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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum ASDM Species List January 2018

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  1. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    In January 2018 I visited the famous Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and was asked to form a species list since the collection isn't well-covered on the forum.

    Reptiles, Invertebrates, Amphibians

    San Esteban Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura conspicuosa
    San Esteban Chuckwalla Sauromalus varius
    Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
    Mexican Cantil Agkistrodon bilineatus
    Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox
    Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake Crotalus catalinensis
    Sonoran Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
    Arizona Black Rattlesnake Crotalus cerberus
    Northern Black-Tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus molossus
    Mexican Black-Tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus nigrescens
    Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
    Tiger Rattlesnake Crotalus tigris
    Arizona Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake Crotalus willardi willardi
    Rosy Boa Lichanura trivirgata
    Arizona Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana
    Red Coachwhip Snake Masticophis flagellum piceus
    Brown Vine Snake Oxybelis aeneus
    Western Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer
    Western Long-Nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei
    Northern Green Snake Senticolis triaspis intermedia
    Arizona Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum
    Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas
    Eastern Green Toad Anaxyrus debilis debilis
    Red-Spotted Toad Anaxyrus punctatus
    Sonoran Green Toad Anaxyrus retiformis
    Colorado River Toad Incilius alvarius
    Mexican Leaf Frog Pachymedusa dacnicolor
    Arizona Blond Tarantula Aphonopelma chalcodes
    Mexican Rust-Legged Tarantula Brachypelma boehmei
    Sonoran Desert Spider Homalonychus selenopoides
    Arizona Black Hole Spider Kukulcania arizonica
    Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus
    Texas Desert Harvestman Trachyrhinus marmoratus
    American Giant Vinegarroon Mastigoproctus giganteus
    Baja California Bark Scorpion Centruroides exilicauda
    American Tadpole Shrimp Triops longicaudatus
    Blue Death Feigning Beetle Cryptoglossa verrucosus
    Southern Giant Water Bug Lethocerus medius
    Large Milkweed Bug Oncopeltus fasciatus
    Vagrant Grasshopper Schistocerca nitens
    Western Short-Horn Walkingstick Parabacillus hesperus

    Mountain Woodland
    North American Cougar Puma concolor couguar
    Mexican Wolf Canis lupus baileyi
    Eastern Black Bear Ursus americanus americanus
    Desert Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus eremicus
    Coue’s Deer Odocoileus virginianus couesi
    Sonoran Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii aikeni
    Thick-Billed Parrot Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha
    Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi

    Desert Grassland
    Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus
    Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster
    Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
    Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
    North American Black Vulture Coragyps atratus atratus
    Northern Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias fannini
    Mojave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus
    Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis
    Desert Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii
    Western Hognose Snake Heterodon nasicus
    Sonoran Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer affinis
    Desert Box Turtle Terrapene ornata luteola

    Life on the Rocks
    Arizona Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis estor
    Harris’s Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus harrisii
    White-Throated Woodrat Neotoma albigula
    Northern Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi whitneyi
    Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
    Tuscon Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus bogerti
    Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox
    Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii
    Canyon Treefrog Hyla arenicolor
    Lowland Leopard Frog Lithobates yavapaiensis
    Mexican Desert Millipede Orthoporus ornatus
    Tuscon Kissing Bug Triatoma rubida

    Cat Canyon
    Brazilian Ocelot Leopardus pardalis mitis
    Western Bobcat Lynx rufus fasciatus
    Southern Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus scottii
    North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum

    Desert Loop Trail
    Mearns’s Coyote Canis latrans mearnsi
    Sonoran Collared Peccary Pecari angulatus sonoriensis

    Raptor Free Flight
    Grey Hawk Buteo plagiatus
    Northern Crested Caracara Caracara cheriway
    Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
    Prairie Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus anatum
    Desert Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus pallescens
    Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus

    Riparian Corridor
    North American River Otter Lontra canadensis
    Mexican White-Nosed Coati Nasua narica molaris
    Desert Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoni
    Sonoran Beaver Castor canadensis frondator
    Razorback Sucker Xyrauchen texanus
    Desert Pupfish Cyprinodon macularius
    Gila Topminnow Poeciliopsis occidentalis
    Longfin Dace Agosia chrysogaster
    Bonytail Chub Gila elegans
    Colorado Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius

    Walk-in Aviary
    Gambel’s Quail Callipepla gambelii
    Masked Bobwhite Quail Colinus virginianus ridgwayi
    Common Mallard Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
    Inca Dove Columbina inca
    White-Winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
    Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
    Steller’s Jay Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha
    Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
    Curve-Billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
    Cardinalis
    hybrid
    Pheucticus hybrid

    Outside Walk-In Aviary
    Morafka’s Desert Tortoise Gopherus morafkai
    Western Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasus

    Hummingbird Aviary
    Anna’s Hummingbird Calypte anna
    Costa’s Hummingbird Calypte costae
    Northern Broad-Billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris magicus
    Calliope Hummingbird Selasphorus calliope
    Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus

    Warden Aquarium
    Snowflake Moray Echidna nebulosa
    Zebra Moray Gymnomuraena zebra
    Jewelled Moray Muraena lentiginosa
    Splendid Garden Eel Gorgasia preclara
    Black-Spotted Garden Eel Heteroconger hassi
    Convict Tang Acanthurus triostegus
    Tailspot Cardinalfish Apogon dovii
    Mexican Hogfish Bodianus diplotaenia
    Cortez Rainbow Wrasse Thalassoma lucasanum
    Three-Banded Butterflyfish Chaetodon robustus
    Limbaugh’s Chromis Chromis limbaughi
    Cortez Damselfish Stegastes rectifraenum
    King Angelfish Holacanthus passer
    Cortez Angelfish Pomacanthus zonipectus
    Blacknose Butterflyfish Johnrandallia nigrirostris
    Barred Flagtail Kuhlia mugil
    Pacific Creolefish Paranthias colonus
    Pacific Seahorse Hippocampus ingens
    Beautiful Shiner Cyprinella formosa
    Humpback Chub Gila cypha
    Sonoran Chub Gila ditaenia
    Yaqui Chub Gila purpurea
    Roundtail Chub Gila robusta
    Apache Trout Oncorhynchus apache
    California Horn Shark Heterodontus francisci

    Off-Exhibit
    Arizona Ring-Tailed Cacomistle Bassariscus astutus arizonensis
    Chihuahuan Ring-Tailed Cacomistle Bassariscus astutus flavus
    Ring-Tailed Cacomistle Bassariscus astutus
    Kit Fox Vulpes macrotis
    Mexican Military Macaw Ara militaris mexicana
    Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard Heloderma exasperatum
    Mexican Beaded Lizard Heloderma horridum
    Banded Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum cinctum
    Reticulated Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum suspectum
    Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus
    Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake Crotalus basiliscus
    Colorado Desert Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes laterorepens
    Lower California Rattlesnake Crotalus enyo enyo
    Banded Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus klauberi
    El Muerto Island Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii muertensis
    Grand Canyon Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus abyssus
    Midget Faded Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus concolor
    Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus helleri
    Grand Basin Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus lutosus
    Twin-Spotted Rattlesnake Crotalus pricei
    Red Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber
    Hopi Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis nuntius
    Northern Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis viridis
    New Mexico Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnale Crotalus willardi obscurus
    Chihuahuan Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake Crotalus willardi silus
    Desert Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula splendida
    Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana knoblochi
    Sinaloan Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae
    California Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata agalma
    San Diego Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer annectens
    Great Basin Gopher Snake Pituopis catenifer deserticola
    Great Plains Toad Anaxyrus cognatus

    The off-exhibit list is based off prior knowledge and a bit of ZIMS digging, but is surely not complete.

    ~Thylo
     
  2. geomorph

    geomorph Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    Thank you for this list, it makes me want to visit next winter!
     
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  3. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    One taxa I missed that's off-exhibit is Merriam's Wild Turkey, M. g. merriami, that went bts after the Mule Deer arrived.

    ~Thylo
     
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  4. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Impressive list! Just over one year later (Spring 2019) there are only a couple changes that I notice immediately, both in Mountain Woodlands. The thick-billed parrots are no longer there and their exhibit has been empty for many months. The Mexican jay has been gone and the aviary was recently redone with new (thinner) mesh. It was empty as of my last visit two weeks ago, but staff told me it will house a long-eared owl (which may in fact be there by now). Here is a photo: aviary renovation | ZooChat

    Also the Raptor Free Flight species lineup varies, but your list is a good sampling. A family group of Harris hawks are regulars as well and sometimes a ferruginous hawk (very impressive bird).
     
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    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I thought it was odd that you list the black bear as eastern subspecies. I saw a docent at the bear exhibit today so I asked where the bear came from and he confirmed it was orphaned near Strawberry (White Mountains), Arizona.

    Also long-eared owl is now on exhibit. Thick billed parrots will not be returning and exhibit will likely be used for a local bird such as raven or great horned owl or similar (whatever becomes available from local rehabbers, according to a a senior staff person I spoke with today).
     
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    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I was under the impression that U. a. americanus was the subspecies in Arizona (it's the one that ranges over the majority of the continent) but I suppose it's actually amblyceps.

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    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    I am not familiar with Latin names for bears. I was just going by your common name of "eastern" which I assumed meant eastern United States.
     
  8. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Common names can be tricky. "Eastern Black Bear" isn't my name for them, it's just what the nominate subspecies is always referred to (presumably because they were described in the east). The subspecies, however, ranges over the majority of North America. As with most North American mammals, however, the majority of the subspecies probably aren't even valid.

    ~Thylo
     
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    How would you say a visit takes? Also, are the introduced Sonoran Spiny-Tailed Iguanas easy to see?
     
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    They have had an americanus in the past, but I think it's been a while.
     
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    It depends on whether you're interested in the non-animal sections as well, but I'd say one could easily spend 5 hours here. I saw the iguanas easily, but they're a hybrid population between C. conspicuosa and C. macrolopha.

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  12. Arizona Docent

    Arizona Docent Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    A visit takes 3-4 hours (though you could spend longer if you have lunch and revisit everything). The free roaming spiny-tailed iguanas are easy to see. In fact I see them almost every visit. They are most reliably seen in or near bighorn sheep exhibit and also often in the mountain woodlands. However on this week's visit I saw one sitting on top of the hummingbird aviary.
     
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