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  1. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Turtle Back Zoo 2/17/18

    60. Hispaniolan giant anole Anolis ricordii
    61. New Guinea ground boa Candoia aspera
    62. Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater
    63. Mexican beaded lizard Heloderma horridum horridum
    64. Blue spiny lizard Sceloporus cyanogenys
    65. Red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria
    66. Reticulated python Python reticulatus
    67. Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
    68. Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
    69. Kemps ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii

    Bronx Zoo 2/18/18

    70. Weber's sailfin lizard Hydrosaurus weberi
    71. Mary River turtle Elusor macrurus
    72. Malagasy leaf-nosed snake Langaha madagascariensis
    73. Klemmer's day gecko Phelsuma klemmeri
    74. Indian roofed turtle Pangshura tecta
    75. Taylor's shield-tailed agama Xenagama taylori
    76. Roti Island snake-necked turtle Chelodina mccordi
    77. Burmese python Python bivittatus
    78. Annulated boa Corallus annulatus
    79. American alligator Alligator mississippiensis
    80. Egyptian tortoise Testudo kleinmanni
    81. Puff adder Bitis arietans
    82. Southwestern speckled rattlesnake Crotalus pyrrhus
    83. Western diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus atrox
    84. South American bushmaster Lachesis muta muta
    85. Emerald tree boa Corallus caninus
    86. Rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria
    87. Indian cobra Naja naja
    88. Snouted cobra Naja annulifera
    89. Rhinoceros viper Bitis nasicornis
    90. West African bush viper Atheris chlorechis
    91. Black rat snake Pantherophis obsoletus
    92. Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus
    93. Giant snake-necked turtle Chelodina expansa
    94. Red-bellied short-necked turtle Emydura subglosa
    95. Grand Cayman blue iguana Cyclura lewisi
    96. Mozambique girdled lizard Smaug mossambicus
    97. Electric blue cave gecko Lygodactylus williamsi
    98. Beal's four-eyed turtle Sacalia bealei

    99. Red-headed Amazon side-necked turtle Podocnemis erythrocephala
    100. Arrau turtle Podocnemis expansa
    101. Giant Asian river turtle Orlita borneensis
    102. Freckled monitor Varanus tristis orientalis
    103. Merten's water monitor Varanus mertensi
    104. Blue tree monitor Varanus macraei
    105. Madagascan hognose snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis
    106. Southern Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus cowiei
    107. Madagascar tree boa Sanzinia madagascariensis
    108. Madagascar ground boa Acrantophis madagascariensis
    109. Cuvier's Madagascar swift Oplurus cuvieri
    110. Radiated tortoise Astrochelys radiata
    111. Flat-tailed tortoise Pyxis planicauda
    112. Four-lined girdled lizard Zonosaurus quadrilineatus
    113. Sulawesi forest turtle Leucocephalan yuwonoi
    114. Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
    115. Ball python Python regius
    116. Calabar python Calabaria reinhardtii
    117. Fire skink Lepidothyris fernandi
    118. African rock python Python sebae
    119. Yellow-headed temple turtle Heosemus annandalii
    120. Forsten's tortoise Indotestudo forsteni
    121. Asian brown tortoise Manouria emys emys

    Will post my subtotals later after I get another species IDed.
     
  2. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Bronx Zoo 2/18/18 (continued)

    122. Argus monitor Varanus panoptes (horni?)

    Subtotals:
    7 crocodilians
    35 lizards
    46 snakes
    34 chelonians
     
  3. d1am0ndback

    d1am0ndback Well-Known Member

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    Here are my tallies- (I accidentally counted giant day gecko in my list twice which is why 161 instead of 162)

