They have both species signposted - the Sclater’s (which I got earlier this year) are in the Australian walkthrough, the Scheepmaker’s are in the Oasis.
This might well be a case of outdated signage in the Oasis - certainly I haven't heard of any imports of new stock.
Are they confirmed, though? They would be the only Scheepmaker's in captivity and the species lives in a part of the island where imports very seldom come from. Sclater's used to be lumped into Scheepmaker's as well so it could be erroneous signage. ~Thylo
All easy here I just wanted to know if they were definite Scheepmaker's because that'd make for another species of interest for me at Pairi! ~Thylo
Serpentarium Blankenberge, 17/10/2019: REPTILES: 20) Cuvier’s Madagascar swift, Oplurus cuvieri 21) Dumeril’s ground boa, Acrantophis dumerili 22) Knight anole, Anolis equestris
Time for another update, methinks - and potentially the last one of the year for me, given my lack of any plans for the next two months: Overall Total: 296 TAXA Mammal Total: 52 taxa Spoiler: Previous Species Zoo Madrid 27/02/2019 1) Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) 2) Common Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus) 3) Eastern Mueller's Gibbon (Hylobates muelleri muelleri) 4) Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) Zoo Lisbon 28/02/2019 5) Black-and-White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata variegata) 6) Black Lemur (Eulemur macaco) 7) Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) 8) Javan Langur (Trachypithecus auratus) 9) Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) Faunia Madrid 01/03/2019 10) Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra) Bioparc Valencia 02/03/2019 11) Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) 12) Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec (Echinops telfairi) 13) Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) 14) Red-bellied Lemur (Eulemur rubriventer) 15) Rufous Brown Lemur (Eulemur rufus) Chester Zoo 20/04/2019 16) Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) 17) Dusky Pademelon (Thylogale brunii) 18) Balabac Chevrotain (Tragulus nigricans) 19) Malagasy Giant Jumping Rat (Hypogeomys antimena) 20) Goodfellow's Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi) 21) Greater Hedgehog Tenrec (Setifer setosus) 22) Sulawesi Black Macaque (Macaca nigra) 23) Lac Alaotra Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis) 24) Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) 25) Moloch Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) 26) Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons negrinus) 27) Northern Luzon Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus) 28) Rodrigues Flying Fox (Pteropus rodricensis) 29) Philippine Spotted Deer (Rusa alfredi) 30) Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) Hamerton Zoo 22/06/2019 31) Collared Lemur (Eulemur collaris) Zoo Planckendael 10/07/2019 32) Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) Pairi Daiza 12/07/2019 33) Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus) Zoo Praha 23/09/2019 and 04/10/2019 34) Cuban Hutia (Capromys pilorides) 35) Javan Rusa (Rusa timorensis) 36) New Guinea Ground Cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis leucippus) 37) Palawan Leopard Cat (Prionailurus javanensis heaneyi) 38) Panay Cloudrunner (Crateromys heaneyi) 39) Palawan Porcupine (Hystrix pumila) 40) White-fronted Lemur (Eulemur albifrons) Zoo Jihlava 24/09/2019 41) Ganzhorn's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus ganzhorni) Zoo Wroclaw 26/09/2019 42) Northern Narrow-striped Boky (Mungotictis decemlineata decemlineata) Poznan Nowe 27/09/2019 43) Bawean Deer (Axis kuhlii) 44) Grey Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) Zoo Brno 01/10/2019 45) Javan Ferret-badger (Melogale orientalis) Zoo Ostrava 02/10/2019 46) White-collared Lemur (Eulemur cinereiceps) 47) Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) 48) Sclater's Lemur (Eulemur flavifrons) Zoo Plzen 03/10/2019 49) Western Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) 50) Red-fronted Lemur (Eulemur rufifrons) 51) Eastern Ring-tailed Vontsira (Galidia elegans elegans) 