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  1. Birdlover

    Birdlover Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Thanks, Jayjds2! I was going to ask about the Forest Cobra split since I went to Philadelphia on Monday but I just didn't get around to it yet. Also if I got this straight "Momma" is the C. porteri and "Little Lady" ( I think that's her name) is a hybrid between 2 "sub"species. Please correct me if I am wrong.
     
  2. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Now now, don't count your eggs before they've hatched.
    San Diego Zoo 7/11/18
    175. Red diamond rattlesnake Crotalus ruber
    176. Southern pacific rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus helleri
    177. Mangshan mountain viper Protobothrops mangshanensis
    178. Pygmy spiny-tailed skink Egernia depressa
    179. Boelen’s python Morelia boeleni
    180. Northwestern neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus culminatus
    181. Woma python Aspidites ramsayi
    182. Gray’s monitor Varanus olivaceus
    183. Short-nosed vine snake Ahaetulla prasina
    184. Banded water cobra Naja annulata
    185. Baron’s green racer Philodryas baroni
    186. Indian rock python Python molurus
    187. Monocled cobra Naja kaouthia
    188. Black-headed bushmaster Lachesis melanocephala
    189. Red-cheeked mud turtle Kinosternon scorpiodes cruentatum
    190. Caatinga lancehead Bothrops erythomelas
    191. Catalina Island rattlesnake Crotalus catalinensis
    192. Philippine sail-finned lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus
    193. Moellendorf’s ratsnake Orthriophis moellendorfii
    194. Rowley’s palm pit viper Bothriechis rowleyi
    195. Red coachwhip Masticophis flagellum pictus
    196. Side-striped palm viper Bothriechis lateralis
    197. Coastal rosy boa Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca
    198. San Diego gopher snake Pituophis catenifer annectans
    199. San Diego mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata pulchra
    200. Giant horned lizard Phrynosoma asio
    201. Baja California ratsnake Bogertophis rosaliae
    202. Malayan snail-eating turtle Malayemys subtrijuga
    203. South American snake-necked turtle Hydromedusa tectifera
    204. Parker’s snake-necked turtle Chelodina parkeri
    205. River terrapin Batagur baska

    206. Narrow-headed softshell turtle Chitra indica
    207. African spurred tortoise Centrochelys sulcata
    208. Marginated tortoise Testudo marginata
    209. European pond turtle Emys orbicularis

    210. Madagascar big-headed turtle Eremynochelys madagascariensis
    211. Angolan python Python anchietae
    212. Common agama Agama agama
    213. West African mud turtle Pelusios castaneus
    214. Pacific pond turtle Actinemys marmorata
    215. Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis
    216. Blood python Python curtus
    217. Black-throated monitor Varanus albigularis ionidesi
    218. Gidgee skink Egernia stokesii
    219. Pilbara rock monitor Varanus pilbarensis

    220. Burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota
    221. Golden armadillo lizard Cordylus cataphractus
    222. Sierra Negra giant tortoise Chelonoidis guntheri
    223. Cerro Azul giant tortoise Chelonoidis vicina
    224. Volcán Alcedo giant tortoise Chelonoidis vandenburghi
    225. Volcán Wolf giant tortoise Chelonoidis becki
    226. Siamese crocodile Crocodylus siamensis
    227. West African slender-snouted crocodile Mecistops cataphractus

    San Diego Zoo 7/12/18
    228. West African green mamba Dendroaspis viridis
    229. Chinese mountain viper Protobothrops jerdonii xanthomelas
    230. Western great plated lizard Gerrhosaurus major bottegoi
    231. Yellow-throated plated lizard Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
    232. Mossy leaf-tailed gecko Uroplatus sikorae sikorae
    233. Indo-gangetic flapshell turtle Lissemys punctate andersoni
    234. Chinese stripe-necked turtle Ocadia sinensis
    235. Tropical girdled lizard Cordylus tropidosternum
    236. Schneider’s skink Eumeces schneideri

    SeaWorld San Diego 7/14/18
    237. Texas map turtle Graptemys versa
    238. Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
    239. Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricate

    California Living Museum 7/15/18
    240. Western longsnose snake Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei
    241. Desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis
    242. Lyre snake Trimorphodon lyrophanes
    243. Desert glossy snake Arizona elegans occidentalis
    244. Giant gartersnake Thamnophis gigas

    245. Mojave rattlesnake Crotalus scutelatus scutelatus
    246. Panamint rattlesnake Crotalus stephensi
    247. Southern alligator lizard Elgaria multicarinata


    The Living Desert 7/16/18
    248. Speckled rattlesnake Crotalus mitchelli
    249. Leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius

    Los Angeles Zoo 7/17/18
    250. Perentie monitor Varanus giganteus
    251. European long-nosed viper Vipera ammodytes
    252. Temple viper Tropidolaemus wagleri
    253. Rough-scaled python Morelia carinata
    254. Armenian viper Montivipera raddei
    255. Mangrove viper Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
    256. Cape cobra Naja nivea
    257. Boyd’s forest dragon Hypsilurus boydii
    258. Ethiopian mountain adder Bitis parviocula
    259. Mexican west coast rattlesnake Crotalus basiliscus
    260. Southern ridgenose rattlesnake Crotalus willardi meridionalis
    261. Dunn’s hognose viper Porthidium dunni
    262. Mexican black-tailed pitviper Mixcoatlus melanurus
    263. Caucasian viper Vipera kaznakovi
    264. Arizona mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana
    265. San Esteban Island chuckwalla Sauromalus varius
    266. Green vine snake Oxybelis fuligidus
    267. Tamaulipan rock rattlesnake Crotalus morulus

    Kentucky Reptile Zoo 7/19/18
    268. Yellow anaconda Eunectes notaeus
    269. Scrub python Morelia amethistina
    270. Dumeril’s ground boa Acrantophis dumerili
    271. New Guinea snapping turtle Elseya novaeguineae
    272. East African green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps
    273. Black mamba Dendroaspis polylepis
    274. Princess habu Ovophis okinavensis
    275. Mato Grosso lancehead Bothrops mattogrossosensis
    276. Many-banded krait Bungarus multicinctus

    277. Okinawa habu Protobothrops flavoviridis flavoviridis
    278. Samar cobra Naja samarensis
    279. Coastal taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus
    280. Jameson’s mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni kaimosae
    281. Brazilian lancehead Bothrops moojeni
    282. Collett’s snake Pseudechis colletti
    283. Uracoan rattlesnake Crotalus vergrandis
    284. Shield-nose cobra Aspidelaps scutatus
    285. Ottoman’s viper Monitvipera xanthine
    286. Stiletto snake Atractaspis microlepidota
    287. Saint Lucian lancehead Bothrops caribbaeus
    288. Moorish viper Macrovipera mauritanica
    289. Sumatran cobra Naja sumatrana

    290. Desert horned viper Cerastes cerastes
    291. Speckled hognose snake Leioheterodon geayi
    292. Sharp-nosed viper Deinagkistrodon acutus
    293. Urutu Bothrops alternatus
    294. Egyptian saw-scaled viper Echis pyramidium
    295. Pope’s tree viper Trimeresurus popeorum

    296. Barnett’s lancehead Bothrops barnetti
    297. Tokara habu Protobothrops tokarensis
    298. Midland ratsnake Pantherophis spiloides
    299. Arizona black rattlesnake Crotalus cerberus
    300. Eastern hognose Heterodon platirhinos
    301. Prairie rattlesnake Crotalus viridis viridis
    302. Emory’s ratsnake Pantherophis emoryi
    303. Chinese cobra Naja atra
    304. Black-and-white tegu Salvator marianae
    305. Red spitting cobra Naja pallida
    306. Beautiful pit viper Trimeresurus venustus
    307. Trans-pecos ratsnake Bogertophis subocularis
    308. Black forest cobra Naja guineensis
    309. Desert massasauga Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii

    Louisville Zoo 7/20/18
    310. Amboina sailfin lizard Hydrosaurus amboinensis

    311. Red-tailed green rat snake Gonysoma oxycephalum
    312. Mexican burrowing python Loxocemus bicolor
    313. Sinai desert cobra Walterinessia aegyptia
    314. Tiger rattlesnake Crotalus tigris
    315. Indian star tortoise Geochelone elegans
    316. Rough-scaled sand boa Gongylophis conicus

    Sedgwick County Zoo 7/22/18
    317. Gulf Coast spiny softshell Apalone spinifera aspera
    318. Pascagoula map turtle Graptemys gibbonsi
    319. Yellow-blotched map turtle Graptemys flavimaculata
    320. Mandarin ratsnake Euprephiophis mandarinus
    321. Black-breasted leaf turtle Geoemyda spengleri
    322. Bog turtle Glyptemys muhlenbergii
    323. Rubber boa Charina bottae
    324. Carrot-tailed viper gecko Hemidactylus imbricatus

    325. Gray-banded kingsnake Lampropeltis alterna
    326. Venezuelan lancehead Bothrops venezuelensis
    327. Ornate plated lizard Zonosaurus ornatus
    328. African dwarf mud turtle Pelusios nanus
    329. Puff-faced water snake Homalopsis buccata

    330. Broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris
    331. Speckled kingsnake Lampropeltis holbrooki
    332. Sonoran spiny-tailed iguana Ctenosaura hemplopha macrolopha

