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Zoo Atlanta Zoo Atlanta species list (January 2023)

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  1. SusScrofa

    SusScrofa Well-Known Member

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    I finally finished the Zoo Atlanta species list from my visit in late January.

    Quick note: A few of the empty turtle exhibits were unsigned throughout zoo due to cold weather. Back in 2019, they held Arakan Forest Turtles, Burmese Star Tortoise and Radiated Tortoise, but can't be certain those species would still be there. Only Burmese species was on display (inside reptile house).


    ENTRANCE POND

    • Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)


    AFRICAN SAVANNA
    • African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
    • Meerkat (Suricata suricata)
    • Lion (Panthera leo)
    • White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
    • Blue Crane (Grus paradisea)
    • Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
    • Plains Zebra (Equus burchelli)
    • Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) - NOT SEEN
    • Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) - NOT SEEN
    • Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
    • Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)


    FORD AFRICAN RAINFOREST
    • Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
    • Wolf's Monkey (Cercopithecus wolfi)
    • Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
    • Schmidt's Red-tailed Monkey (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti)
    • Angolan Colobus Monkey (Colobus angolensis)


    THE LIVING TREEHOUSE*
    • Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
    • Ringtail Lemur (Lemur catta)
    • Black-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) - NOT SEEN
    • White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
    • Taveta Weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) - NOT SEEN
    • Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
    • Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
    • Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira) - NOT SEEN
    • Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
    • Crested Partridge (Rollulus rouloul) - NOT SEEN
    • White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
    • Unknown bird, looks like some sort of pheasant - Unsigned
    *Treehouse is a walkthrough aviary. Lemurs are in enclosure within.


    ASIA + MISC. PREDATORS
    • Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) - NOT SEEN
    • Binturong (Arctictis binturong) - NOT SEEN
    • Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
    • Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris umatrae)
    • Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
    • Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus)
    • Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
    • Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
    • Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)
    • Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
    • Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
    • Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)


    BIRD EXHIBITS ON MISC. PATHS & KID'S ZONE
    • White-crested Laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)
    • Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
    • Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
    • Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
    • Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
    • Purple Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - NOT SEEN
    • Bruce's Green Pigeon (Treron waalia)
    • Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
    • Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
    • Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
    • Snowy-crowned Robin Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
    • Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
    • Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) - NOT SEEN
    • Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor)
    • Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)
    • Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotes)
    • Verreaux’s Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus)
    • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
    • White-headed Buffalo Weaver (Dinemellia dinemelli)
    • Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)
    • Western Plantaineater (Crinifer piscator)
    • Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria)
    • Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)
    • Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
    • Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi)
    • Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea)
    • King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)
    • White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
    • Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
    • Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus)
    • Blue-throated Macaw (Ara glaucogularis)
    • Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)


    KID'S ZONE (NON-BIRDS)*
    • Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
    • Northern Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni)
    • Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum)
    • Chilean Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera)
    • Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
    *Various domestics I assume, but I didn't stray into barnyard.


    SCALY SLIMY SPECTACULAR (OUTDOOR)
    • Gopher Frog (Rana capito) - NOT SEEN
    • Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) - OFF-EXHIBIT
    • Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) - OFF-EXHIBIT
    • Barbour’s Map Turtle (Graptemys barbouri)
    • River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
    • Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta)
    • Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temmincki)


    SCALY SLIMY SPECTACULAR (SIDE ROOM)
    • Gray Rat Snake (Elaphe spiloides) - NOT SEEN
    • Prairie King Snake (Lampropeltis calligaster)
    • Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergi) - NOT SEEN
    • Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix)
    • Cope's Gray Tree Frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
    • Seal Salamander (Desmognathus monticola)
    • Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander (Desmognathus folkertsi)
    • Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
    *Indoor viewing of above freshwater turtle habitat is in here as well.


    SCALY SLIMY SPECTACULAR (MAIN INDOOR AREA)*
    • Slender-snouted Crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
    • Red-eyed Leaf Frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
    • Green-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
    • Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio) - NOT SEEN
    • Giant Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
    • Short-tailed Python (Python curtus) - NOT SEEN
    • Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)
    • Yellow-blotched Map Turtle (Graptemys flavimaculata)
    • Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota)
    • Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
    • Mexican Box Turtle (Terrapene mexicana)
    • Pilbara Spiny-tailed Skink (Egernia epsisolus)
    • Rough Knob-tailed Gecko (Nephrurus amyae)
    • Mona Coqui (Eleutherodactylus monensis) - NOT SEEN
    • Papuan Python (Apodora papuana)
    • Common Puffing Snake (Phrynonax poecilonotus)
    • Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
    • Bate's Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus batesi)
    • Black-legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor)
    • Chinese Box Turtle (Cuora flavomarginata) - NOT SEEN
    • Jamaican Iguana (Cyclura collei)
    • Jamaican Boa (Chilabothrus subflavus)
    • Red Spitting Cobra (Naja pallida)
    • Eyelash Palm Viper (Bothriechis schlegeli) - NOT SEEN
    • Evergreen Toad (Incilius coniferus)
    • Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis)
    • Ceylon Pit Viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus)
    • Amazonian Tree Boa (Corallus hortulana)
    • Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
    • Titicaca Water Frog (Telmatobius culeus)
    • Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temmincki)
    • Fijian Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus)
    • Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica)
    • Louisiana Pine Snake (Pituophis ruthveni)
    • Mexican Green Alligator Lizard (Abronia graminea)
    • Spiny-headed Tree Frog (Triprion spinosus) - NOT SEEN
    • Unknown Tree Frog, possibly Giant Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) - Unsigned
    • Black Python (Simalia boeleni)
    • Northern Caiman Lizard (Dracaena guianensis)
    • Plumed Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) - NOT SEEN
    • Common Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)
    • Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
    • Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus)
    • Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
    • Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus)
    • Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchelli)
    • Black Beaded Lizard (Heloderma alverezi)*
    • Guatemalan Beaded Lizard (Heloderma charlesbogerti)*
    *Many empty enclosures on my visit. I think I only saw Guatemalan Beaded Lizard because the ones in exhibit all had some spots, but not sure if that automatically disqualifies other species.
     
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  2. Great Argus

    Great Argus Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    More usually known as Green Wood-Hoopoe, despite the scientific epithet.
     
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