Boiga dendrophila melanota)
12) White-lipped Viper (Cryptelytrops albolabris)
13) Asian Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
14) Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadorii)
15) Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
16) Parson`s Chameleon (Calumma parsonii)
17) Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra)
18) Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
19) Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
20) Casque-headed Lizard (Laemanctus serratus)
21) Caiman Lizard (Dracaena guianensis)
22) Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella)
23) Indochinese Box Turtle (Cistoclemmys galbinifrons)
24) Yellow Spotted Amazon River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
25) Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
26) Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
27) Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
28) Yellow Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)
29) Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
30) Horsfields Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
31) Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
32) Royal Python (Python regius)
33) Berber Skink (Eumeces schneideri)
34) Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
35) Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)
36) Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)
37) Common Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
37a) Hogg Island Boa (Boa constrictor imperator)
38) Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus)
39) Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
40) Savannah Monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
41) Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
42) Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
43) Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
44) African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
45) Leopard Tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)
46)West African Mud Turtle (Pelusios castaneus)
47) Madagascan Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
48) Rhinoceros Ratsnake (Rhynchophis boulengeri)
49) Cuviers Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus)
50) Geoffroys Side-necked Turtle (Phrynops geoffroanus)
51) Horned Desert Viper (Cerastes cerastes)
52) Broad-banded Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus)
53) Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum exasperatum)
54) Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
55) Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
56) Amazon Tree Boa (Corallus hortulanus)
57) Indonesian Spiny Turtle (Heosemys spinosa)
58) Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaura capra)
59) Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
59a) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
60) Vietnamese Golden Gecko (Gekko badenii)
61) Boulenger's Pricklenape (Acanthosaura crucigera)
62) Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
63) Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)
64) Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides)
65) Cuvier's Madagascar Swift (Oplurus cuvieri)
66) Argentine Black and White Tegu (Tupinambis merianae)
67) Common Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
68) False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)
69) Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
70) Allison's Anole (Anolis allisoni)
71) Eastern Casquehead Iguana (Laemanctus longipes)
72) Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
73) Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
74) Green Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus)
75) European Legless Lizard (Pseudopus apodus)
76) Egyptian Dab Lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia)
77) Great Plated Lizard (Broadleysaurus major)
78) Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
79) American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
80) Utila Spinytail Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri)
81) Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei)
82) Jamaican Boa (Epicrates subflavus)
83) Pacific Ground Boa (Candoia paulsoni)
84)Amethystine Python (Morelia amethistina)
85) prehensile-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata)
86) Thai Cobra (Naja kaouthia)
87)West African Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus chamses)
88) Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
89) South-east Asian Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
90) Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
91) Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis)
91a) Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
92) Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)
93) Argus Monitor (Varanus panoptes)
94) Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
95) Indonesian Blue-Tongued Skink (Tiliqua gigas gigas)
96) Reeves Turtle (Mauremys reevesii)
97) Sudan Uromastyx (Uromastyx dispar)
98) Bornean Blood Python (Python breitensteini)
99) Savu Island Python (Liasis mackloti savuensis)
100) Yellow-headed Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri)
101) Spiny-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)
102) Ocellated Skink (Chalcides ocellatus)
103) Eastern Blue Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)
104) New Caledonian Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus)
105) Blue-tongued Skink(Tiliqua nigrolutea)
106) Standings Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi)
107) Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta cornuta)
108) Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)
109) Dumerils Boa (Acrantophis dumerili)
110) Baja Blue Rock Lizard (Petrosaurus thalassinus)
111) Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)
112) Florida Soft-shelled Turtle (Apalone ferox)
113) Home's Hingeback Tortoise (Kinixys homeana)
114) Bell's Hingeback Tortoise (Kinixys belliana)
115) Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
116) Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans)
117) Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys rubriventris)

As for the multiples of collections seen animals I now have a few changes in the Bearded Dragon is now equal with Panther Chameleon,and Cuviers Dwarf Caiman in now joint with American Alligator.

 

Twycross Zoo 11/03/2016

28) Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
29) African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcatta)
30) Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis)
31) Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
32) Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
33) Inland Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
34) Horsefield’s Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)
35) Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)

 

Banham Zoo

36) Red-Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonaria)
37) Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularus)
38) Colombian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates maurus)
39) Honduran Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis)
40) Royal Python (Python regius)

 

A trip to Thrigby Hall 13/3/16 added a few:

106 American Alligator
107 Saltwater Crocodile
108 Mugger Crocodile
109 European Pond Turtle
110 Red Eared Slider
111 Chinese stripe-necked turtle
112 Green Tree python
113 Asian Water Dragon
114 Blood python (Python curtus)
115 Rosy Boa
116 King Elaphe ( Elaphe carinata)
Most seen species is still Sulcata Tortoise at 5 out of 9 places .
Most seen snake Reticulated python at 4

 

Linton Zoological Gardens

41) Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongate)
42) Spur Thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca)
43) European Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis)
44) Sinoloan Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae)
45) Bredl's Python (Morelia bredli)
46)Common Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)

 

If you have taken the Carpet Python from the label at Linton its wrong,as the snake is a Bredl`s Python!!!

 

Can I add it to my list then?

 

Well you can if you saw it! Always helps to check things out for your self and not always believe the signs or zootierlist, as they can be wrong.

 

Thanks ZG, do you know the scientific name for the Bredls's Python?

 

Its is Morelia bredli.It used to be just another sub-species of Carpet Python but was split and given full species status probably about 10 years ago!