    Total- 161
    Crocodilians- 6
    Lizards- 26
    Snakes- 117
    Turtles- 12
     
  4. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Toronto Zoo: March 10

    10. Frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
    11. Fly River turtle Carettochelys insculpta
    12. Emerald tree boa Corallus caninus
    13. Black tree monitor Varanus beccarii
    14. Blue-tongued skink Tiliqua occipitalis
    15. Stimson's python Antaresia stimsoni
    16. Green tree python Morelia viridis
    17. Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps
    18. Solomon Islands skink Corucia zebrata
    19. Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis
    20. Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle Podocnemis unifilis
    21. Mata-mata Chelus fimbriata
    22. Cuvier's smooth-fronted caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
    23. Snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina
    24. American alligator Alligator mississippiensis
    25. Eyelash viper Bothriechis schlegelii
    26. Jamaican boa Epicrates subflavus
    27. Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
    28. Midland painted turtle Chrysemys picta
    29. Spiny softshell turtle Apalone spinifera
    30. Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata
    31. San Esteban chuckwalla Sauromalus varius
    32. Desert grassland whiptail lizard Aspidoscelis uniparens
    33. Gila monster Heloderma suspectum
    34. Guatemalan beaded lizard Heloderma charlesbogerti
    35. Massasauga rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus
    36. Northern Pacific rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus
    37. Reticulated python Python reticulatus
    38. Boelen's python Morelia boeleni
    39. Chinese crocodile lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus
    40. Burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota
    41. Asian forest tortoise Manouria emys
    42. Spiny turtle Heosemys spinosa
    43. Black-breasted leaf turtle Geoemyda spengleri
    44. Malaysian painted turtle Callagur borneoensis
    45. Tentacled snake Erpeton tentaculatum
    46. Monocled cobra Naja kaouthia

    Totals:
    3 crocodilians
    13 lizards
    14 snakes
    16 chelonians

    -:cool::cool:
    TheWalrus:cool::cool:
     
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  5. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Per Reptile Database this is H. horridum, which I personally disagree with but for the purposes of the challenge that’s how it’ll count.
     
  6. TheGerenuk

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    47. Chinese softshell turtle Pelodiscus sinensis
    48. African spurred tortoise Centrochelys sulcata
    49. Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis
    50. Argentine black-and-white tegu Salvator merianae
    51. Red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius
    52. Green iguana Iguana iguana
    53. Burmese python Python bivittatus
    54. Pond slider Trachemys scripta (elegans)
    55. Leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius
    56. Knight anole Anolis equestrius

    Totals:
    3 crocodilians
    17 lizards
    15 snakes
    21 chelonians

    -:cool::cool:TheWalrus:cool::cool:
     
  7. TheGerenuk

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    I forgot to mention that this species is a lifer for me.
     
  8. TheGerenuk

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    Buffalo Zoo: March 15

    57. Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii
    58. Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
    59. Giant South American river turtle Podocnemis expansa

    Totals:
    3 crocodilians
    17 lizards
    16 snakes
    23 chelonians

    -:cool::cool:TheWalrus:cool::cool:
     
  9. birdsandbats

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    Do nature centers count? If so, I have several more species.
     
  10. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I see no reason they shouldn’t, unless anyone has an argument against them. As long as it’s a place dedicated to wildlife and not just a few clustered tanks in some visitor center.
     
  11. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Well, turns out my ID on this was wrong and it was actually a nile monitor, which I already counted. So my total is at 121 and for lizards I have only 34.
     
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    In that case:
    Heckrodt Wetland Reserve Nature Center - February 10 2018
    9. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta
    10. False Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica
    11. Common Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus
    12. Spiny Softshell Turtle Apalone spinifera
    13. Western Fox Snake Pantherophis vulpinus

    1000 Island Environmental Center Nature Center - March 19 2018
    14. Common Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius
    15. Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina
     
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    Current subtotals:
    1 crocodilian
    4 lizards
    4 snakes
    6 chelonians
     
  14. d1am0ndback

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    162. Brown Baskilisk- Basiliscus vittatus

