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  1. Hipporex

    Hipporex Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    From mind behind Hipporex's Slightly-Inaccurate Photographic Guide to Crocodilia, here is an incomplete list of every crocodilian in American zoos. Although I tried my best to make the list as comprehensive as possible, I'll inevitably of missed some or many zoos (particularly when it comes to the American alligator). That is why I'm calling on you, yes you, to help me complete this list. Know of a zoo not listed that holds a crocodilian? Share! And together we'll make a complete list of every crocodilian in American zoos. Additionally, I'd like to give a HUGE thanks to @ThylacineAlive as he was a tremendous help in making this list. *round of applause*

    Alligatoridae

    Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator)

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    (San Diego Zoo; @Julio C Castro)
    1. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    2. Chattanooga Zoo (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
    3. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    4. Detroit Zoo (Detroit, Michigan)
    5. Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
    6. Peoria Zoo (Peoria, Illinois)
    7. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    8. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    9. Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, California)
    10. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    11. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    12. Staten Island Zoo (New York City, New York)
    13. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
    14. Utica Zoo (Utica, New York)
    Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator)

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    (Sacramento Zoo; @Anteaterman)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    3. Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, Florida)
    4. Baton Rouge Zoo (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
    5. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    6. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
    7. Caldwell Zoo (Tyler, Texas)
    8. California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco, California)
    9. Cameron Park Zoo (Waco, Texas)
    10. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
    11. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    12. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
    13. Dallas Zoo (Dallas, Texas)
    14. DEW Haven (Mount Vernon, Maine)
    15. Deyoung Family Zoo (Wallace, Michigan)
    16. Elmwood Park Zoo (Norristown, Pennsylvania)
    17. Epcot Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
    18. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
    19. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
    20. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
    21. Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia)
    22. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
    23. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (San Jose, California)
    24. Hattiesburg Zoo (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
    25. Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison, Wisconsin)
    26. Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
    27. Houston Zoo (Houston, Texas)
    28. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
    29. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
    30. Memphis Zoo (Memphis, Tennessee)
    31. Mystic Aquarium (Stonington, Connecticut)
    32. Naples Zoo (Naples, Florida)
    33. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
    34. North Carolina Zoo (Asheboro, North Carolina)
    35. Oakland Zoo (Oakland, California)
    36. Oglebay Good Zoo (Wheeling, West Virginia)
    37. Oklahoma Aquarium (Jenks, Oklahoma)
    38. Oklahoma City Zoo (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
    39. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    40. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
    41. Plumpton Park Zoo (Rising Sun, Maryland)
    42. Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend, Indiana)
    43. Reid Park Zoo (Tuscon, Arizona)
    44. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
    45. Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California)
    46. Saginaw Children's Zoo (Saginaw, Michigan)
    47. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    48. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
    49. Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, California)
    50. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, California)
    51. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    52. Southwick's Zoo (Mendon, Massachusetts)
    53. Space Farms Zoo and Museum (Wantage Township, New Jersey)
    54. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    55. Staten Island Zoo (New York City, New York)
    56. Stone Zoo (Stoneham, Massachusetts)
    57. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
    58. The Zoo In Forest Park & Education Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
    59. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
    60. Turtle Back Zoo (West Orange, New Jersey)
    61. Wildlife Safari (Winston, Oregon)
    62. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    63. ZooAmerica (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
    Caiman crocodilus (Spectacled caiman)

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    (Reptile Lagoon; @jayjds2)
    1. Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
    2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    3. Reptile Lagoon (Hamer, South Carolina)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    5. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    Caiman latirostris (Broad-snouted caiman)

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    (Sedgewick County Zoo; @Ituri)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Sedgewick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas)
    3. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Caiman yacare (Yacare caiman)

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    (St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park; @Zoological Point)
    1. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
    2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Melanosuchus niger (Black caiman)

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    (Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens; @ThylacineAlive)
    1. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
    2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier’s dwarf caiman)

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    (Newport Aquarium; @Moebelle)
    1. Adventure Aquarium (Camden, New Jersey)
    2. Aquarium of Boise (Boise, Idaho)
    3. Brights Zoo (Limestone, Tennessee)
    4. Capron Park Zoo (Attleboro, Massachusetts)
    5. Central Park Zoo (New York City, New York)
    6. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
    7. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
    8. Newport Aquarium (Newport, Kentucky)
    9. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
    10. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
    11. Rosamond Gifford Zoo (Syncause, New York)
    12. SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium (Grapevine, Texas)
    13. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    14. Sunset Zoo (Manhattan, Kansas)
    15. Topeka Zoo (Topeka, Kansas)
    16. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    Paleosuchus trigonatus (Smooth-fronted caiman)

