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Herpetofauna in Costa Rican Zoos

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  1. AWP

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    Sources:
    • Zoo Simón Bolívar: own visit (2015), information by @ralph (2017)
    • La Paz Waterfall Gardens: official website (2019)
    • Selvatura: own visit (2015)
    • Monteverde Theme Park (former Ranario de Monteverde): own visit (2015)
    • Herpetarium Adventures (former Serpentario de Monteverde, Monteverde Herpetarium): personal message (2019), information by @ralph (2017)
    • Parque Reptilandia: official website (2019)
    • Arenal Natura Ecological Park: official website (2019)
    • Arenal Eco Zoo: social media
    • Snake Garden: official website (2019)
    Species that have been kept in the recent past are between brackets

    AMPHIBIANS


    Bufonidae
    Incilius signifer – Selvatura

    Incilius valliceps – Herpetarium Adventures

    Rhaebo haematiticus – La Paz

    Rhinella horribilis – Ranario de Monteverde, Herpetarium Adventures

    Centrolenidae
    Espadarana prosoblepon – Selvatura, Ranario de Monteverde, Arenal Eco

    Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni – La Paz, Ranario de Monteverde, (Herpetarium Adventures)

    Hyalinobatrachium valerioi – La Paz

    Sachatamia ilex - La Paz

    Craugastoridae
    Craugastor fitzingeri – La Paz, Ranario de Monteverde, Herpetarium Adventures

    Dendrobatidae
    Dendrobates auratus – La Paz, Selvatura, Ranario de Monteverde, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Arenal Natura, Arenal Eco, Snake Garden

    Dendrobates leucomelas – (Simón Bolívar)

    Oophaga granulifera – La Paz, Ranario de Monteverde, Reptilandia

    Oophaga pumilio – Simón Bolívar, La Paz, Selvatura, Ranario de Monteverde, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Arenal Eco, Snake Garden

    Phyllobates vittatus – La Paz, Reptilandia, (Simón Bolívar)

    Eleutherodactylidae
    Diasporus hylaeformis – La Paz

    Hylidae
    Agalychnis annae – Simón Bolívar, La Paz

    Agalychnis callidryas – La Paz, Selvatura, Ranario de Monteverde, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Arenal Natura, Arenal Eco, Snake Garden

    Agalychnis spurrelli – La Paz, Reptilandia

    Anotheca spinosa – Ranario de Monteverde, Arenal Eco

    Cruziohyla calcarifer – La Paz, Arenal Eco

    Dendropsophus ebraccatus – La Paz, Ranario de Monteverde, Reptilandia, Arenal Eco, Snake Garden

    Duellmanohyla rufioculis – Ranario de Monteverde

    Isthmohyla lancasteri – Ranario de Monteverde

    Isthmohyla pseudopuma – Selvatura

    Scinax elaeochrous – Ranario de Monteverde, (Herpetarium Adventures)

    Scinax staufferi – La Paz

    Smilisca baudinii – (Herpetarium Adventures)

    Smilisca phaeota – La Paz, Ranario de Monteverde, Herpetarium Adventures

    Smilisca sordida – La Paz

    Tlalocohyla loquax – La Paz

    Trachycephalus venulosus – Ranario de Monteverde

    Leptodactylidae
    Leptodactylus bolivianus – La Paz

    Leptodactylus savagei – La Paz, Selvatura, Ranario de Monteverde, Herpetarium Adventures, Arenal Natura, Arenal Eco, Snake Garden

    Ranidae
    Lithobates taylori – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures, Snake Garden

    Lithobates vaillanti – Herpetarium Adventures, Snake Garden

    Lithobates warszewitschii – Ranario de Monteverde, (Herpetarium Adventures)
     
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    NATIVE REPTILES (I)

    Crocodylia

    Caiman crocodilus – Simón Bolívar, La Paz, Zoo Ave, Herpetarium Adventures, Arenal Natura, Snake Garden

