Join our zoo community

A Guide to the Rarities of Europe

Discussion in 'General Zoo Discussion' started by amur leopard, 1 Feb 2021.

  1. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    13 Jun 2007
    Posts:
    23,398
    Location:
    New Zealand
    It is common in the fish trade for groups of similar species to be sold under an incorrect name, especially in catfish. O. affinis used to be widely traded a few decades ago but now shipments come from other parts of South America. Apparently the two most common species sold now are O. vitattus and O. macrospilus.
     
  2. 1Squirrel monkey

    1Squirrel monkey Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    1 Feb 2020
    Posts:
    109
    Location:
    The Netherlands
    The green junglefowl is another nice one for hoenderdaell (Gallus varius)
     
    amur leopard likes this.
  3. Bengal Tiger

    Bengal Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    21 Aug 2021
    Posts:
    1,641
    Location:
    Scatman's World
    Very impressive project, thanks for all of the hard work. Also, don you use zooinstitutes? It could be very useful.
     
  4. WalkingAgnatha

    WalkingAgnatha Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    4 May 2020
    Posts:
    750
    Location:
    New Zealand
    He does.
     
    HungarianBison and Bengal Tiger like this.
  5. Bengal Tiger

    Bengal Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    21 Aug 2021
    Posts:
    1,641
    Location:
    Scatman's World
    Oh, ok, cool. Thanks!
     
  6. amur leopard

    amur leopard Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    23 Feb 2019
    Posts:
    4,145
    Location:
    London
    I'm actually using Zootierliste, which is more comprehensive than Zooinstitutes, so while the latter can obviously be very useful for big rarities in countries outside of Europe, Zootierliste is in general a trustworthy resource :).
     
    HungarianBison and Bengal Tiger like this.
  7. WalkingAgnatha

    WalkingAgnatha Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    4 May 2020
    Posts:
    750
    Location:
    New Zealand
    Oh yeah, I read that wrong, thought ZooInstitutes was Zootierliste.
     
    Bengal Tiger likes this.
  8. Westcoastperson

    Westcoastperson Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    24 Mar 2020
    Posts:
    1,702
    Location:
    -18.529211, -70.249941
    I’ve tried using zoo institutes for rarity lists its not very helpful.
     
  9. Tiger

    Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    1 Jul 2021
    Posts:
    288
    Location:
    Belgium
    I don't know if this one has already been mentioned, but Antwerp Zoo has a big rarity, namely the only Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) outside Africa.
     
  10. amur leopard

    amur leopard Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    23 Feb 2019
    Posts:
    4,145
    Location:
    London
    Yes, read the rest of the thread, I’ve completed every country starting with any letter up to N.
     
    HungarianBison likes this.
  11. Tiger

    Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    1 Jul 2021
    Posts:
    288
    Location:
    Belgium
    Oh sorry, i didn't checked the first page:confused:. Well... then my message is a reminder of it:D:p.
     
  12. Bengal Tiger

    Bengal Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    21 Aug 2021
    Posts:
    1,641
    Location:
    Scatman's World
    Honestly, I don’t make lists, but I do enjoy seeing some interesting species listed there.
     
    Westcoastperson likes this.
  13. amur leopard

    amur leopard Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    23 Feb 2019
    Posts:
    4,145
    Location:
    London
    I've completed finished my notes for the entirety of Europe, so all that remains is for me to write it up into posts on here. I've compiled a few statistics just below to fill the time as I write everything up:

    Mammals

    The Collection with the most mammal rarities is, by far, Plzen, with 64 rarities, followed by Prague with 30, Jihlava with 29 and then Berlin TP with 28. The UK has a representative in Hamerton, which incidentally has the most unique mammal taxa of any zoo in Europe, astonishingly ahead of Plzen in that category. Below is the full list:

    1 - Plzen - 64 rarities.
    2 - Prague - 30 rarities.
    3 - Jihlava - 29 rarities.
    4 - Berlin TP - 28 rarities.
    5 - Poznan Nowe - 22 rarities.
    6 - Hamerton - 19 rarities.
    7 - Berlin Zoo - 17 rarities.
    8 - Frankfurt - 16 rarities.
    9 - Wroclaw - 16 rarities.
    10 - Dvur Kralove - 14 rarities.

