As promised in my trip thread, here is the Jacksonville Zoo species list as of 1/18/2023. FRONT AVIARY (WALKTHROUGH) Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) - NOT SEEN Abdim Stork (Ciconia abdimi) Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) Javan Pond Heron (Ardeola speciosa) - Unsigned Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) Waldrapp Ibis (Geronticus eremita) African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) Hammerkop (Scopus umbretta) Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) ENCLOSURES NEXT TO FRONT AVIARY Waldrapp Ibis (Geronticus eremita) Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) Spur-winged Lapwing (Hoplopterus spinosus) - Unsigned Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) STINGRAY BAY Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasa) - Unsigned Unknown Stingrays - Unsigned PLAINS OF AFRICA LOOP* Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor) - NOT SEEN White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) Gray Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) Blue Crane (Grus paradisea) *A couple of empty exhibits, one a beautiful space that I believe was formerly holding Cheetah AFRICA REPTILE HOUSE Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica) Turquoise Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) - NOT SEEN Dwarf Shield-tailed Agama (Xenagama taylori) Henkel's Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) - Signed as Mantella sp. Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) Henkel's Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) Meller’s Chameleon (Trioceros melleri) Western Green Mamba (Dendroaspis viridis) Snouted Cobra (Naja annulifera) Giant Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major) Rock Python (Python sebae) Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) - NOT SEEN Warren's Girdled Lizard (Smaug warreni) ELEPHANT AREA* African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Straw Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum) White-capped Robin Chat (Cossypha albicapilla) Golden-breasted Starling (Lamprotornis regius) Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) Double-striped Thick-knee? (Burhinus bistriatus) - Unsigned White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) *Also one large empty exhibit GIRAFFE OVERLOOK Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis "reticulata") African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) - Unsigned LIONS + SURROUNDING EXHIBITS Lion (Panthera leo) Siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis) African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) Southern Screamer (Chauna torquata) AFRICAN FOREST* Bonobo (Pan paniscus) Mantled Colobus Monkey (Colobus guereza) - Unsigned? Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) Blue-eyed Black Lemur (Eulemur macaco flavifrons) - OFF-EXHIBIT Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) - OFF-EXHIBIT Ringtail Lemur (Lemur catta) - OFF-EXHIBIT Black-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) - OFF-EXHIBIT Coquerel’s Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) *Five lemur species rotate in a single enclosure, only one on exhibit during my visit. Bonobos and Colobus Monkeys have access to multiple yards. WILD FLORIDA (ALLIGATORS & RH OUTDOORS) American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) - NOT SEEN WILD FLORIDA (REPTILE HOUSE)* Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Unknown Snake, possibly Florida Pine Snake - Unsigned Florida King Snake (Lampropeltis floridana) Florida Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina bauri) - NOT SEEN Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix) Common Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti) Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Yellow Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata) - Unsigned Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Florida Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri) - NOT SEEN Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) Canebrake Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus atricaudatus) Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius barbouri) Eastern Coral Snake (Micrurus fulvius) - NOT SEEN Scarlet King Snake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) - NOT SEEN Yellow Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata) - Unsigned Gray Rat Snake (Elaphe spiloides) - NOT SEEN Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventralis) - NOT SEEN Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris) - NOT SEEN American Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea) - NOT SEEN Squirrel Tree Frog (Hyla squirellus) Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) Greater Siren (Siren lacertina) Two-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma means) Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) - NOT SEEN Black-white Tegu (Tupinambis merianae) Red Tegu (Tupinambis rufescens) - NOT SEEN *Tegu exhibit formerly held the Indigo Snake and Florida Box Turtle now held outside WILD FLORIDA (OTHER) American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) - NOT SEEN Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Florida Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis pratensis) Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Coyote (Canis latrans) Whooping Crane (Grus americana) - NOT SEEN Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Florida Bobcat (Lynx rufus floridanus) - NOT SEEN Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temmincki) RANGE OF THE JAGUAR (OUTDOORS) Jaguar (Panthera onca) Black Pacu (Colossoma macropomum) - Unsigned Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciurus) Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya) Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Arrau River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa) - NOT SEEN American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) RANGE OF THE JAGUAR (TEMPLE)* Aquatic Caecilian (Typhlonectes natans) Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus) Bushmaster (Lachesis muta) Green-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus) Jamaican Boa (Chilabothrus subflavus) Common Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus) Eyelash Palm Viper (Bothriechis schlegeli) Mexican Green Alligator Lizard (Abronia graminea) Amazonian Tree Boa (Corallus hortulana) Northern Caiman Lizard (Dracaena guianensis) Amazonian Tree Boa (Corallus hortulana) River Stingray (Potamotrygon sp.) Giant Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) Smooth Helmeted Lizard (Corytophanes cristatus) Aruba Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum exasperatum) Seba's Leafnose Bat (Carollia perspicillata) Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) Aquatic Box Turtle (Terrapene coahuila) Utila Spinytail Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) *Indoor viewing areas for Jaguars and Giant Anteater/Monkey exhibits. RANGE OF THE JAGUAR (WALKTHRU AVIARY) Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) - Unsigned Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) Inca Tern (Larosterna inca) Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) Black-faced Ibis (Theristicus melanopis) Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) - NOT SEEN Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) - Unsigned Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) Black-bellied Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Mexican Slider (Trachemys venusta) Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii) Matamata (Chelus fimbriatus) - NOT SEEN Red-bellied Pacu (Piaractus brachypomus) - NOT SEEN Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) Red-green Macaw (Ara chloropterus) - NOT SEEN PLAY PARK Common Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri sciurus) Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) AUSTRALIA LOOP + LORIKEET AVIARY* Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) - NOT SEEN Racket-tailed Roller (Coracias spatulatus) Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) Common Motmot (Momotus momota) - NOT SEEN, Unsigned Coconut Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) - Unsigned *Motmot confirmed by staff as being in Lorikeet aviary. SAVE THE FROGS BUILDING* Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) Gulf Mudpuppy (Necturus beyeri) Mexican Brown Tree Frog (Smilisca baudini) Philippine Tree Viper (Trimeresurus flavomaculatus) Emperor Spotted Newt (Neurergus kaiseri) Anthony's Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi) - NOT SEEN Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Peltophryne lemur) *Striped Newt, Mudpuppy and PR Crested Toad are seen behind glass in lab, no real clear exhibit LAND OF THE TIGER Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Rhinoceros Hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa celebensis) Oriental Small-clawed Otter (Amblonyx cinerea) - NOT SEEN Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons) Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
Slight update, was there Tuesday the 24th and was surprised by a species Puff Adder and Snouted Cobra (disappointing) not on exhibit. Replaced by Cape cobra and Zebra Spitter (very cool to see)
Five lemurs rotating in the same enclosure sounds rough. I'm hoping to be able to visit the zoo later this year, and I'll definitely be disappointed if I end up rolling ring-tails or black and white ruffeds. Does anyone know if they ever rotate them throughout the day, or if the non-exhibited species are just off exhibit for the day when it's not their turn? Assuming it's the latter.
They do rotate the lemurs but my last two visits I did not see blue eye blacks. Ruffs and Mongoose were morning, Ringtail and Sifaka were afternoon. However the Ruff and Mongoose can be seen in their holding area and the off display enclosure (former siamang) can also be seen from the public path
ZooTampa put painted dogs in their former cheetah exhibit. But pretty much any animal of similar size and abilities would work.
