Animals that are only found in one American zoo or aquarium

I found many references to this Rota Zoo across the internet.

 

but no website, facebook or anytihng else. There is evidence it existed, but none that it still exists.

 

I can name several zoos like that that do currently exist.

 

please do. I know of one on Fiji.

 

Animal Haven Zoo, Wisconsin Rapids Municipal Zoo

 

the latter has a town website.

 

Not a particularly useful one, though.

 

true, but definite evidence it exists. All references to Rota are over a decade old.

 

I’m pretty sure Disney’s Animal Kingdom has some too.

 

Maryland Zoo in Baltimore holds this species.

 

Just going to add that Omaha also has Lake Titicaca frogs in the Kingdoms of the Night, has had them for at least 2 years.

 

Definitely more than one zoo in the US hold this species - Detroit, Columbus and Fort Worth and Saint Louis have them, there might be others as well.

 

All of that is true. Should be noted it is a recent development - Denver received the first group of them in the mid-2010s (2015, maybe?), bred them in 2017, and they have since been shipping them out rapidly to several other zoos to build up the captive population.

 

Brookfield as well.

 

As does Cincinnati Zoo

 

I thought Denver was the only place that held them, too, until I visited STl and FW in March, 2019. I didn't know they held them and was pleasantly surprised when I saw them. They looked different from what I saw on Animal Planet when I was ten. I've attached a photo from each place, STl and FW, in that order.
Also, I didn't know the Bronx ever had those frogs, but I was wither a baby or not even born when they were there .
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I remember coming to the Fort Worth Zoo once and I saw the frogs mating.