ZSL London Zoo Mammals 9. Lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) 10. Alaotra reed lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis) 11. Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) 12. Malagasy jumping rat (Hypogeomys antimena) 13. Narrow-striped mongoose (Mungotictis decemlineata) Birds 8. Madagascar teal (Anas bernieri) 9. Mindanao bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba crinigera) 10. Orange-spotted bulbul (Pycnonotus bimaculatus) 11. Sunda parrotfinch (Erythrura tricolor) 12. Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) 13. Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi) Reptiles 9. Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) 10. Utila spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) 11. Telfair skink (Leiolopisma telfairii) 12. Philippine water monitor (Varanus cumingi) 13. Blue-spotted tree monitor (Varanus macraei) 14. Green tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) 15. Dumeril's boa (Acrantophis dumerili) 16. Jamaican boa (Epicrates subflavus) 17. Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) TOTAL: 43
Zoo Basel MAMMALS 1. Visayan warty pig (Sus negrifrons) 2. Sumatran orang utan (Pongo abelli) BIRDS 1. Socorro pigeon (Zenaida graysoni) 2. Moluccan rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) 3. Bali mynah (Leucopsar rotschildii) 4. Cuban grassquit (Phonipara canora) 5. Island canary (Serinus canaria) 6. Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) 7. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) 8. Mindanao bleeding heart (Gallicolumba crinifera) 9. Chestnut-backed ground thrush (Zoothera dohertyi) REPTILES 1. Prehensile tailed skink (Corucia zebrata) 2. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Tierpark Bern REPTILES 3. Allison's anole (Anolis allisoni) 4. Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) 5. Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) 6. Reisinger's tree monitor (Varanus reisingeri) 7. Saban anole (Anolis sabanus) 8. Madagascan flat-tailed tortoise (Pyxis planicauda) 9. Emerald long-tailed lizard (Takydromus smaragdinus) For Bern it is quality above quantity. Total: 20
Bristol Zoo Gardens 9/1/19 Mammals 7. Livingstone's fruit bat (Pteropus livingstonii) 8. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena) Reptiles 10. Henckel’s leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) 11. Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) Birds 5. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 6. Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) 7. Sulawesi ground dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata) 8. Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) 9. Luzon bleeding heart dove (Gallicolumba luzonica) 10. Mindanao bleeding heart dove (Gallicolumba crinigera) 11.Black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) Does this mean it doesn't count? I will update my list if that is the case.
Correct. We are only accepting animals whose entire species is endemic to islands, so subspecies such as the Sumatran tiger or Aruba island rattlesnake do not count.
Ah, okay, thanks for clearing that up, apologies for the confusion. Updated list here: Bristol Zoo Gardens - 2/1/19 and 9/1/19 Mammals 1. Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) 2. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) 3. Lac Aloatra gentle lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis) 4. Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) 5. Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) 6. Ground cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis) 7. Livingstone's fruit bat (Pteropus livingstonii) 8. Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena) Reptiles 1. Malagasy tree boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis) 2. Emerald tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) 3. Utila spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) 4. Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer) 5. Blue tree monitor (Varanus macraei) 6. Prehensile tailed skink (Corucia zebrata) 7. Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) 8. Yellow-headed day gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri) 9. Henckel’s leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) 10. Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) Birds 1. Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) 2. Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) 3. Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) 4. Kea (Nestor notabilis) 5. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 6. Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) 7. Sulawesi ground dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata) 8. Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) 9. Luzon bleeding heart dove (Gallicolumba luzonica) 10. Mindanao bleeding heart dove (Gallicolumba crinigera) 11. Black-naped fruit dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)
Chester Zoo Mammals 14. Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) 15. Dusky pademelon (Thylogale brunii) 16. Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) 17. Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) 18. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) 19. Philippine mouse deer (Tragulus nigricans) 20. Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) 21. Philippine spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) Birds 14. Salvadori’s pheasant (Lophura inornata) 15. Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) 16. Chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) 17. Timor sparrow (Lonchura fuscata) 18. Timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) 19. Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) 20. Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) 21. Visayan tarictic hornbill (Penelopides panini) 22. White-naped pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) 23. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 24. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) 25. Luzon bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba luzonica) 26. Golden heart dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) 27. Madagascar red fody (Foudia madagascariensis) Reptiles 18. Crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) 19. Boelen’s python (Morelia boeleni) 20. Antiguan anole (Anolis leachii) 21. Blue anole (Anolis grahami) 22. Parson’s chameleon (Calumma parsonii) 23. Ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) 24. Madagascar spiny-tailed iguana (Oplurus cuvieri) TOTAL: 72