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    (Sacramento Zoo; @Great Argus)
    1. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
    2. National Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
    3. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    4. Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California)
    5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    6. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
    Crocodylidae
    Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile)

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    (Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden; @ZooBinh)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, Florida)
    3. Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (Jupiter, Florida)
    4. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
    5. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    6. Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
    7. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    8. Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (Miami, Florida)
    9. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Crocodylus halli (Hall’s New Guinea crocodile)

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    (St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park; @Zoological Point)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Crocodylus intermedius (Orinoco crocodile)

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    (Gladys Porter Zoo; @TheMightyOrca)
    1. Brookfeild Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
    2. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
    3. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
    4. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
    5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    6. Zoo Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
    Crocodylus johnsoni (Freshwater crocodile)

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    (Reptile Lagoon; @jayjds2)
    1. National Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
    2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    3. Reptile Lagoon (Hamer, South Carolina)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Crocodylus mindorensis (Philippine crocodile)

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    (Smithsonian's National Zoo; @ThylacineAlive)
    1. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
    2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    3. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    5. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
    Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet’s crocodile)

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    (Dallas World Aquarium; @Ding Lingwei)
    1. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
    2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Crocodylus niloticus (subspecies unknown) (Nile crocodile)

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    (Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens; @Sarus Crane)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
    3. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
    4. Memphis Zoo (Memphis, Tennessee)
    5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    6. Zoo Boise (Boise, Idaho)
    Crocodylus niloticus africanus (East African Nile crocodile)

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    (Dallas Zoo; @Baldur)
    1. Dallas Zoo (Dallas, Texas)
    Crocodylus niloticus cowei (South African Nile crocodile)

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    (Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park; @GraysonDP)
    1. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
    3. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    Crocodylus niloticus madagascariensis (Malagasy Nile crocodile)
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    (Capital of Texas Zoo; @d1am0ndback)
    1. Capital of Texas Zoo (?) (Wyldwood, Texas)
    Crocodylus novaeguineae (Northern New Guinea crocodile)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida) (?)
    Crocodylus palustris (Mugger crocodile)

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    (St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park; @Zoological Point)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuban crocodile)

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    (Sedgwick County Zoo; @Ituri)
    1. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    2. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
    3. Louisville Zoo (Louisville, Kentucky)
    4. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    5. Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas)
    6. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    7. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
     
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  2. Hipporex

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    Crocodylus siamensis (Siamese crocodile)

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    (San Diego Zoo; @Julio C Castro)
    1. Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo (New Braunfels, Texas)
    2. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    3. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    5. Virginia Zoo (Norfolk, Virginia)
    6. Utah's Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah)
    Crocodylus sp. (Australian saltwater crocodile)

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    (St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park; @Sarus Crane)
    1. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
    2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    3. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    Crocodylus suchus (Desert crocodile)

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    (Philadelphia Zoo; @ThylacineAlive)
    1. Philadelphia Zoo (?) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
    2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Mecistops cataphractus (West African slender-snouted crocodile)

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    (San Diego Zoo; @Julio C Castro)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Oregon Zoo (Portland, Oregon)
    3. Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
    4. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    6. Zoo Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
    Osteolaemus sp. (West African dwarf crocodile)

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    (Tennessee Aquarium; @ThylacineAlive)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    3. Franklin Park Zoo (Boston, Massachusetts)
    4. Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, Minnesota)
    5. Lincoln Children's Zoo (Lincoln, Nebraska)
    6. Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
    7. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
    8. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
    9. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    10. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    11. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
    Osteolaemus osborni (Osborn’s dwarf crocodile)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Gavialidae
    Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial)

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    (Honolulu Zoo; @geomorph)
    1. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    2. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
    3. Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
    4. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
    5. Montgomery Zoo (Montgomery, Alabama)
    6. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    7. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    8. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Tomistoma schlegelii (Tomistoma)

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    (Turtle Back Zoo; @RatioTile)
    1. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    2. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    3. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
    4. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
    5. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
    6. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    7. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    8. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    9. ZooMiami (Miami, Florida)
     
  3. Zoofan15

    Zoofan15 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    What a great resource @Hipporex.