    Birds

    Much higher numbers when it comes to birds unsurprisingly, with the biggest bird rarity collection being Loro Parque, with an astonishing 214 bird rarities, 210 of which are parrots. Second is Plzen, with 153 bird rarities, a stunning number also, followed by Walsrode with 136 bird rarities. Below is the full list:

    1 - Loro Parque - 214 rarities.
    2 - Plzen - 153 rarities.
    3 - Walsrode - 136 rarities.
    4 - Koln - 60 rarities.
    5 - Berlin TP - 52 rarities.
    6 - St Primus - 49 rarities.
    7 - Berlin Zoo - 45 rarities.
    8 - Graested - 38 rarities.
    9 - Warsaw - 35 rarities.
    10 - Pafos - 33 rarities.

    Herps

    Slightly smaller numbers here, with the top herp rarity collection being Plzen (again), with 129, followed by Wroclaw with 78, Nockalm with 75 and Graz with 70. Below is the full list once again:

    1 - Plzen - 129 rarities.
    2 - Wroclaw - 78 rarities.
    3 - Nockalm - 75 rarities.
    4 - Graz - 70 rarities.
    5 - Koln - 67 rarities.
    6 - Prague - 63 rarities.
    7 - Chemnitz - 48 rarities.
    8 - Berlin Zoo - 32 rarities.
    9 - Berlin TP - 31 rarities.
    10 - Several zoos at 29: Hradecku, Plzen Akva Terra and Chester.

    Overall:

    1 - Zoo Plzen - 384
    2 - Loro Parque - 230
    3 - Zoo Berlin - 199
    4 - Zoo Praha - 185
    5 - Zoo Koln - 184
    6 - Zoo Wroclaw - 160
    7 - Den Bla Planet - 157
    8 - Walsrode - 136
    9 - Tierpark Berlin - 120
    10 - Wilhelma Zoo - 106
    11 - HdM Vienna - 92
    12 - Porte Doree - 81

    13 - Chester - 80
    14 - Zoo Leipzig - 80
    15 - Nockalm - 75

    And finally here is a map of all the zoos with 3 or more mammal rarities, just to observe trends in Europe. I will make maps for birds, herps and fish later as well as a leaderboard for fish as well.

    mammals map.png

    Interesting to see the almost complete lack of mammal rarities in South and Eastern Europe but also the fact that nowhere North of Chester on Great Britain has three or more mammal rarities. The densest areas are Western Czechia and Eastern Germany as well as Western Germany and the South of England, where a number of small mammal collections are dotted around with Hamerton the larger red circle in Cambridgeshire. It is clear to see also how sparse French and Spanish zoos with mammal rarities are.
     
  14. Philipine eagle

    Philipine eagle Well-Known Member 15+ year member

    Joined:
    4 Jan 2008
    Posts:
    459
    Location:
    Belgium
    Stunning thread and work amur leopard!
     
    amur leopard likes this.
  15. Tiger

    Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    1 Jul 2021
    Posts:
    288
    Location:
    Belgium
    Great list and useful map @amurleopard !:):eek:
     
    amur leopard likes this.
  16. Bengal Tiger

    Bengal Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    21 Aug 2021
    Posts:
    1,641
    Location:
    Scatman's World
    I think this project deserves an award, good job @amur leopard
     
  17. amur leopard

    amur leopard Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    23 Feb 2019
    Posts:
    4,145
    Location:
    London
    Picking up where we left off in the Netherlands, here's the next installment. I know it's bit longer than normal, I'm trying my best to get this done and dusted before I return to school in just under a week - hopefully it's possible - got a fair few countries to get through before then.

    Barneveld: Arabian spiny mouse, Black-headed duck, Red-billed starling, Least snakehead, Maracaibo river stingray.

    Beesd: Pegu red squirrel.

    Bellingwolde

    This place happens to have a number of rare squirrel species for some reason, though iirc it isn't open to the public, at least not without permission. I may be wrong though.

    Mammals: Caucasian squirrel, Hoffmann's red-tailed squirrel, Karimun Prevost's squirrel, Lesser bamboo rat, Pegu red squirrel, Malacca Prevost's squirrel, Perny's long-nosed squirrel, Siberian red squirrel.

    Bergen am Zee: Blue Jack mackerel, Red-sided curly-tailed lizard, Brown-marbled grouper, Monkey goby.

