This list is composed of the species I actually saw on my visit to Sydney Zoo on 24/04/2021. @Simon Hampel has confirmed that the Asian Small-clawed Otter were present, but I personally didn't see them so I have excluded them from my list. For some species I have included counts based on what I saw on the day I visited, so these numbers may not reflect the actual population held by the zoo. Sydney Zoo Species List April 2021 Mammals (35): Spotted-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) 1 Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) 2 Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) 1 Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) 2 Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) 1 Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii) 2 Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) 3 Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) 2 Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis) 1 Feathertail Glider (Acrobates pygmaeus) Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) 1 Ghost Bat (Macroderma gigas) Spinifex Hopping Mouse (Notomys alexis) 3 Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) 2.1 Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) 3 Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) 4 Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) 2 Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) 1 Domestic Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) 2 Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus (Cebus) apella) 12 (13 total according to the keeper talk) Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) 1.2 Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) 9 African Lion (Panthera leo) 4.0 Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) 1.0 Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) 2.0 Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) 1 African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) 4 Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) 3.0 Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) 15 Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) 2.0 Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) 1.1.6 Birds (4): Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) 1 Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) 1 Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) 1.0 Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Reptiles (26): Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) 1 Lace Monitor (Varanus varius) 2 Perentie (Varanus giganteus) 1 Merten’s Water Monitor (Varanus mertensi) 1 Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi) 2 Black-headed Monitor (Varanus tristis) 1 Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) 1 Burns’ Dragon (Amphibolurus burnsi) 2 Central Netted Dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis) 1 Frill-necked Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) 2 Boyd’s Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii) 2 Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) 1 Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii) 2 Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko (Strophurus ciliaris) 1 Centralian Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus amyae) 1 Scrub Python (Morelia amethistina) 1 Centralian Carpet Python (Morelia bredli) 1 Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota) 1 Rough-scaled Python (Morelia carinata) 1 Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) 2 Broad-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) 1 Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) 1 Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) 1 Red-bellied Blake Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) 1 Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) 1 Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) 1 Amphibians (3): Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) Magnificent Tree Frog (Litoria splendida) Green and Gold Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) Fish (24): Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii) Seven Spot Archerfish (Toxotes chatareus) Indo-Pacific Tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides) Giant Glassfish (Parambassis gulliveri) Gulf Saratoga (Scleropages jardinii) Lesser Salmon Catfish (Neoarius graeffei) Silver Batfish (Monodactylus argenteus) Crimson-spotted Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia duboulayi) Boeseman’s Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia boesemani) Black-banded Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia nigrans) Banded Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia trifasciata) Neon Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia praecox) Salmon Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) Eastern Blue-eye (Pseudomugil signifer) Northern Trout Gudgeon (Mogurnda mogurnda) Empire Gudgeon (Hypseleotris compressa) Longfin Eel (Anguilla reinhardtii) Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua) Australian Bass (Macquaria novemaculeata) Bull Shark (Carcharhinis leucas) 1 Jade Perch (Scortum barcoo) Milkfish (Chanos chanos) Yellow-eye Mullet (Aldrichetta forsteri) Invertebrates (5): Smooth Yabby (Cherax destructor) Spiny Katydid (Phricta spinosa) Goliath Stick Insect (Eurycnema goliath) Spiny Leaf Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) Flinders Range Scorpion (Urodacus elongatus) Total: 97 (98 including otter)
In the reptile house they have a good representation of Morelia species, but no Antaresia species. I also went to Featherdale and they didn't have any Antaresia either. I wonder why, when they are easy to obtain and keep? Personally, I think Pygmy Python (Antaresia perthensis) is an overlooked species. I think they'd be great to display next to the Scrub Python to demonstrate the size difference between the world's smallest python, and Australia's largest python. I was also wondering why more zoos don't display pythons in their nocturnal houses? I know from keeping Morelia and Antaresia myself that they are pretty still in the day, sometimes not moving at all, but at night they roam all over their enclosures quite actively. I just think it would be interesting for people to see a different side of them.
Great list @akasha! A valuable resource for all of us. A few notes: They have 10 chimpanzees (6.4). The two giraffes are both female. The births of three female infants last year took their baboon troop to 16. No further births have been mentioned since then, so I assume the number remains the same. You didn’t list their female hybrid tiger (Nika), so I assume she’s died?
Thanks They’d just let the chimps out of their night quarters, I figured someone was dragging the chain and hadn’t emerged yet. Cool, I thought the giraffes were both female, but I wasn’t sure. Not sure about the tigers, but a hybrid makes sense. There were 2 enclosures for tiger, but I only looked closely at one because I thought they only had one tiger Though I did notice the sign on the big enclosure just said ‘Tiger’ and I thought it was weird that they wouldn’t specify Sumatran. So maybe the female was there, and I just didn’t see her.
You’re welcome. Yeah, they received a pair from Dreamworld - Raja (Sumatran male) and Nika (hybrid female). They were a breeding pair and produced several cubs together. I imagine the two exhibits are a contingency in case they encounter management issues with them; or for the future, when they may get an opportunity to house a breeding pair of Sumatrans. Raja is a genetically valuable male, but getting on in his years (born 2003). He has five purebred daughters in the region (in addition to his hybrid cubs with Nika).
15 year old Nika has been retired from breeding. She had four litters with Raja - the last was born in 2019. Dreamworld continue to breed from her hybrid offspring however.
Incredulous ..., what a well informed strategy and waste of pure Sumatran tiger legacy. (sorry, for the sordid humor)
