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ZooChat Challenge (Global) 2019

Discussion in 'Quizzes, Competitions & Games' started by ThylacineAlive, 31 Dec 2018.

  1. aardvark250

    aardvark250 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I'm surprise they don't have Japanese giant salamander.
     
  2. AWP

    AWP Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    1. Golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
    2. Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas)
    3. Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
    4. Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl)
    5. Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
    6. Common spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus)
     
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  3. FunkyGibbon

    FunkyGibbon Well-Known Member

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    Do people have any sense of what a competitive total will look like this year? Frankly I don't at all.
     
  4. Brum

    Brum Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I'd be surprised if anyone breaks 100, unless they're so dedicated they go to zoos around the globe with particularly strong amphibian collections. So unless anyone wants to hit Paignton, Detroit, Chemnitz, Plzen, Manchester Museum, Berlin and any other notable amphibian collections then it won't be too high.

    I've personally visited 1 collection so far, with another due in the next 2 weeks or so. My current total is zero, I may be on 3 after a trip to Dudley!

    So basically, not high at all! :p
     
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  5. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    I'm not expecting high totals this year. I'm hoping that the fact that most zoos keep the same selection of amphibians (obviously not the case in your part of the world!) makes for a bit more of a competition, particularly between European and American competitors. Every species counts!

    ~Thylo
     
  6. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Well, as I noted at the start of this thread I broke 100 by a significant margin in 2018 without even trying to get a high amphibian total - 143 species all told. Granted I visited Chemnitz, but even without this collection my total would have still been c.110.
     
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  7. Brum

    Brum Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    So what you're saying is me and Thylo are way out with our estimates? :p
     
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  8. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Well, my visit to both San Diego Zoo facilities at the year's start will probably be the only large update for this year.
     
  9. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    The San Diegos are actually surprisingly poor for amphibians for their large size and considering the zoo's immense reptile collection. I would be very surprised if there weren't other large updates.

    ~Thylo
     
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  10. FunkyGibbon

    FunkyGibbon Well-Known Member

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    Sumida Aquarium -15/1/19

    11. Ambystoma mexicanum - Axolotl
    12. Pipa pipa - Suriname toad
    13. Pyxicephalus adspersus - African bullfrog
     
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  11. Echobeast

    Echobeast Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    1. Wyoming toad- Anaxyrus baxteri
    2. African bullfrog- Pyxicephalus adspersus
    3. Axolotl- Ambystoma mexicanum
    4. Emperor newts- Tylototriton shanjing
    5. Tiger salamander- Ambystoma tigrinum
    6. White's tree frog- Litoria caerulea
    7. Southern leopard frog- Rana sphenocephala
     
  12. FunkyGibbon

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    Ueno Zoo - 16/1/19

    14. Andrias japonicus - Japanese giant salamander
    15. Hynobius lichenatus - Tohoku salamander
    16. Hynobius nigriscens - Japanese black salamander
    17. Onychodactylus japonicus - Japanese clawed salamander
    18. Pelophylax porosus - Daruma pond frog
    19. Rhacophorus arboreus - Forest green tree frog
    20. Lithobates catesbeianus - American bullfrog
    21. Megophrys nasuta - Long-nosed horned frog
    22. Dyscophus guineti - False tomato frog
    23. Litoria caerulea - Australian green tree frog
    24. Ceratophrys ornata - Argentine horned frog
    25. Bombina orientalis - Oriental fire-bellied toad
    26. Lepidobatrachus laevis - Budgett's frog
    27. Mantella auriantiaca - Mantella auriantiaca
    28. Dendrobates leucomelas - Yellow-banded dart frog
    29. Dendrobates tinctorius - Dyeing dart frog
    30. Pleurodeles walti - Spanish ribbed newt
    31. Siren lacertina - Greater siren
    32. Amphiuma tridactylum - Three-toed amphiuma


    (No amphibians at Zoorasia so I'm up to date)
     
  13. ShonenJake13

    ShonenJake13 Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    18. Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
    19. Marañon poison frog (Excidobates mysteriosus)
    20. Rio Cauca caecilian (Typhlonectes natans)
    21. Green and black poison frog (Dendrobates auratus)
    22. Crowned tree frog (Triprion spinosus)
    23. Morelet’s tree frog (Agalychnis moreletii)
    24. Mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax)
     
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    Chester Zoo (17th January)

    1. Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
    2. Marañon poison frog (Excidobates mysteriosus)
    3. Rio Cauca caecilian (Typhlonectes natans)
    4. Green and black poison frog (Dendrobates auratus)
    5. Crowned tree frog (Triprion spinosus)
    6. Morelet’s tree frog (Agalychnis moreletii)
    7. Mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax)
    8. Golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
    9. Cayenne caecilian (Typhlonectes compressicauda)

    (thanks to @ShonenJake13 for keeping track for us!)
     
  15. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Another I forgot from NAIB:

    30. American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus

    Saint Louis Zoo 1/17/19

    31. Lake Titicaca water frog, Telmatobius culeus
    32. Oviedo fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra bernardezi
    33. Andean marsupial frog, Gastrotheca riobambae
    34. Mountain chicken, Leptodactylus fallax
    35. Green toad, Bufotes viridis
    36. Pichincha poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica
    37. Kaiser's spotted newt, Neurergus kaiseri
    38. Lemur leaf frog, Agalychnis lemur
     
  16. FunkyGibbon

    FunkyGibbon Well-Known Member

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    And so my first ever lead in a ZooChat challenge came to an end...
     
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  17. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I think I'm done for a while... I said that before I went to St. Louis but as uni starts again in a few days and I'm busy for them I probably won't be going elsewhere. So, depending on what your Japan trip has in store, you've got plenty of time to catch up.
     
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  18. Imperator Furiosa

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    Lincoln Park Zoo - 01/18/19
    16. Oriental Fire-belly Toad (Bombina orientalis)
    17. Emperor Newt (Tylototriton shanjing)
    18. Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)
    19. Solomon Island Leaf Frog (Ceratobatrachus guentheri)
    20. American Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea)
    21. American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
     
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  19. Birdlover

    Birdlover Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Buttonwood Park Zoo -01/18/19
    1.Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
    2.Dyeing Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
    3.Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas)
     
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  20. zoogiraffe

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    A few more from another Chester visit today

    10) Sambava tomato frog (Dyscophus guineti)
    11) Lake Pátzcuaro salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii)
    12) Yellow stream frog (Sylvirana cubitalis)