    Best Zoo

    Despite it's name, not the greatest zoo in the Netherlands but it has a good collection, with a really nice rarity in the shape of a Derby's woolly opossum as well as a few other nice mammal and bird rarities.

    Mammals: Brown dorcopsis, Derby's woolly opossum, Eastern wallaroo, Red and white giant flying squirrel, Tasmanian wombat, Unstriped tamandua.

    Birds: Allen's gallinule, Chilean tinamou, Common kingfisher, Green magpie, Yellow-rumped cacique.

    Born: Alpine crested newt, Red-legged pan frog, Eastern mudminnow.

    Breda: North American wood turtle, Sri Lankan monitor.

    De Koog: Arctic ringed seal, Baltic seal (NSS), Common murre, North Atlantic harbour porpoise, Northern gannet.

    Den Haag Avonturia: Orange-legged monkey frog.

    Emmen: Siberian flying squirrel, Black-striped frog, Ricordi's robber frog, Serrate-legged small tree frog, Taylor's treefrog.

    Etten Leur: Costa Rica variegated squirrel, Hoffmann's red-tailed squirrel, Pearly parakeet, Pegu red squirrel, Perny's long-nosed squirrel.

    Haarlem: Tanimbar blue-tongued skink, White-throated skink.

    Harderwijk: North Atlantic harbour porpoise, Pacific walrus, Steller's sea lion, Lesser weever.

    Hilvarenbeek: Indian sloth bear, Black-headed weaver, Chestnut and black weaver, Western turkey vulture.

    Kallenkote: Buffy laughingthrush, Fire-tufted barbet, Jungle myna, Sooty-headed blackbird, Sumatran treepie.

    Kerkrade: Somali lion, Venezuelan red howler, Black-headed weaver, Korean ring-necked pheasant, Picazuro pigeon.

    Kwadendamme: Merakue blue-tongued skink, Pied warted treefrog.

    Landgraaf

    Has a fairly good bird collection, with notably capuchinbirds and some nice aracari rarities.

    Birds: Capuchinbird, Curl-crested aracari, Eastern hill myna, Eastern paradise whydah, Grey-headed kingfisher, Mindanao rufous hornbill, Northern black-bellied whistling duck, Pale-billed aracari, Western plantain eater, White-crowned wheatear.

    Leens: Dark-bellied brent goose, Mexican garter snake, Kellen's African dormouse.

    Leerdam: Ankasa hemichromis, Devil firefish, Giant Tanganyikan cichlid, Golden Congo tetra, Malawi trout, Norman's lampeye, Parrot cichlid, Pygmy rainbowfish, Rosette river stingray, Smudge spot cory, Speckled catshark, Violet cichlid.

    Luttelgeest: Siberian flying squirrel.

    Nes: Tope shark.

    Nieuwe-Tonge: Eastern grey-cheeked hornbill, Harlan's hawk, Pegu red squirrel.

    Oosterend

    Whoever founded this zoo must love crimson.

    Mammals: Virginia opossum

    Birds: Chinese grosbeak, Crimson-rumped toucanet, Crimson-winged laughingthrush, Ivory-billed aracari, Masked crimson tanager, Pin-tailed whydah, Sulawesi ground dove.

    Overloon: Crab-eating raccoon.

    Ouwehands: Short-tailed spotted cuscus, Sulawesi knobbed hornbill, Ehrhardt's corydoras.

    Rotterdam

    The best zoo in the country in terms of rarities, Rotterdam is nonetheless often placed behind Burgers due to the latter's superior quality of exhibitry. Nonetheless Rotterdam has a few nice rarities - for example their Pacific kittiwakes or West African Nile crocs.

    Mammals: Balabac chevrotain, Black and rufous sengi, Francois' leaf monkey, Grey slender loris.

    Birds: Antarctic gentoo penguin, Cochin chinese red junglefowl, Common murre, Crested oropendola, Golden-crested myna, Great kiskadee, Northern white-cheeked pintail, Pacific kittiwake, Painted stork, Raggiana bird of paradise, Western plantain eater, Yellow-faced myna.