    Branson Wild World Zoo 7/23/18
    333. Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus
    334. Morelet’s crocodile Crocodylus moreletii
    335. Jeweled lacerta Timon lepidus
    336. Vietnamese blue beauty snake Orthriophis taeniuurus callicyanous
    337. Black-tailed cribo Drymarchon melanurus
    338. West African cobra Naja katiensis
    339. King brown snake Pseudechis australis
    340. Canebrake rattlesnake Crotalus atricaudatus
    341. Asian water monitor Varanus salvator
    342. Red tegu Tupinambis rufescens
    343. Sandfish Scincus scincus
    344. Skunk gecko Gekko vittatus

    Dickerson Park Zoo 7/23/18
    345. Ornate box turtle Terrapene ornata
    346. Eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
    347. Western pygmy rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius streckeri
    348. Blood python Python brongersmai
    349. Amazon tree boa Corallus hortulanus
    350. Mexican cantil Agkistrodon bilineatus bilineatus
    351. Children’s python Antaresia childreni
    352. Texas tortoise Gopherus berlandieri

    Wonders of Wildlife 7/23/18
    353. Brown anole Anolis sagrei
    354. Eastern collared lizard Crotaphytus collaris

    Saint Louis Zoo 7/25/18
    355. Southeast Asian box turtle Cuora amboinensis
    356. Utila Island iguana Ctenosaura bakeri
    357. Southern cantil Agkistrodon howardgloydi
    358. Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko Uroplatus henkeli
    359. Four-horned chameleon Triceros quadricornis
    360. Amazon Basin emerald tree boa Corallus batesi
    361. Western foxsnake Pantherophis ramspotti
    362. Iranian mountain viper Montivipera albicornuta
    363. Caspian cobra Naja oxiana
    364. Ocellate mountain viper Montivipera wagneri
    365. Giant Asian pond turtle Heosemys grandis
    366. Jamaican iguana Cyclura collei
    367. Western bearded anole Anolis barbatus
    368. Jamaican boa Epicrates subflavus
    369. San Esteban spinytail iguana Ctenosaura conspicuosa
    370. Indo-Malayan mountain pitviper Ovophis monticola convictus
    371. Long’s forest dragon Hypsilurus longii

    372. Iranian leopard gecko Eublepharis angramainyu
    373. Three-striped mud turtle Kinosternon baurii

    World Aquarium 7/25/18
    374. Common basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus
    375. Cagle’s map turtle Graptemys caglei
    376. Frog-eyed gecko Teratoscincus scincus
    377. Steppe runner lizard Eremias arguta

    378. Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard Uromastyx aegyptia
    379. Madagascar plated lizard Zonosaurus madagascariensis
    380. Savanna monitor Varanus exanthematicus
    381. Veiled chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus
    382. Timor monitor Varanus timorensis
    383. Giant Hispaniolan gallowasp Celestus warreni
    384. Colombian rainbow boa Epicrates maurus
    385. African softshell turtle Trionyx triungis

    Cincinnati Zoo 7/26/18
    386. Terciopelo Bothrops asper
    387. Black kingsnake Lampropeltis nigra
    388. Yellow pond turtle Mauremys mutica
    389. Yellow-tailed cribo Drymarchon corais corais
    390. Lace monitor Varanus varius
    391. American crocodile Crocodylus americanus
    392. Florida cooter Pseudemys floridana floridana
    393. Loggerhead musk turtle Sternotherus minor
    394. Quince monitor Varanus mellinus
    395. Rough green snake Opheodrys aestivus
    396. Helmeted turtle Pelomedusa subrufa
    397. Kenyan sand boa Gongylophis colubrinus

    Virginia Living Museum 8/16/18
    398. Eastern glass lizard Ophiosaurus ventralis

    399. Northern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus
    400. Red-bellied cooter Pseudemys rubriventris

    Virginia Zoo 8/16/18
    401. Smallwood’s anole Anolis smallwoodi
    402. Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanni
    403. Red bamboo racer Oreocryptophis porphyraceus
    404. Crocodile monitor Varanus salvadorii
    405. Reisinger’s tree monitor Varanus reisingeri
    406. Meller’s chameleon Triceros melleri
    407. Painted agama Stellagama stellio
    408. Aruba Island rattlesnake Crotalus durissus unicolor

    Virginia Aquarium 8/16/18
    409. Egyptian cobra Naja haje haje
    410. Broad-headed skink Eumeces laticeps

    Subtotals
    18 crocodilians
    108 lizards
    184 snakes
    100 chelonians

    Not winning... yet... ;)
     
  3. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    I hadn't heard of Philly holding a hybrid giant tortoise. It had always been that the adults were porteri and the newly exhibited juveniles (in Bird Alley) are microphyes.
     
  4. Birdlover

    Birdlover Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    That's what a keeper told me on Monday but which other species I don't know.
     
