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  1. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    The Oustalet's chameleon was in the first straight hallway, in a relatively big terrarium on the left. Meller's were further down the line, where the hall turned left there is a small 'opening' in the right with exhibits for either reticulated pythons or boa constrictors, and then a very vertical exhibit with water at the bottom, that held the Meller's chameleon and a Budgett's frog. Both chameleon individuals were very large, and I only saw one of both species.

    I have a lot more reptiles to add from recent visits to Burgers Zoo, both zoos in Berlin, Leipzig, Wuppertal etc., so expect those soon :D
     
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    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    It's about time for a much-needed update!

    Zoologischer Garten Berlin:
    202) Yellow-lipped sea krait, Laticauda colubrina
    203) Woma python, Aspidites ramsayi
    204) Oman spiny-tailed lizard , Uromastyx thomasi
    205) Ornate spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx ornata
    206) Starred agama, Stellagama stellio
    207) Gharial, Gavialis gangeticus
    208) Brown basilisk, Basiliscus vittatus
    209) Macklot's python, Liasis mackloti
    210) Yellow-spotted amazon river turtle, Podocnemis unifilis
    211) Merten's water monitor, Varanus mertensi

    Missed out on the Tuataras, unfortunately :/

    Tierpark Berlin:
    212) Gidgee skink, Egernia stokesii
    213) Blue-tailed skink, Cryptoblepharus egeriae
    214) Eastern box turtle, Terrapene carolina
    215) Scorpion mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides
    216) Mexican giant musk turtle, Staurotypus triporcatus
    217) Dwarf crocodile, Osteolaemus tetraspis
    218) Borneo skink, Dasia vittata
    219) Gargoyle gecko, Rhacodactylus auriculatus
    220) Columbian rainbow boa, Epicrates maurus
    221) Neotropical rattlesnake, Crotalus culminatus
    222) Uracoan rattlesnake, Crotalus vegrandis
    223) East-African gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica
    224) Royal diadem snake, Spalerosophis atriceps
    225) Common black ratsnake, Pantherophis obsoletus
    226) Turner's gecko, Chondrodactylus turneri
    227) Japanese ratsnake, Elaphe climacophora
    228) Mountain kingsnake, Lampropeltis pyromelana
    229) Egyptian cobra, Naja haje
    230) West-African gaboon viper, Bitis rhinoceros
    231) Red blood python, Python brongersmai
    232) Bismarck ringed python, Bothrochilus boa
    233) Chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis

    Zoo Leipzig:
    234) Klemmer's day gecko, Phelsuma klemmeri
    235) Bell's hingeback tortoise, Kinixys belliana
    236) Texas gopher tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri
    237) Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake, Crotalus polystictus
    238) Ring-necked spitting cobra, Hemachatus haemachatus
    239) Peach-throated monitor, Varanus jobiensis

    Burgers' Zoo:
    240) Guadeloupe anole, Anolis marmoratus
    241) Broad-snouted caiman, Caiman latirostris
    242) Eastern short-necked turtle, Emydura macquarii

    Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal:
    243) Parrot-beaked tortoise, Homopus areolatus
    244) Elliptical-eye skink, Egernia striolata
    245) Green anole, Anolis carolinensis
     
  3. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Finally decided to get around to this :p as I said, it is just for fun as my total is not going to increase beyond this point, considering I am not going to be returning to Germany this year, nor visiting the Low Countries!

    Tierpark Hagenbeck (05/06/2016)

    1) Rainbow Mabuya (Trachylepis quinquetaeniata)
    2) Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
    3) Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
    4) Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Epicrates cenchria)
    5) Burton's Snake-lizard (Lialis burtonis)
    6) Caiman Lizard (Dracaena guianensis)
    7) Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
    8) Asian Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
    9) Red-headed Agama (Agama agama)
    10) Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
    11) Common Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)
    12) Fat-tail Gecko (Hemitheconyx caudicinctus)
    13) Eastern Long-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
    14) Mata-Mata (Chelus fimbriatus)
    15) Diamond Python (Morelia spilota spilota)
    16) Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps)
    17) Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)
    18) Amazon Tree Boa (Corallus hortulanus)
    19) Gidgee Skink (Egernia stokesii)
    20) Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)
    21) Green Pricklenape (Acanthosaura capra)
    22) Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
    23) King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
    24) Kimberley Rock Monitor (Varanus glauerti)
    25) Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
    26) Philippine Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)
    27) Solomon Island Skink (Corucia zebrata)
    28) Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa)
    29) Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus)
    30) Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum exasperatum)
    31) Shingleback Skink (Tiliqua rugosa)
    32) South African Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus cowiei)
    33) Rough-scaled Plated Lizard (Broadleysaurus major)
    34) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
    35) Western Gaboon Viper (Bitis rhinoceros)
    36) Eastern Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus)

    Wildpark Schwartze-Berge (06/06/2016)

    37) Aesculapian Snake (Zamenis longissimus)
    38) Asp Viper (Vipera aspis)
    39) Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata)
    40) Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes)
    41) Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis)

    Erlebnis-Zoo Hannover (07/06/2016)