    Reptiles: Eastern garden lizard, Gillen's pygmy mulga, McCord's box turtle, San Diego gopher snake, Southern brown turtle, Spotted-legged turtle, West African Nile crocodile, Western spiny-tailed iguana.

    Amphibians: Greater siren.

    Fish: Atlantic bumper, Bank butterflyfish, Bermuda sea chub, Black grouper, Blackeye goby, Blacknose shark, Blacktip shark, Blue runner. Cabezon, California sheepshead, Canary rockfish, Caribbean sharpnose puffer, Chinese rockfish, Common snook, Damba, False herring, False puffer, Giant damselfish, Grandidier's Malagasy cichlid, Grey snapper, Ladyfish, Marbled greenling, Nassau grouper, Razor surgeonfish, Reef butterflyfish, Sheepshead porgy, South American pilchard, Spotfin butterflyfish, Sunshinefish, Swellshark, Tiger rockfish, Yellow goatfish, Yellowtail reeffish.

    In summary, 78 rarities, of which 10 are unique in Europe and a further 11 are only found in a couple of the continent's collections.

    Ruinen

    A decent bird collection with a couple of really nice species such as the unique Emerald-spotted wood-dove.

    Mammals: Pegu red squirrel.

    Birds: African ring-necked parakeet, Bare-faced ground dove, Black-throated magpie-jay, Blue ground dove, Brown-headed parrot, Collared pratincole, Common ground dove, Emerald-spotted wood dove, Green woodhoopoe, Red-billed starling.

    Scheveningen: Fuzzy filefish, Honeycomb moray, Pacific seahorse.

    Someren: Amazilia hummingbird, Jackson's widowbird, Pin-tailed whydah, Siberian rubythroat.

    Tilburg: Anguilla bank anole, Diving lizard, Freckled monitor, Lebombo flat lizard, Red-spotted burrow frog, Sira poison frog, Three-striped poison frog, Three-toed amphiuma, Javanese ricefish.

    Zoo Veldhoven

    Another great bird collection, particularly when it comes to parrots, where it excels.

    Birds: Black-headed caique (NS), Blood-stained cockatoo, Colombian green military macaw, Common monk parakeet, East African black parrot, Eastern grey-cheeked hornbill, Guyana brown-throated parakeet, Jardine's parrot (NS), Little pied cormorant, Marajo amazon, Orange-bellied Senegal parrot, Rose-headed parakeet, Salvin's amazon, Sandia parakeet, Slender-billed gull, Southeastern red-tailed black cockatoo, Surinam brown-throated parakeet, Yellow-bellied Senegal parrot.

    In summary, 18 rarities, of which 4 are unique in Europe and a further 2 are only found in couple of the continent's collections.

    Vlissingen: Barrier reef anemonefish, Red-cheek wrasse.

    Zie Zoo

    Another nice collection with a fair few mammal rarities, including vontsiras, kowaris and viscachas.

    Mammals: East African striped hyena, Eastern ring-tailed vontsira, Kowari, Malacca Prevost's squirrel, Plains viscacha, Yucatan squirrel.

    Birds: Black-tailed gull, Lesser black-backed gull, White-browed coucal.

    Reptiles: Anguilla bank bush anole, Eyed dabb lizard, Vietnamese crocodile lizard.

    Amphibians: Fantastic poison dart frog.

    Waarland: African yellow white eye.

    And that is the Netherlands complete!

    Norway

    Alesund: Poor cod.

    Bergen: Atlantic hagfish, Coastal carpet python, Cusk, Goldblotch dwarf rasbora, Mexican milksnake, Pink salmon, Small sandeel.

    Kardemomme: Bavay's giant gecko, Centralian rough knob-tailed gecko, Gillen's pygmy mulga, Spencer's monitor, West African crocodile.

    Oslo: Algerian sand gecko, Caucasus emerald lizard, Golden-tailed gecko, Red-spotted garter snake, Taylor's strange agama, Yellow-headed gay gecko.

    Tromso: Bearded seal, Cusk, Northern wolffish.

    Poland

    Borysaw: Sykes' monkey.

    Braniewo: Arabian spiny mouse, Haitian curly-tailed lizard, Red-legged leaf frog, Reed vole, Rough-tailed gecko, Rusty-spotted genet.

    Czluchow: Agile gibbon.