    Crocodylus acutus – Simón Bolívar, La Paz, Zoo Ave, Reptilandia, Arenal Natura, Arenal Eco, Snake Garden

    Testudines
    Chelydra acutirostris – Simón Bolívar, Herpetarium Adventures, Arenal Natura, Snake Garden

    Kinosternon angustipons
    – Reptilandia, Snake Garden

    Kinosternon leucostomum – Simón Bolívar, Arenal Natura, Snake Garden

    Kinosternon scorpioides
    – Simón Bolívar, Herpetarium Adventures, Snake Garden

    Rhinoclemmys annulata
    – Herpetarium Adventures, Arenal Natura, Snake Garden

    Rhinoclemmys funerea – Simón Bolívar, Reptilandia, Arenal Natura, Snake Garden

    Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima – Simón Bolívar, Arenal Natura, Snake Garden

    Trachemys emolli – Simón Bolívar, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Snake Garden

    Trachemys venusta
    – Simón Bolívar, Herpetarium Adventures, Snake Garden

    Diploglossa
    Diploglossus monotropis – Reptilandia, Arenal Eco

    Gekkota

    Coleonyx mitratus – Reptilandia, Arenal Eco

    Thecadactylus rapicauda – Herpetarium Adventures

    Iguania
    Basiliscus plumifrons – Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Dactyloa insignis – Selvatura

    Iguana iguana – Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Norops biporcatus – Selvatura, Arenal Eco

    Norops capito – Reptilandia

    Polychrus gutturosus – Arenal Eco
     
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    NATIVE REPTILES (II)

    Boidae

    Boa imperator – Simón Bolívar, La Paz, Zoo Ave, Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Arenal Natura, Arenal Eco

    Corralus annulatus – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures , Reptilandia, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Corallus ruschenbergerii – Reptilandia, Arenal Eco

    Epicrates maurus – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia

    Ungaliophis panamensis – Reptilandia

    Colubridae s.l.
    Clelia clelia – Herpetarium Adventures, Arenal Eco

    Clelia scytalina - Selvatura

    Conophis lineatus – La Paz, Reptilandia

    Drymarchon melanurus – Selvatura, Reptilandia

    Imantodes cenchoa – Arenal Eco

    Lampropeltis triangulum – La Paz, Selvatura, Reptilandia, Snake Garden, (Simón Bolívar)

    Lampropeltis t. abnorma – Herpetarium Adventures

    Lampropeltis t. micropholis – Herpetarium Adventures

    Lepthophis ahaetulla – La Paz, Arenal Eco

    Masticophis mentovarius – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures

    Mastigodryas alternatus – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures

    Oxybelis aeneus – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Snake Garden

    Oxybelis brevirostris – La Paz

    Oxybelis fulgidus – Simón Bolívar, La Paz Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia

    Oxyrhopus petolarinus
    – Reptilandia

    Pseustes poecilonotus – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Arenal Eco

    Rhinobotrium bovalli – Reptilandia

    Senticolis triaspis – La Paz, Reptilandia

    Spilotes pullatus – La Paz, Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Trimorphodon quadruplex – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia

    Elapidae
    Micrurus mosquitensis – La Paz, Selvatura

    Micrurus nigrocinctus – Herpetarium Adventures

    Pelamis platurus – La Paz

    Viperidae
    Agkistrodon bilineatus – Arenal Eco

    Atropoides mexicanus – La Paz, Selvatura, Reptilandia

    Atropoides picadoi – La Paz, Reptilandia, Arenal Eco

    Bothriechis lateralis – Simón Bolívar , La Paz, Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Bothriechis nigroviridis – Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Arenal Eco

    Bothriechis schegelii – Simón Bolívar, La Paz, Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Bothriechis supraciliaris – Reptilandia

    Bothrops asper – Simón Bolívar, La Paz, Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Arenal Natura, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Cerrophidium sasai – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures, (Simón Bolívar)