    The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is clearly the place to go. I will bear this in mind if visiting Florida in the future. :)
     
  4. Brookfield Fan

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    I know Gatorland also has some American Crocodiles, Nile Crocodiles, Cuban Crocodiles as well as a handful of Australian Saltwaters.
     
  5. Milwaukee Man

    Milwaukee Man Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    @Hipporex Cool list! You can add Milwaukee County under the Chinese alligator list. They have a pair in the Aquatic and Reptile Center.

    Also, I believe Rio Grande Zoo has American alligators and at least one saltie still, and maybe one or two other crocodilians?
     
  6. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Milwaukee keeps Chinese Alligator.

    American Alligator is kept by Animal Haven, Timbavati Wildlife Park, Columbus, NEW, Shedd Aquarium, and Alligator Alley.

    Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman is kept by Detroit and Saint Louis.

    West African Dwarf Crocodile is also kept by Brookfield.
     
  7. PSO

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    I can confirm Central FL zoo doesn't have black caiman anymore, she died last year. I know of a confiscation of M. Niger that were at Brookfield and I believe ended up in Miami. Also Silver Springs had one before it closed but do not know were it ended up. @Hipporex appreciate the effort.
    Doesn't Toledo still have a Salty? And Pittsburgh and Cleveland have Gharial.
     
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  8. PSO

    PSO Well-Known Member

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    And Alligator Adventure in Myrtle Beach has many species. I know of tomistoma, Siams, Morelets, Chinese gator just to name a few
     
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    Calvin Stevens Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I know that the Potawatomi zoo keeps Chinese alligators.
     
  10. Mo Hassan

    Mo Hassan Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    Nice list! I'm pretty sure Queens Zoo, New York, has American alligator.
     
  11. Julio C Castro

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    Crocodilians are so awe inspiring, they are on the same level for me as with big cats in regards to power and beauty. St Augustine is on my list after I do the zoos I polled last year :D
     
  12. Ituri

    Ituri Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Sedgwick County Zoo no longer keeps Broad-snouted Caimans but they do have Chinese Alligators in addition to the Cuban Crocodile already listed.
     
  13. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    You're welcome for the help :) Happy to contribute to a thread on some of my favorite reptiles!

    Gators & Friends has allgators :p Not sure if they keep other species as well. Queens does in fact exhibit alligators seasonally I believe.

    Here's a photo of St. Augustine's osborni:
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    ~Thylo
     
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    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Toledo keeps Saltwater Crocodile.
     
  15. PSO

    PSO Well-Known Member

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    Does San Antonio no longer keep gharial? I remember seeing them with Wattled crane
     
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    PSO Well-Known Member

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    And Lowry had both tomistoma and gharial just a year or so ago
    Also Wild Florida has, at least, American gator, niles and Siams
     
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    Got an update from a colleague at Wild Florida:
    Siams have left
    Current Species: Gators, Niles, W. Nile, Cuban, Orinoco, Morellets
     