    Gdansk: Feline genet, Costa Rica mealy amazon, South American turkey vulture, Mexican kingsnake.

    Gdynia: American white-spotted filefish, Blackeye goby, Canary rockfish, Masked puffer, Northern wobbegong, Orange-dotted tuskfish, Pacific creole fish, Pastel ringwrasse, Pilotfish, Pirapitanga, Shadowfin soldierfish.

    Gliwice: Bigtooth river stingray, Masked cichlid, Meel's cichlid, Pirapitanga, Threadfin cichlid.

    Gryfow: Manitoba elk.

    Kadzidlowo: Siberian flying squirrel.

    Katowice Zoo

    A pretty good collection (fish in particular), with a couple of unique species.

    Mammals: Feline genet.

    Reptiles: Blue-tailed day gecko, Haitian boa (NS), Rough-necked monitor, Yellow-headed temple turtle.

    Fish: Barlow's mbuna, Blue Victoria mouthbrooder, Fourspine cichlid, Hippo Point blue bar, Kitty tetra, Masked cichlid, Moore's lamprologus, Peacock slender cichlid, Redflank bloodfin, Synodontius granulosus, Three-lined pencilfish.

    In summary, 16 rarities, of which 4 are bolded and a further 5 are underlined.

    Krakow Aquarium: Baracao anole, Spotted headstander.

    Krakow Zoo: Australian ibis, Desert rosy boa, Haplochromis obliquidens, Latticed cichlid, Pearl of Likoma.

    Lisow: Libyan barbary sheep.

    Zoo Lodz

    A decent collection with one rarity in particular that sticks out - the Black-tailed thallomys.

    Mammals: Black-tailed thallomys, Eastern ring-tailed vontsira, Northern white-breasted hedgehog.

    Reptiles: East Indian box turtle, Green bush ratsnake, Parker's snake-necked turtle, Pacific boa, Thai bamboo ratsnake.

    Amphibians: Brown tree toad

    Fish: Bleher's rainbowfish, Brichard's cichlid, Lake Inle danio, Lake Wanam rainbowfish, Moustache catfish, Purple-spotted gudgeon.

    In summary, 15 rarities of which 2 are bolded and a further 2 are underlined.

    Lubin: Fieldfare, Jones' silver pheasant, Lewis's silver pheasant, Malay crestless fireback.

    Opole: Tasmanian long-nosed potoroo, Blue-tailed day gecko, Green crested lizard, Martinique anole, Reunion day gecko, Yellow-spotted monitor, Amami sword-tailed newt, Amazonian poison newt, Eastern newt, Greater siren, Lake Urmia newt, Red-eared greenback frog, Serrate-legged small tree frog.

    Zoo Plock

    An excellent collection of fish as well as a few nice herp rarities.

    Mammals: Agile gibbon.

    Birds: Collared kingfisher.

    Reptiles: Black-lined plated lizard, Checkered gartesnake, Frog-eyed sand gecko, Gaboon mud turtle, Holguin anole, Okavango mud turtle, Pacific boa, Ringed wall gecko, South American snake-headed turtle.

    Amphibians: Amami sword-tailed newt, Marbled newt, Vermiculated treefrog.

    Fish: Asian sun catfish, Black-banded rainbowfish, Bulldog goodeid, Catenaco platyfish, Clown killi, Deep water hap, Dinghawi, Egyptian mouthbrooder, Elegant poeciliid, Everglades pygmy sunfish, Exquisite wrasse, Five-spotted hap, Gabun hemichromis, Goldbelly topminnow, Greenwood's cichlid, Indian sailfin barb, Jewelled splitfin, Lake Inle danio, Mamfe tilapia, Molly, Monrovian redchin panchax, Picotec goodeid, Polka-dot splitfin, Pygmy gourami, Red-striped killifish, Rohan's barb, Sabre carp, Salvador molly, Smudge spot cory, Spangled cichlid, Spinetail platyfish, Swamp minnow, Top minnow, Western rainbowfish, Zig-zag eel.

    In summary, 49 rarities, of which 6 are bolded and a further 11 are underlined.

    Poznan Nowe

    One of the biggest collections in Europe of mammals, Poznan Nowe has vampire bats and Bawean deer as its most notable rarities.