52) Goodman's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara) Bird Total: 114 Taxa Spoiler: Previous Species Zoo Madrid 27/02/2019 1) Citron-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata) 2) Salmon-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) 3) White-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua alba) Zoo Lisbon 28/02/2019 4) Bali Myna (Leucopsar rothschildi) 5) Lesser Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) 6) Blue-streaked Lory (Eos reticulata) 7) Hispaniolan Amazon (Amazona ventralis) 8) Meller's Duck (Anas melleri) 9) Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) 10) Papuan Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) 11) Red Lory (Eos bornea) 12) Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) Faunia Madrid 29/02/2019 13) King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Zoo Barcelona 04/03/2019 14) Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus) 15) Chestnut-backed Ground Thrush (Geokichla dohertyi) 16) Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala) 17) Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium) 18) Mindanao Bleeding Heart (Gallicolumba crinigera) 19) Luzon Bleeding Heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) 20) Western Crowned Pigeon (Goura cristata) 21) White-naped Pheasant-Pigeon (Otidiphaps aruensis) Chester Zoo 20/04/2019 22) Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron chalcurum) 23) Cinnamon Ground Dove (Gallicolumba rufigula) 24) Java Sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) 25) Javan Green Magpie (Cissa thalassina) 26) Montserrat Oriole (Icterus oberi) 27) Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) 28) Pied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula bicolor) 29) Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri) 30) Madagascar Fody (Foudia madagascariensis) 31) Salvadori's Pheasant (Lophura inornata) 32) Socorro Dove (Zenaida graysoni) 33) Sumatran Laughingthrush (Garrulax bicolor) 34) Timor Sparrow (Lonchura fuscata) 35) Visayan Hornbill (Penelopides panini) 36) Purple-naped Lory (Lorius domicella) Hamerton Zoo 22/06/2019 37) Paradise Shelduck(Tadorna variegata) Zoo Planckendael 10/07/2019 38) Green-naped Pheasant-Pigeon (Otidiphaps nobilis) 39) Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri) 40) Olive-headed Lorikeet (Trichoglossus euteles) 41) Sclater's Crowned Pigeon (Goura sclateri) Pairi Daiza 12/07/2019 42) Greater Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea apoda) 43) Lesser Bird-of-Paradise (Paradisaea minor) 44) Northern Rufous Hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax) 45) Pesquet's Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus) 46) St Lucia Amazon (Amazona versicolor) 47) St Vincent Amazon (Amazona guildingii) 48) Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bulweri) 49) Hawaiian goose (Branta sandvicensis) Zoo Praha 23/09/2019 and 04/10/2019 50) Blue-naped Parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis) 51) Brown Lory (Chalcopsitta duivenbodei) 52) Coleto (Sarcops calvus) 53) Crested Quail-dove (Geotrygon versicolor) 54) Cuban Grassquit (Phonipara canora) 55) Salvadori's Fig Parrot (Psittaculirostris salvadorii) 56) Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) 57) Luzon Hornbill (Penelopides manillae manillae) 58) Mindanao Lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) 59) Forsten's Lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni) 60) New Guinea Bronzewing (Henicophaps albifrons) 61) Philippine Metallic Pigeon (Columba vitiensis griseogularis) 62) Luzon Lowland Scops Owl (Otus megalotis) 63) Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula rosacea) 64) Red-fronted Laughingthrush (Garrulax rufifrons) 65) Scaly-naped Pigeon (Patagioenas squamosa) 66) Spotted Imperial Pigeon (Ducula carola) 67) Sri Lankan Junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii) 68) Stella's Lorikeet (Charmosyna stellae) 69) Sunda Laughingthrush (Garrulax palliatus) 70) Western Black Lory (Chalcopsitta atra atra) 71) Yellow-billed Amazon (Amazona collaria) 72) Yellow-faced Myna (Mino dumontii) 73) West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) Zoo Wroclaw 