    42) Indian Rock Python (Python molurus)
    43) Burmese Rock Python (Python bivittatus)
    44) Common Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides)
    45) Jayakar’s Oman Lizard (Omanosaura jayakari)
    46) Malagasy Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)
    47) Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii)
    48) North African Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx acanthinura)
    49) Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
    50) Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
    51) Spiny-tailed Monitor (Varanus acanthurus)

    Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven (09/06/2016)

    52) Common Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
    53) European Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)
    54) European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis)
    55) Greater Madagascar Day Gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
    56) Nguru Blade-horned Chameleon (Kinyongia fischeri)
    57) Red-footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius)

    Klimahaus 8° Ost Bremerhaven (09/06/2016)

    58) Rough-scaled Bush Viper (Atheris squamigera)
    59) Common Wall Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)
    60) Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis tetraspis)
    61) Fiji Short-crested Iguana (Brachylophus bulabula)
    62) Helmeted Turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa)
    63) Horseshoe Whip Snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis)

    64) Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus)
    65) Nile Monitor (Varanus niloticus)
    66) Bibron's Keel-scaled Boa (Candoia bibroni)
    67) Royal Python (Python regius)
    68) Geyr’s Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx geyri)
    69) Viperine Water Snake (Natrix maura)

    Planten un Blomen (10/06/2016)

    70) Eastern River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna concinna)
     
  4. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    You missed the Giant girdled lizards ( Smaug ( Cordylus giganteus ) at Hagenbeck - Hamburg ???
     
  5. TeaLovingDave

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    I'll have to double-check my notes :)
     
  6. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Nice list, TLD!

    Visited Dierenpark De Oliemeulen today, and was able to add another few to my list!

    De Oliemeulen:
    246) Mourning gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris
    247) Diving lizard, Uranoscodon superciliosus
    248) Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, Uroplatus henkeli
    249) New Caledonia giant gecko, Rhacodactylus leachianus
    250) Gorongosa girdled lizard, Smaug mossambicus
    251) Black-headed monitor, Varanus tristis
    252) Beautiful pit viper, Trimeresurus venustus
    253) Crocodile monitor, Varanus salvadorii
    254) Crested gecko, Correlophus ciliatus

    Certainly a very nice, though small, collection!
     
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    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Checked my notes - I *did* see the species in question so my final total should be 71 :)
     
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    Yesterday I discovered yet another species at the Oliemeulen which is still not in my list. I've seen it in the past at the Oliemeulen but then it disappeared from the collection ( died ?, behind the scenes ? ), but now it is on display again:
    180 ) New Caledonian giant gecko ( Rhacodactylus laechianus )
    ( see http://www.zoochat.com/1620/new-caledonian-giant-gecko-464998/ )
     
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    Yesterday I had a great day at Rotterdam Zoo and can add some "new" reptilians to the 2016-list:
    181 ) Hawkbill turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata )
    182 ) Lesser Antillean iguana ( Iguana delicatissima )
    183 ) Slender-snouted crocodile ( Crocodylus cataphractus )
    184 ) Californian kingsnake ( Lampropeltis californiae )
    185 ) Gopher snake ( Pituophis melanoleucus )
    186 ) Rhinoceros snake ( Rhynchophis boulengeri )
    187 ) Indian cobra ( Naja naja )

    Just think about howmany more this had been just 5 - 10 years ago :( ! In the Rivierra hall for example not a single species seen !!!
     
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    Just discovered I've forgotten 1 species which I've seen at Rotterdam Zoo :
    188 ) Yellow anaconda ( Eunectes notaeus )
     
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    Yesterday at Artis I was looking for one of the species I missed on my first visit this year. t the Reptilian House I again was not succesfull in finding it but later I went into the former Hippo House - now indoor enclosure for Gorillas - and discovered several tortoise-species are kept here aswell !
    On my first visit this year ( together with devilfish ) we forgot to go into the "Gorilla House"and therefor we missed this species and the Galapagos and Radiated tortoises and the Rhino iguanas.
    This species is kept in Europe only at Artis and I can't remember ever having seen it but now I can add it to the 2016 list :
    189 ) Speckled Cape tortoise ( Homopus signatus )

    ( will up-load some pictures of it at the Artis Gallery )
     
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    Apparently the following is now species-level as opposed to just a subspecies of Dwarf croc, so;

    Wuppertal ZG:
    255) Western dwarf crocodile, Osteolaemus sp. nov.

    EDIT: Fixed :p
     
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    Danmark also part of the Be-Nl Challenge ???
     
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    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Oh oops my bad, wrong zoo :p

    Meant to write down Wuppertal, where I saw one this september! Fixed it now ;)
     
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    In "de Harpij" -magazine of the Dutch Zoo-keepers association - which came today, an article is publiced about this species with which Antwerp had the world-first breeding in 2014. Some intresting facts from the article :
    - the pair came from a privat keeper and came to Rotterdam Zoo in 1989
    - in 2008 it was send to Antwerp Zoo
    - in 2014 14 eggs were laid and all 14 hatched - world-first-breeding !
    - in 2015 10 eggs were laid from which 8 hatched
    - 7 young from the first nest have been send to Wroclaw Zoo ( Poland )
     
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