    Mammals: Arabian spiny mouse, Bawean deer, Cactus deermouse, Chinese Reeves' muntjac, Common vampire bat, Egyptian bushy-tailed jird, Fat sand rat, Flower's gerbil, Garnett's greater galago, Hispid cotton rat, Javan rusa, Kowari, Matthey's mouse, Merriam's kangaroo rat, Mesic four-striped grass rat, North African gerbil, Nubian ibex, Pale spear-nosed bat, Reed vole, Two-spotted palm civet, Typical striped grass rat, Yucatan spider monkey.

    Birds: Eurasian golden plover, Steppe buzzard.

    Reptiles: Eastern mud turtle.

    In summary, 25 rarities, of which 3 are bolded and 1 is underlined.

    Poznan Stare: African five-lined skink, Forsten's tortoise, Oustalet's chameleon, Holguin anole, Peninsular black turtle, Black surgeonfish, Long-finned goby, Orange-backed fairy wrasse, Undulated moray.

    Sierakowice: Black-lined plated lizard, Myanmar arowana.

    Sosnowia: Mexican kingsnake.

    Torun: Boehm's buffalo weaver.

    Warsaw Zoo

    The third largest collection in the country, Warsaw has a great bird collection in particular with such rarities as the Red-collared widowbird, Brimstone canary and Yellow-cheeked tit.

    Mammals: Allen's swamp monkey, Eastern ring-tailed vontsira, Sichuan takin.

    Birds: African pygmy falcon, Black-faced go-away bird, Brambling, Brimstone canary, Crimon-rumped toucanet, Eurasian osprey, Golden-crested myna, Hazel grouse, Malay crestless fireback, Malayan peacock pheasant, Orange-cheeked waxbill, Pin-tailed sandgrouse (caudacutus), Pink-headed fruit dove, Red-collared widowbird, Red-backed shrike, Red-bellied fruit dove, Red-browed firetail, Ruffed grouse, See-see partridge, Slender-billed gull, Solitary tinamou, Sri Lankan junglefowl, Stone partridge, Sudan golden sparrow, Sunda green imperial pigeon, Tataupa tinamou, Turquoise tanager, Western bluebill, Western bronze-naped pigeon, Whimbrel, White-winged dove, Wood lark, Yellow-billed cardinal, Yellow-breasted fruit dove, Yellow-cheeked tit.

    Reptiles: Black Malagasy cat-eyed snake, Branderhorst's snapping turtle, Checkered gartersnake, Holguin anole, Inland carpet python.

    Amphibians: Black-spotted casque-headed treefrog.

    Fish: Head and tail light tetra, Sapphire damsel.

    In summary, 46 rarities of which 4 are bolded and a further 5 are underlined.

    Zoo Wroclaw

    The biggest collection in Poland and one of the continent's largest collections, Wroclaw is almost the polar opposite of Warsaw, excelling in mammals, herps and fish while facing a marked deficit in bird rarities. Its most famous rarity is the Cape hartebeest, the only one in Europe.

    Mammals: Arabian spiny mouse, Balabac chevrotain, Bear cuscus, Black and rufous sengi, Cape hartebeest, Eastern putty-nosed monkey, Eastern white-bearded wildebeest, Flower's gerbil, Hammerhead bat, Libyan barbary sheep, Madagascar flying fox, North African gerbil, Red and white giant flying squirrel, Tanzanian black and white colobus, Wagner's gerbil, White-tailed tree rat.

    Birds: Black-faced go-away bird, Germain's peacock pheasant, Palawan hornbill, Rueppell's robin chat, Spot-billed pelican, Twelve-wired bird of paradise.