26/09/2019 74) Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) Poznan Nowe 27/09/2019 75) Bornean Crested Fireback (Lophura ignita) 76) Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) Warsaw Zoo 28/09/2019 77) Red-necked Sulawesi Ground Dove (Gallicolumba tristigmata bimaculata) 78) Swinhoe's Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii) 79) Madagascar Partridge (Margaroperdix madagarensis) 80) Malagasy Turtle Dove (Nesoenas picturatus picturatus) 81) Yellow-breasted Fruit Dove (Ramphiculus occipitalis) 82) Island Canary (Serinus canaria) Zoo Ostrava 02/10/2019 83) Laysan Teal (Anas laysanensis) 84) Red-breasted Lory (Lorius lory erythrothorax) Zoo Plzen 03/10/2019 85) Pale-bellied Myna (Acridotheres cinereus) 86) Madagascar Blue Pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis) 87) Philippine Duck (Anas luzonica) 88) Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana) 89) Palawan Hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei) 90) Malagasy Pond Heron (Ardeola idae) 91) New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) 92) Sulawesi Myna (Basilornis celebensis) 93) Stephan's Dove (Chalcophaps stephani) 94) Yellow-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps) 95) Sunda Treepie (Dendrocitta occipitalis) 96) Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon (Ducula luctuosa) 97) Fifi Parrotfinch (Erythrura pealii) 98) Red-throated Parrotfinch (Erythrura psittacea) 99) Horned Parakeet (Eunymphicus cornutus) 100) Barred Dove (Geopelia maugeus) 101) Grand Mannakin (Lonchura grandis) 102) Madagascar Crested Ibis (Lophotibis cristata) 103) Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) 104) Iris Lorikeet (Psitteuteles iris) 105) Grey's Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus greyi) 106) Beautiful Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus) 107) Southern Sulawesi Tarictic Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus sanfordi) 108) Southern White-necked Myna (Streptocitta albicollis) 109) Sunda Collared-dove (Streptopelia bitorquata) 110) Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus mikado) 111) Madagascar Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis bernieri) 112) Deplanche's Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus deplanchii) Chester Zoo 19/10/2019 113) Pink-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus porphyreus) Edinburgh Zoo 26/10/2019 114) Northern Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) Reptile Total: 130 Taxa Spoiler: Previous Species Zoo Madrid 27/02/2019 1) Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea gigantea) Zoo Lisbon 28/02/2019 2) Cuban Iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila) 3) Dumeril's Boa (Acrantophis dumerili) 4) Hispaniolan Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta cornuta) 5) Jamaican Boa (Chilabothrus subflavus) 6) Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) 7) Malagasy Ground Boa (Acrantophis madagascariensis) 8) McCord's Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina mccordi) 9) New Guinea Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua gigas) 10) Philippine Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) Faunia Madrid 01/03/2019 11) Ceylon Pitviper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus) 12) New Caledonia Giant Gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) 13) Parker's Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina parkeri) Bioparc Valencia 02/03/2019 14) Giant Malagasy Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) 15) Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) Zoo Barcelona 04/03/2019 16) Cuban Tree Boa (Chilabothrus angulifer) 17) Haitian Boa (Chilabothrus striatus) 18) Madagascar Hog-nosed Snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) 19) Malagasy Tree Boa (Sanzinia madagascariensis) 20) Pacific Boa (Candoia carinata) 21) Utila Spinytail Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) Manchester Vivarium 19/04/2019 22) Allison's anole (Anolis allisoni) 23) Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) 24) Emerald Tree Monitor (Varanus prasinus) 25) Yellow-headed Day Gecko (Phelsuma klemmeri) Chester Zoo 20/04/2019 26) Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) 27) Boelen's Python (Morelia boeleni) 28) Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadorii) 29) Cuvier's Madagascar Swift (Oplurus cuvieri) 30) Graham's Anole (Anolis grahami) 31) Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) 32) Leach's Anole (Anolis leachii) 33) Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii) 34) Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) 35) Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Serpentarium Blankenberge 11/07/2019 36) Crocodile Skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) 37) Greater Madagascar Day Gecko (Phelsuma grandis) 38) Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) 39) Moluccan Giant Gecko (Gehyra marginata) 40) Peacock Day Gecko (Phelsuma quadriocellata) 41) Prehensile-tailed Skink (Corucia zebrata) Pairi Daiza 12/07/2019 42) Malagasy Spider Tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides) Zoo Antwerpen 13/07/2019 43) Branderhorst's Snapping Turtle (Elseya branderhorsti) 44) Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) 45) Robert Mertens's Day Gecko (Phelsuma robertmertensi ) 46) Weber's Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus weberi) 47) Seychelles Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma sundbergi) Zoo Praha 23/09/2019 and 04/10/2019 48) West Cuban Anole (Anolis bartschi) 49) White-lipped Python (Bothrochilus albertisii) 50) Duncan Island Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis duncanensis) 51) Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis porteri) 52) Vaillant's Mabuya (Chioninia vaillantii) 53) Enigmatic Leaf Turtle (Cyclemys enigmatica) 54) West Indian Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) 55) Borneo Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) 56) Red-sided Curly Tailed Lizard (Leiocephalus schreibersii) 57) Cuban Slider (Trachemys decussata) 58) Black Tree Monitor (Varanus beccarii) 59) Quince Monitor (Varanus melinus) Zoo Jihlava 24/09/2019 60) Blue-spotted Tree Monitor (Varanus macraei) 61) Cuban Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) 62) Haitian Galliwasp (Celestus warreni) 63) Puerto Rican Boa (Chilabothrus inornatus) Zoo Wroclaw 26/09/2019 64) Baracoa Anole (Anolis baracoae) 65) Western Bearded Anole (Anolis barbatus) 66) Holguin Anole (Anolis noblei) 67) Dominican Anole (Anolis oculatus winstonorum) 68) Saban Anole (Anolis sabanus) 69) Bismarck Ringed Python (Bothrochilus boa) 70) West Canary Skink (Chalcides viridanus) 71) Cook's Tree Boa (Corallus cookii) 72) Crested Gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) 73) New Guinea Snapping Turtle (Elseya novaeguineae) 74) Tenerife Lizard (Gallotia galloti) 75) Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus amboinensis) 76) Northern Curly-tailed Lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus) 77) Koch's Day Gecko (Phelsuma kochi) 78) Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) 79) Island Day Gecko (Phelsuma nigristriata) 80) Standing's Day Gecko (Phelsuma standingi) 81) Borneo Blood Python (Python breitensteini) 82) Gargoyle Gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus) 83) Tenerife Wall Gecko (Tarentola delalandii) 84) Mindanao Water Monitor (Varanus cumingi) 85) Timor Monitor (Varanus timorensis) Poznan Stare 27/09/2019 86) Giant Madagascar Chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) 87) Forsten's Tortoise (Indotestudo forstenii) Warsaw Zoo 28/09/2019 88) Martinique Anole (Anolis roquet) 89) Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) Dvůr Králové Zoo 30/09/2019 90) Leafnose Snake (Langaha madagascariensis) Zoo Plzen 03/10/2019 91) Lined Flat-tail Gecko (Uroplatus lineatus) 92) Yellow-throated Day Gecko (Phelsuma flavigularis) 93) Speckled Day Gecko (Phelsuma guttata) 94) Réunion Day Gecko (Phelsuma inexpectata) 95) Hielscher's Day Gecko (Phelsuma hielscheri) 96) Olafian Day Gecko (Phelsuma seippi) 97) Pemba Island Day Gecko (Phelsuma parkeri) 98) Andaman Day Gecko (Phelsuma andamanense) 99) Grandidier's Velvet Gecko (Blaesodactylus sakalava) 100) Antongil Velvet Gecko (Blaesodactylus antongilensis) 101) Madagascar Velvet Gecko (Blaesodactylus boivini) 