    Crotalus simus – Simón Bolívar, La Paz, Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Lachesis melanocephala – Reptilandia

    Lachesis stenophrys – La Paz, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Porthidium nasutum – La Paz, Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Arenal Natura, Snake Garden, Arenal Eco

    Porthidium ophryomegas – La Paz, Selvatura, Herpetarium Adventures, Reptilandia

    Porthidium porrasi – Reptilandia

    Porthidium volcanicum – Reptilandia
     
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    EXOTIC REPTILES

    Snakes

    Bothriechis aurifer – Reptilandia

    Bothriechis bicolor – Reptilandia

    Bothriechis marchi – Reptilandia

    Bothrops barnetti – Reptilandia

    Bothrops brazili – Reptilandia

    Candoia carinata – Reptilandia

    Corallus caninus – Reptilandia

    Corallus batesii – Reptilandia

    Crotalus durissus pifanorum – Reptilandia

    Crotalus vegrandis – Reptilandia

    Eunectes murinus – Reptilandia

    Eunectes notaeus – Reptilandia

    Leioheterodon madagascariensis – Reptilandia

    Liasis papuana – Reptilandia

    Mixcoatlus melanurum – Reptilandia

    Morelia boeleni – Reptilandia

    Morelia viridis – Reptilandia

    Porthidium lansbergii rozei – Reptilandia

    Python molurus – Arenal Eco

    Python regius – Snake Garden

    Python reticulatus – Reptilandia

    Spilotes sulphureus – Reptilandia

    Toxicodryas blandingii – Reptilandia

    Trimeresurus trigonocephalus – Reptilandia

    Lizards
    Corucia zebrata – Reptilandia

    Crocodilurus amazonicus – Reptilandia

    Diploglossus millipunctalus – Reptilandia

    Dracaena guianensis – Reptilandia

    Gerrhonotus infernalis – Reptilandia

    Heloderma horridum exasperatum – Reptilandia

    Lanthanotus borneensis – Reptilandia

    Rhacodactylus laechianus – Reptilandia

    Varanus komodoensis – Reptilandia

    Varanus mertensi – Reptilandia

    Varanus salvadorii – Reptilandia

    Varanus salvator komaini – Reptilandia

    Varanus spinulosis – Reptilandia

    Zonosaurus madagascariensis – Reptilandia

    Zonosaurus maximus – Reptilandia

    Turtles and tortoises

    Aldabrachelys gigantea – Reptilandia

    Carettochelys insculpta – Reptilandia

    Centrochelys sulcata – Reptilandia

    Chelonoidis carbonaria – Reptilandia

    Chelodina mccordi – Reptilandia

    Chelus fimbriatus – Reptilandia

    Cycloderma aubryi – Reptilandia

    Erymnochelus madagascariensis – Reptilandia

    Kinixys belliana – Reptilandia

    Peltocephalus dumerilianus – Reptilandia

    Pelusios castanoides – Reptilandia

    Trachemys ornata – Snake Garden
     
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  5. Daktari JG

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    Isn't Simon Bolivar now closed?
     
  6. wally war eagle

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    I am surprised you did not list Rhinoclemmys spp, tropical american wood turtles. Four species are native to Costa Rica and I assume they are displayed in some facilities.
     
  7. AWP

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    No, it is still open.

    Rhinoclemmys annulata , R. funerea and R. pulcherrima are listed, in the second posting.
     
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    my mistake, they are listed in first posting.
     
  9. AWP

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    I found some additional species of Arenal Natura, featuring in the video on the website of the park:

    * reptiles: Crotalus simus, Oxybelis aeneus, Leptophis ahaetulla

    * amphibians: Agalychnis lemur, A. spurrelli, Duelmanohyla rufioculis, Smilisca baudinii, Cochranella granulosa, Hyaelinobatrachium valerioi, Phyllobates lugubris, Incillius melanochlorus, Rhinella horribilis