Chester Zoo (17th January) Mammals: 1. Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) 2. Dusky pademelon (Thylogale brunii) 3. Rodrigues flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) 4. Lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) 5. Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) 6. Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) 7. Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) 8. Philippine mouse deer (Tragulus nigricans) 9. Philippine spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) 10. Malagasy jumping rat (Hypogeomys antimena) Birds: 1. Salvadori’s pheasant (Lophura inornata) 2. Javan green magpie (Cissa thalassina) 3. Chestnut-backed thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) 4. Timor sparrow (Lonchura fuscata) 5. Timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) 6. Sumatran laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) 7. Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) 8. Visayan tarictic hornbill (Penelopides panini) 9. White-naped pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) 10. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 11. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) 12. Luzon bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba luzonica) 13. Mindanao bleeding-heart dove (Gallicolumba crinigera) 14. Cinnamon ground dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) 15. Madagascar red fody (Foudia madagascariensis) 16. Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) 17. Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) 18. Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) 19. Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) 20. Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) Reptiles: 1. Crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) 2. Boelen’s python (Morelia boeleni) 3. Antiguan anole (Anolis leachii) 4. Blue anole (Anolis grahami) 5. Parson’s chameleon (Calumma parsonii) 6. Ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) 7. Madagascar spiny-tailed iguana (Oplurus cuvieri) 8. Green tree monitor (Varanus prasinus) 9. Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) Thanks, again, to @ShonenJake13 for keeping track of all of these for us today
Forgot one; @devilfish you may want to add this one too as you were there when we saw it! Chester Zoo Reptiles 25. Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) TOTAL: 73
Welsh Mountain Zoo- 05/01/2019 Birds 21) Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagascariensis) 22) Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) Reptiles 12) Standing's Day Gecko (Phelsuma standing) Chester Zoo- 19/01/2019 Mammals 17) Philippine Mouse Deer (Tragulus nigricans) Birds 23) Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella) 25) Philippine Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia) 26) Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi) Reptiles 13) Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus) Total; 56
First zoo visit of the year! I got a grand total of two additions in Dierenpark Zie-Zoo, as well as an honorable mention for the Eurycantha calcarata, which is an island endemic but not countable for this challenge. The kea was unfortunately a no-show. Mammals 1. Ring-tailed vontsira, Galidia elegans 2. Dusky pademelon, Thylogale brunii
Antwerp zoo, 25/01/2019: BIRDS: 1) Madagascan partridge, Margaroperdix madagascariensis 2) Red-throated parrotfinch, Erythrura psittacea 3) Goldie's lorikeet, Psitteuteles goldiei 4) Mindanao bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba crinigera 5) Chestnut-backed thrush, Geokichla dohertyi 6) Kea, Nestor notabilis 7) Striated caracara, Phalcoboenus australis 8) Red fody, Foudia madagascariensis 9) King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus 10) Bernier's teal, Anas bernieri 11) Red-flanked lorikeet, Charmosyna placentis MAMMALS: 1) Black lemur, Eulemur macaco 2) Javan lutung, Trachypithecus auratus 3) Red ruffed lemur, Varecia rubra 4) Ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta 5) Goodfellow's tree kangaroo, Dendrolagus goodfellowi 6) Balabac mouse deer, Tragulus nigricans REPTILES: 1) Branderhorst's snapping turtle, Elseya branderhorstii 2) Madagascar day gecko, Phelsuma madagascariensis 3) Robert Mertens' day gecko, Phelsuma robertmertensi 4) Seychelles giant day gecko, Phelsuma sundbergi 5) Yellow-headed day gecko, Phelsuma klemmeri 6) Gold dust day gecko, Phelsuma laticauda 7) Cuban iguana, Cyclura nubila 8) Rhinoceros iguana, Cyclura cornuta 9) Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis 10) Madagascar ground boa, Acrantophis madagascariensis 11) Madagascar tree boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis 12) Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata Got all of the birds and mammals out of the way, still missing 2 reptiles!
Cotswold Wildlife Park Mammals 22. Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) 23. Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) 24. Collared lemur (Eulemur collaris) 25. Greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus) Birds 28. Laysan teal (Anas laysanensis) 29. Madagascar partridge (Margaropderix madagarensis) 30. Lesser vasa parrot (Coracopsis nigra) Reptiles 26. Fiji short-crested iguana (Brachylophus bulabula) 27. Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) 28. Peach-throated monitor (Varanus jobiensis) 29. Biak tree monitor (Varanus kordensis) 30. Black tree monitor (Varanus beccarii) 31. Philippine tree skink (Lamprolepis smaragdina) 32. Green tree python (Morelia viridis) TOTAL: 87
Antwerp zoo, 30/01/2019: REPTILES: 13) Prehensile-tailed skink, Corucia zebrata Total: 36 Just one more reptile to go! Of course the last one I have to see has to be the one that only Antwerp has...