102) Nosy Bé Ground Gecko (Paroedura oviceps) 103) Stumpf's Madagascar Ground Gecko (Paroedura stumpffi) 104) Gray`s Leaf-toed Gecko (Hemidactylus mercatorius) 105) Polillo False Gecko (Pseudogekko smaragdinus) 106) Bauer's Chameleon Gecko (Eurydactylodes agricolae) 107) Vieillard's Chamaeleon Gecko (Eurydactylodes vieillardi) 108) Sulawesi Water Skink (Tropidophorus baconi) 109) Peters' Keeled Cordylid (Tracheloptychus petersi) 110) Madagascar Keeled Cordylid (Tracheloptychus madagascariensis) 111) Anzamala Madagascar Swift (Oplurus fierinensis) 112) Grandidier's Madagascar Swift (Oplurus grandidieri) 113) Merrem's Madagascar Swift (Oplurus cyclurus) 114) Three-eyed Lizard (Chalarodon madagascariensis) 115) Madagascar Girdled Lizard (Zonosaurus madagascariensis) 116) Karsten's Girdled Lizard (Zonosaurus karsteni) 117) Green Girdled Lizard (Zonosaurus haraldmeieri) 118) Ornate Girdled Lizard (Zonosaurus ornatus) 119) Henderson's Anole (Anolis hendersoni) 120) Black-striped Skink (Brachyseps macrocercus) 121) Two-lined Gran Canaria Skink (Chalcides sexlineatus bistriatus) 122) Philippine Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) 123) Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor) 124) Malagasy Blonde Hognose Snake (Leioheterodon modestus) 125) Cyclades Viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) 126) Wide-tailed Zonosaur (Zonosaurus laticaudatus) Akva-Tera Plzen 03/10/2019 127) Gran Canaria Giant Lizard (Gallotia stehlini) 128) White-striped Gecko (Gekko vittatus) 129) Jamaican Anole (Anolis garmani) 130) Cope's False Chameleon (Anolis porcus)
Visited Zooparc Overloon today, a nice small collection, unfortunately not with many new additions, as I somehow managed to miss out on a lemur species, but a nice one nevertheless. Mammals: 18 Zooparc Overloon: 18. Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis)
It's the last day of the year now, so I guess that makes it time for the final overview post! Thanks everyone for participating, I was a bit uncertain about this category at first but it ended up turning out pretty fun, with a nice variety of species. Many congratulations to @TeaLovingDave for winning in not just the total category, but in ALL of the categories! Also congrats to @ShonenJake13, @MagpieGoose and @Mr. Zootycoon for making up all of rest of the top three in the various categories. The reptile numbers definitely blew me out of the water, and really give an interesting insight as to how many "island" reptiles European zoos have. MAMMALS: 52 - @TeaLovingDave 50 - @ShonenJake13 46 - @MagpieGoose 18 - @Ursus 16 - @Lemur02 15 - @Vision 12 - @KevinVar 12 - @Mr. Zootycoon 10 - @devilfish 8 - @CDavies98 4 - @Dylan 4 - @LaughingDove 2 - @lintworm BIRDS: 114 - @TeaLovingDave 86 - @ShonenJake13 77 - @Mr. Zootycoon 65 - @MagpieGoose 35 - @Vision 31 - @Lemur02 30 - @Ursus 21 - @KevinVar 20 - @devilfish 15 - @LaughingDove 11 - @CDavies98 10 - @Dylan 9 - @lintworm REPTILES: 130 - @TeaLovingDave 90 - @ShonenJake13 51 - @MagpieGoose 23 - @Vision 21 - @Lemur02 19 - @Mr. Zootycoon 18 - @Ursus 11 - @KevinVar 10 - @CDavies98 9 - @devilfish 9 - @lintworm 7 - @LaughingDove TOTALS: 296 - @TeaLovingDave 226 - @ShonenJake13 162 - @MagpieGoose 108 - @Mr. Zootycoon 73 - @Vision 68 - @Lemur02 66 - @Ursus 44 - @KevinVar 39 - @devilfish 29 - @CDavies98 26 - @LaughingDove 20 - @lintworm 14 - @Dylan Now for something completely different - as might have been evident this year, @KevinVar and I have perhaps lost the flare of 'competitive' zoo-visiting and have slacked a bit with keeping the lists updated the past few years, so we're officially handing the torch over to someone else! Of the three European challenges we've now organized, @ShonenJake13 has won the first two and got a firm second place in this one, so we feel like he's probably the best person to keep this challenge going! He already has a great idea for next year's thread, so it seems like we made the correct choice.
Congrats to @TeaLovingDave for breaking my streak, and thanks to @Vision and @KevinVar for doing such a great job the past couple years! If anyone is interested in taking part next year, the 2020 thread is now up! Feel free to take part starting tomorrow