  18. Hipporex

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    Alligatoridae

    Alligator sinensis (Chinese alligator)
    1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
    2. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
    3. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    4. Chattanooga Zoo (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
    5. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    6. Detroit Zoo (Detroit, Michigan)
    7. Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
    8. Milwaukee County Zoo (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
    9. Peoria Zoo (Peoria, Illinois)
    10. Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend, Indiana)
    11. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    12. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    13. Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, California)
    14. Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas)
    15. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    16. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    17. Staten Island Zoo (New York City, New York)
    18. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
    19. Utica Zoo (Utica, New York)
    Alligator mississippiensis (American alligator)
    1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
    2. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    3. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
    4. Alligator Alley Adventures (Lake Delton, Wisconsin)
    5. Animal Haven Farm Zoo (Weyauwega, Wisconsin)
    6. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    7. Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, Florida)
    8. Baton Rouge Zoo (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
    9. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    10. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
    11. Caldwell Zoo (Tyler, Texas)
    12. California Academy of Sciences (San Francisco, California)
    13. Cameron Park Zoo (Waco, Texas)
    14. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
    15. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    16. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (Powell, Ohio)
    17. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
    18. Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary (Athens, Michigan)
    19. Dallas Zoo (Dallas, Texas)
    20. DEW Haven (Mount Vernon, Maine)
    21. Deyoung Family Zoo (Wallace, Michigan)
    22. Elmwood Park Zoo (Norristown, Pennsylvania)
    23. Epcot Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
    24. Fort Wayne Children's Zoo (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
    25. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
    26. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
    27. Gators & Friends (Greenwood, Louisiana)
    28. Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, Georgia)
    29. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
    30. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo (San Jose, California)
    31. Hattiesburg Zoo (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
    32. Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison, Wisconsin)
    33. Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
    34. Houston Zoo (Houston, Texas)
    35. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
    36. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
    37. Memphis Zoo (Memphis, Tennessee)
    38. Mystic Aquarium (Stonington, Connecticut)
    39. Naples Zoo (Naples, Florida)
    40. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
    41. NEW Zoo & Adventure Park (Suamico, Wisconsin)
    42. North Carolina Zoo (Asheboro, North Carolina)
    43. Oakland Zoo (Oakland, California)
    44. Oglebay Good Zoo (Wheeling, West Virginia)
    45. Oklahoma Aquarium (Jenks, Oklahoma)
    46. Oklahoma City Zoo (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
    47. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    48. Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach, Florida)
    49. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
    50. Plumpton Park Zoo (Rising Sun, Maryland)
    51. Potawatomi Zoo (South Bend, Indiana)
    52. Queens Zoo (New York City, New York)
    53. Reid Park Zoo (Tucson, Arizona)
    54. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
    55. Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California)
    56. Saginaw Children's Zoo (Saginaw, Michigan)
    57. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    58. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas)
    59. Santa Barbara Zoo (Santa Barbara, California)
    60. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, California)
    61. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, Illinois)
    62. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    63. Southwick's Zoo (Mendon, Massachusetts)
    64. Space Farms Zoo and Museum (Wantage Township, New Jersey)
    65. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    66. Staten Island Zoo (New York City, New York)
    67. Stone Zoo (Stoneham, Massachusetts)
    68. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
    69. Timbavati Wildlife Park (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin)
    70. The Zoo In Forest Park & Education Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
    71. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
    72. Turtle Back Zoo (West Orange, New Jersey)
    73. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
    74. Wildlife Safari (Winston, Oregon)
    75. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    76. ZooAmerica (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
    77. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
    Caiman crocodilus (Spectacled caiman)
    1. Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
    2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    3. Palm Beach Zoo (West Palm Beach, Florida)
    4. Reptile Lagoon (Hamer, South Carolina)
    5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    6. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    Caiman latirostris (Broad-snouted caiman)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Caiman yacare (Yacare caiman)
    1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
    2. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
    3. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Melanosuchus niger (Black caiman)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    2. ZooMiami (?) (Miami, Florida)
    Paleosuchus palpebrosus (Cuvier’s dwarf caiman)
    1. Adventure Aquarium (Camden, New Jersey)
    2. Aquarium of Boise (Boise, Idaho)
    3. Brights Zoo (Limestone, Tennessee)
    4. Capron Park Zoo (Attleboro, Massachusetts)
    5. Central Park Zoo (New York City, New York)
    6. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
    7. Detroit Zoo (Detroit, Michigan)
    8. Nashville Zoo (Nashville, Tennessee)
    9. Newport Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
    10. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
    11. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
    12. Rosamond Gifford Zoo (Syncause, New York)
    13. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    14. SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium (Grapevine, Texas)
    15. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    16. Sunset Zoo (Manhattan, Kansas)
    17. Topeka Zoo (Topeka, Kansas)
    18. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    Paleosuchus trigonatus (Smooth-fronted caiman)
    1. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
    2. National Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
    3. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    4. Sacramento Zoo (Sacramento, California)
    5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    6. Tulsa Zoo (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
    Crocodylidae

    Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    3. Brevard Zoo (Melbourne, Florida)
    4. Busch Wildlife Sanctuary (Jupiter, Florida)
    5. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Orlando, Florida)
    6. Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
    7. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
    8. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    9. Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (Miami, Florida)
    10. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    11. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
    Crocodylus halli (Hall’s New Guinea crocodile)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Crocodylus intermedius (Orinoco crocodile)
    1. Brookfield Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
    2. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
    3. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    5. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
    6. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
    Crocodylus johnsoni (Freshwater crocodile)
    1. National Aquarium (Baltimore, Maryland)
    2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    3. Reptile Lagoon (Hamer, South Carolina)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Crocodylus mindorensis (Philippine crocodile)
    1. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
    2. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium (Omaha, Nebraska)
    3. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    5. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
    Crocodylus moreletii (Morelet’s crocodile)
    1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
    2. Dallas World Aquarium (Dallas, Texas)
    3. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    4. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
    Crocodylus niloticus (subspecies unknown) (Nile crocodile)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida)
    3. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
    4. Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (Jacksonville, Florida)
    5. Memphis Zoo (Memphis, Tennessee)
    6. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    7. Zoo Boise (Boise, Idaho)
    8. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
    Crocodylus niloticus africanus (East African Nile crocodile)
    1. Dallas Zoo (Dallas, Texas)
    Crocodylus niloticus cowei (South African Nile crocodile)
    1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
    2. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park (Baylake, Florida)
    3. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    Crocodylus niloticus madagascariensis (Malagasy Nile crocodile)
    1. Capital of Texas Zoo (?) (Wyldwood, Texas)
    Crocodylus novaeguineae (Northern New Guinea crocodile)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida) (?)
    Crocodylus palustris (Mugger crocodile)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Crocodylus rhombifer (Cuban crocodile)
    1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
    2. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
    3. Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, Texas)
    4. Louisville Zoo (Louisville, Kentucky)
    5. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    6. Sedgwick County Zoo (Wichita, Kansas)
    7. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    8. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    9. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
    Crocodylus siamensis (Siamese crocodile)
    1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
    2. Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo (New Braunfels, Texas)
    3. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
    4. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    5. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    6. Utah's Hogle Zoo (Salt Lake City, Utah)
    7. Virginia Zoo (Norfolk, Virginia)
    8. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
    Crocodylus sp. (Australian saltwater crocodile)
    1. ABQ BioPark Zoo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
    2. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
    3. Gatorland (Orlando, Florida)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    5. Toledo Zoo (Toledo, Ohio)
    6. Wildlife World Zoo (Litchfield Park, Arizona)
    Crocodylus suchus (Desert crocodile)
    1. Philadelphia Zoo (?) (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
    2. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    3. Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park (Kenansville, Florida)
    Mecistops cataphractus (West African slender-snouted crocodile)
    1. Oregon Zoo (Portland, Oregon)
    2. Maryland Zoo (Baltimore, Maryland)
    3. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    4. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    5. Zoo Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia)
    Osteolaemus sp. (West African dwarf crocodile)
    1. Alexandria Zoo (Alexandria, Louisiana)
    2. Bronx Zoo (New York City, New York)
    3. Brookfield Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
    4. Franklin Park Zoo (Boston, Massachusetts)
    5. Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, Minnesota)
    6. Lincoln Children's Zoo (Lincoln, Nebraska)
    7. Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois)
    8. Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
    9. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
    10. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    11. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    12. Tennessee Aquarium (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
    Osteolaemus osborni (Osborn’s dwarf crocodile)
    1. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    Gavialidae

    Gavialis gangeticus (Gharial)
    1. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
    2. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland, Ohio)
    3. Fort Worth Zoo (Fort Worth, Texas)
    4. Honolulu Zoo (Honolulu, Hawaii)
    5. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
    6. Montgomery Zoo (Montgomery, Alabama)
    7. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
    8. San Antonio Zoo (?) (San Antonio, Texas)
    9. San Diego Zoo (San Diego, California)
    10. Smithsonian's National Zoo (Washington D.C.)
    11. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    12. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
    Tomistoma schlegelii (Tomistoma)
    1. Alligator Adventure (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)
    2. Audubon Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana)
    3. Bronx Zoo (New York, New York)
    4. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Los Angeles, California)
    5. Riverbanks Zoo & Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
    6. Saint Louis Zoo (Saint Louis, Missouri)
    7. San Antonio Zoo (San Antonio, Texas) (San Antonio, Texas)
    8. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park (St. Augustine, Florida)
    9. ZooMiami (Miami, Florida)
    10. ZooTampa at Lowry Park (Tampa, Florida)
     
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  19. PSO

    PSO Well-Known Member

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    Apologies, just re updated Wild FL, they do have Siam and American croc
     
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  20. Hipporex

    Hipporex Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is indeed the place to visit if you're a crocodilian nerd, such as myself. (I've never been I'm just speaking from what I've seen/heard about it.) Their claim to fame was being the only zoo in the world to display every crocodilian species. Unfortunately for them, due to recent and upcoming taxonomic splits, this is no longer the case. They have a very impressive collection regardless.

    And thank you to everyone who has helped me update this list thus far, and also thank you to the people who have commented "nice list" or something along those lines.