The Exotic Zoo Telford- 17/02/2019 Birds; 27) Yellow-backed Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus) Reptiles; 14) Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) 15) Fiji Banded Lizard (Brachylophus fasciatus)
Burgers' zoo, 17/02/2019: BIRDS: 12) Socorro dove, Zenaida graysoni 13) Orange-fronted fruit dove, Ptilinopus aurantiifrons 14) Pinon's imperial pigeon, Ducula pinon 15) Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon, Gallicolumba luzonica 16) Nicobar pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica 17) Victoria crowned pigeon, Goura victoria 18) Pheasant pigeon, Otidiphaps nobilis 19) White-eared catbird, Ailuroedus buccoides 20) Montserrat oriole, Icterus oberi 21) Grosbeak starling, Scissirostrum dubium MAMMALS: 7) Rodriguez flying fox, Pteropus rodricensis REPTILES: 14) Guadeloupean anole, Anolis marmoratus Total: 42
My first two zoo visits of the year that qualify within the rules of the challenge. Rotterdam zoo, 10/02/2019: BIRDS: 1. Bali mynah (Leucopsar rotschildii) 2. Grosbeak starling (Scissirostrum dubium) 3. Yellow-faced myna (Mino dumontii) 4. Black-naped fruit-dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) 5. King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) 6. Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) MAMMALS: 1. Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides) 2. Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) 3. Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) 4. Balabac chevrotain (Tragulus nigricans) 5. Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra) REPTILES: 1. Lesser Antillean iguana (Iguana delicatissima) 2. Rhinoceros iguana (Cyclura cornuta) Burgers' zoo, 17/02/2019: BIRDS: 7. Chestnut-backed thrush (Zoothera dohertyi) 8. Kea (Nestor notabilis) 9. Luzon bleeding-heart pigeon (Gallicolumba luzonica) 10. Montserrat oriole (Icterus oberi) 11. Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 12. Pinon's imperial pigeon (Ducula pinon) 13. Socorro dove (Zenaida graysoni) 14. Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) 15. White-eared catbird (Ailuroedus buccoides) 16. Pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) 17. Orange-fronted fruit dove (Ptilinopus aurantiifrons) 18. Red fody (Foudia madagascariensis) MAMMALS: 6. Rodriguez flying fox (Pteropus rodricensis) REPTILES: 3. Guadeloupean anole (Anolis marmoratus) Total: 27
I had a meeting in Ouwehands and I snuck in a quick round through the zoo. Ouwehands dierenpark Mammals 3. Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus Birds 1. Rufous hornbill, Buceros hydrocorax 2. Nicobar pigeon, Caloenas nicobaria 3. Salmon-crested cockatoo, Cacatua moluccensis
Cotswold Wildlife Park- 25.02.2019 Monkey World- 26.02.2019 Mammals; 18) Crowned Sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) 19) Lesser Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) 20) Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur simus) 21) Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) 22) Muller's Gibbon (Hylobates muelleri) Birds; 28) Laysan Teal (Anas laysanensis) 29) Lesser Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) 30) Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri) Reptiles; 16) Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) 17) Madagascar Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) 18) Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) 19) Peach-throated Monitor (Varanus jobiensis) 20) Utila Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) 21) Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccari) 22) Jamaican Boa (Chilabothrus subflavus) Total; 74
Two months have passed, so it's time for some totals! MAMMALS: 25 - @ShonenJake13 22 - @MagpieGoose 10 - @devilfish 8 - @CDavies98 7 - @Vision 6 - @KevinVar 4 - @LaughingDove 3 - @Mr. Zootycoon 2 - @lintworm BIRDS: 30 - @MagpieGoose 30 - @ShonenJake13 21 - @Vision 20 - @devilfish 18 - @KevinVar 15 - @LaughingDove 11 - @CDavies98 9 - @lintworm 3 - @Mr. Zootycoon REPTILES: 32 - @ShonenJake13 22 - @MagpieGoose 14 - @Vision 10 - @CDavies98 9 - @devilfish 9 - @lintworm 7 - @LaughingDove 3 - @KevinVar TOTALS: 87 - @ShonenJake13 74 - @MagpieGoose 42 - @Vision 39 - @devilfish 29 - @CDavies98 27 - @KevinVar 26 - @LaughingDove 20 - @lintworm 6 - @Mr. Zootycoon I'm hoping everyone is enjoying the format so far! I was a bit afraid that the challenge would be hard to keep track of on a zoo visit and that having to keep an eye out for species that can be from any taxonomical order or geographical area might prove to be difficult, but I'm actually quite happy with how things are playing out so far, everything seems relatively well-balanced! @devilfish and @ShonenJake13 Timor zebra finch is one of those species that isn't split by the IOC and Clements, but is split by the HBW and IUCN - officially it wouldn't count (as we're using IOC, though if the majority of people prefer other lists a case for those can be made) but I'm not too bothered either way and I've just included your numbers as you've posted them - just a heads up in case the totals should be very close by the end of the year, and this point might matter!