    Reptiles: Aegean wall lizard, Balkan emerald lizard, Baracoa anole, Bismarck ringed python, Black Malagasy cat-eyed snake, Black-lined plated lizard, Black-throated monitor, Branderhorst's snapping turtle, Bronze mabuya, Cape girdled lizard, Central Vietnamese flowerback box turtle, Chinese water skink, Common flat lizard, Common spiny softshell turtle, Cook's tree boa, Cuban gian dusky dwarf boa, Cyrenaica tortoise, Dalmatian wall lizard, Desert rosy boa, Dominican anole (winstonorum), East African black mud turtle, East African egg-eating snake, Eastern sand boa, Emerald skink, Freckled monitor, Frilly gecko, Gaboon mud turtle, Giant ameiva, Gibba toadhead turtle, Greek rock lizard, Haitian boa (NS), Haitian giant galliwasp, Holguin anole, Iberian wall lizard, Ibiza wall lizard, Incised wood turtle, Island day gecko, Koch's day gecko, Kotschy's gecko, Leafnose snake, Lined day gecko, Malayan box turtle, Mozambique spitting cobra, Northern Tenerife lizard, Ornate girdled lizard, Pacific boa, Paraguayan rainbow boa, Peloponnese wall lizard, Ringed wall gecko, Schneider's skink (princeps), Sharp-snouted rock lizard, Smith's green-eyed gecko, Speckled cape tortoise, Speke's higeback tortoise, Tenerife wall gecko, Texas gopher tortoise, Tree runner. Vietnamese three-striped box turtle, West Canary skink, Western hingeback tortoise, White-lipped mud turtle, Yellow fan-fingered gecko, Zulia toadhead turtle.

    Amphibians: Amami sword-tailed newt, Budgett's frog, Delicate spiny reed frog, Gaboon caecilian, Green puddle frog, Green toad, Laos warty newt, Madagascar reed frog, Marbled newt, Paddle-tail newt, Painted frog, Portuguese fire salamander, Vermiculated treefrog, Western dwarf clawed frog, Yellow stream frog.

    Fish: African carp, African leaffish, Australian spotted gudgeon, Black piranha, Black-bellied distichodus, Blackbar hogfish, Blue diamond African tetra, Blue Victoria mouthbrooder, Brichard's cichlid, Brown-marbled grouper, Bucktooth tetra, Caerulean damsel, Celebes medaka, Cape kurper, Christy's cichlid, Compressiceps dwarf pike cichlid, Deckert's tilapia, Drape fin barb, Fenestratus hap, Fork-tailed lamprologus, Giant trevally, Glow-light carplet, Hori's Tanganyika cichlid, Humpback pufferfish, Khavli barb, Lake Inle danio, Lake Wanam rainbowfish, Leaf goblinfish, Lemaire's oddtooth cichlid, Leptura cichlid, Lomba barb, Long barbel goatfish, Malawi trout, Mamfe tilapia, Marbled swamp eel, Moore's lamprologus, Neolamprologus cichlid, Ornate shadow catfish, Palelipped surgeonfish, Payara, Pebbly fish, Perrier's cichlid, Pinkfin alectes, Reticulate knifefish, Sabre carp, Shukoray cichlid, Singidu tilapia, Smallspotted dart, Speckled damselfish, Striated frogfish, Striped glass catfish, Suez fusilier, Sumatran rasbora, Threadfin cichlid, Top minnow, Vundu, West African dwarf cichlid, Zebra angelfish, Zebra sardine cichlid.

    In summary, 159 rarities, of which 40 are bolded and a further 23 are underlined.

    Zamosc: Variable sunbird, Durango Mountain kingsnake, Gray-banded kingsnake, Haitian giant galliwasp, Pacific boa, Scorpion mud turtle, Chiapas swordtail.

    And that is Poland and the Netherlands complete! Next up - Portugal and Switzerland.
     
  18. amur leopard

    amur leopard Well-Known Member 5+ year member

    Joined:
    23 Feb 2019
    Posts:
    4,145
    Location:
    London
    Can't edit the post now, but Rotterdam in fact has 58 rarities and not 78 as written above, that was a typo :)
     
  19. Therabu

    Therabu Well-Known Member 10+ year member

    Joined:
    9 Jan 2010
    Posts:
    203
    Location:
    Paris area
    Thank you very much for this daunting work!
     
    amur leopard likes this.
  20. MennoPebesma

    MennoPebesma Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    21 Jun 2020
    Posts:
    1,254
    Location:
    The Netherlands
    No porpoises are kept here any more. The last two were moved to the Dolfinarium at the beginning of this year.

    This should be the Siberian red squirrel.


    You also missed my home zoo. It's not a very big zoo and it doesn't have many rarities either, but according to your method the following species would be on the list:

    AquaZoo Leeuwarden: Flying steamerduck, Blue gularis killifish, Dwarf oto, Majorcan midwife toad, Portuguese fire salamander.