    Tulsa Zoo

    163. Giant Leaf Tailed Gecko- Uroplatus fimbriatus
    164. Roti Island Snake Necked Turtle- Chelodina mccordi
    165. Philippine Sailfin Lizard- Hydrosaurus pustulatus
    166. Asian Yellow Pond Turtle- Mauremys mutica
    167. Black Breasted Leaf Turtle- Geoemyda spengleri
    168. Fiji Island Banded Iguana- Brachylophus fasciatus
    169. Hosmer's Skink- Egernia hosmeri
    170. Black Tree Monitor- Varanus beccarii
    171. Henkel's Leaf Tailed Gecko- Uroplatus henkeli
    172. Southern River Terrapin- Batagur baska
    173. Malaysian Giant Turtle- Orlitia borneensis
    174. Savanna Side-neck Turtle- Podocnemis vogli
    175. Mangrove Monitor- Varanus indicus
    176. Yellow Headed Temple Turtle- Heosemys annandalii
    177. Annulated Tree Boa- Corallus annulatus
    178. Indian Python- Python molurus
    179. Spix's Spiny Necked Turtle- Acanthochelys spixii
    180. Gopher Tortoise- Gopherus polyphemus
    181. Alligator Snapping Turtle- Macrochelys temminckii
    182. Eastern Indigo Snake- Drymarchon couperi
    183. Spotted Turtle- Clemmys guttata
    184. Bog Turtle- Glyptemys muhlenbergii
    185. Komodo Dragon- Varanus komodoensis
    186. Burmese Brown Tortoise- Manouria emys
    187. Grand Cayman Blue Iguana- Cyclura lewisi
    188. Common Chuckwalla- Sauromalus ater
    189. San Esteban Chuckwalla- Sauromalus varius
    190. Desert Iguana- Dipsosaurus dorsalis
    191. Sudan Uromastyx- Uromastyx dispar
    192. Red Diamondback- Crotalus ruber
    193. Pancake Tortoise- Malacochersus tornieri
    194. Girdle-Tailed Lizard- Cordylus tropidosternum
    195. Smooth Fronted Caiman- Paleosuchus trigonatus

    Total: 195
    Crocodilians- 7
    Lizards- 41
    Turtles- 26
    Snakes- 121
     
  15. jayjds2

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    National Aquarium in Baltimore 3/22/18:

    122. Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps
    123. Shingleback skink Tiliqua rugosa
    124. Knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus laevis
    125. Northern death adder Acanthopis praelongus
    126. Frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
    127. Northern Australian snapping turtle Elseya dentata
    128. Irwin's snapping turtle Elseya irwini
    129. Northern yellow-faced turtle Emydura tanybaraga
    130. Saw-shelled turtle Elseya latisternum
    131. Freshwater crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni
    132. Eastern carpet python Morelia spilota mcdowelli
    133. Water python Liasis fuscus
    134. Northern Australian snake-necked turtle Chelodina oblonga
    135. Kimberley snake-necked turtle Chelodina walloyarrina
    136. Murray River turtle Emydura macquarri (kreffti and macquarri)
    137. Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
    138. Cotinga River side-necked turtle Phrynops tuberosus
    139. Big-headed sideneck turtle Peltocephalus dumerilianus
    140. Smooth-fronted dwarf caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus
    141. Yellow-footed tortoise Chelonoidis denticulata
    142. Central American wood turtle Rhinoclemmus pulcherrima manni
    143. Spot-bellied side-necked turtle Phrynops hilarii

    Subtotals:
    9 crocodilians
    34 lizards
    49 snakes
    47 chelonians
     
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    Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park - March 28 2018
    16. African Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis

    Subtotals:
    1 crocodilian
    4 lizards
    4 snakes
    7 chelonians
     
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    Henry Vilas Zoo - March 30 2018

    17. Cook's Tree Boa Corallus cookii
    18. Black Rat Snake Pantherophis obsoletus
    19. Emerald Tree Boa Corallus caninus
    20. Common Map Turtle Graptemys geographica
    21. Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii
    22. Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
    23. Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus
    24. Green Anaconda Eunectes murinus

    Subtotals:

    1 crocodilian
    5 lizards
    9 snakes
    9 chelonians
     
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    Forgot one:

    25. Red-Footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius

    Subtotals:

    1 crocodilian
    5 lizards
    9 snakes
    10 chelonians
     
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    Stevens Point Herptological Society - April 12 2018

    26. Green Iguana Iguana iguana
    27. Common Box Turtle Terrapene carolina
    28. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta
    29. Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus

    Subtotals:

    1 crocodilian
    7 lizards
    9 snakes
    12 chelonians
     
  20. TheGerenuk

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    Ripley's Aquarium of Canada: April 29

    60. Green turtle Chelonia mydas

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