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  5. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    It's easy for others to catch up once you've paved the way :rolleyes::p

    ~Thylo
     
  6. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    How do you know which zoos have which of the new species splits?
     
  7. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    He knows Philadelphia's and Kentucky Reptile Zoo's because the former is a South African import and the latter identified their split species already. Afaik, all others are still up in the air.

    ~Thylo
     
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  8. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    As Thylo said: Philadelphia lists theirs on their website as coming from South Africa. KRZ posted on their Facebook page about their cobras, with the scientific name Naja guineensis. I’ve had less luck with other collections holding the species: Staten Island’s came from another zoo, Houston’s is a mystery, and Ellen Trout’s was given to them after the death of its owner.
     
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  9. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    African Lion Safari: August 15, 2018

    111. Meller's chameleon Trioceros melleri

    Subtotals:

    4 crocodilians
    34 lizards
    45 snakes
    28 chelonians
     
  10. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Special Memories Zoo - July 28 2018

    129. Brown Anole Anolis sagrei
    130. Long-Tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus

    5 crocodilians
    35 lizards
    56 snakes
    39 chelonians
     
  11. Neil chace

    Neil chace Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Capron park zoo
    Argentine black and white tegu
    Sumatran water monitor
    Corn snake
    African spur-thigh tortoise
    Buttonwood park zoo
    Caiman Lizard
    Yellow-footed tortoise
    Yellow-spotted Amazon river turtles
    National zoo
    American alligator
    Chameleon forest dragon
    Aldabra tortoise
    Spider tortoise
    Gaboon viper
    Cuban crocodile
    Boa constrictor
    Blue-tounged skink
    Western diamondback rattlesnake
    Gharial
    Cayman blue iguana
    Timor python
    Zoo America
    Alligator snapping turtle
    Arizona mountain king snake
    Gila monster
    Beaded lizard
    Rosy boa
    Prarie rattlesnake
    Sidewinder rattlesnake
    Echo science center
    Black rat snake
    Soft-shelled turtle
    Musk turtle
    Eastern box turtle
    Garter snake
     
  12. geomorph

    geomorph Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    Memphis Zoo: 9/6/18

    220. Amethystine Python Morelia amethistina
    221. Beautiful Pitviper Trimeresurus venustus
    222. Blue-tongued Skink Tiliqua scincoides
    223. Burrowing Python Calabaria reinhardtii
    224. Cape House Snake Boaedon capensis
    225. Chaco Tortoise Chelonoidis chilensis
    226. Crocodile Monitor Varanus salvadorii
    227. Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis
    228. Ethiopian Mountain Viper Bitis parviocula
    229. Flying Gecko Ptychozoon kuhli
    230. Forsten's Tortoise Indotestudo forstenii
    231. Smallwood's Anole Anolis smallwoodi
    232. White-lipped Tree Viper Trimeresurus albolabris
    233. West African Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis

    Nashville Zoo At Grassmere: 10/1/18

    234. Black and White Tegu Tupinambis merianae
    235. Blanchard's Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum blanchardi
    236. Casque-head Iguana Laemanctus serratus
    237. Central American Banded Gecko Coleonyx mitratus
    238. Central American Ratsnake Spilotes pullatus
    239. Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix
    240. Dragoncito Abronia graminea
    241. Dwarf Caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
    242. Elegant Helmeted Iguana Corytophanes cristatus
    243. Haitian Giant Anole Anolis recordi
    244. Haitian Giant Galliwasp Celestus warreni
    245. Harlequin Racerunner Plica plica
    246. Jumping Pitviper Atropoides nummifer
    247. Monkey Anole Polychrus marmoratus
    248. Rainbow Boa Epicrates cenchria
    249. Red-tailed Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor
    250. Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta
    251. Slender Hognose Pitviper Porthidium ophryoinegus
    252. Spiny Necked Turtle Acanthochelys spixii
    253. Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura hemilopha
    254. Spot-bellied Side-necked Turtle Phrynops hillarrii
    255. Twist-necked Turtle Platemys platycephala

    Tennessee Aquarium: 10/4/18

    256. Australian Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina longicollis
    257. Barbour's Map Turtle Graptemys barbouri
    258. Beal's Four-eyed Turtle Sacalia bealei
    259. Big Bend Slider Trachemys gaigeae
    260. Blanding's Turtle Emys blandingii
    261. Chicken Turtle Deirochelys reticularia
    262. Chinese Big-headed Turtle Platysternon megacephalum
    263. Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle Cuora trifasciata
    264. Corn Snake Pantherophis guttatus
    265. Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum
    266. Eastern Rat Snake Pantherophis alleghaniensis
    267. False Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica
    268. Flattened Musk Turtle Sternotherus depressus
    269. Florida Redbelly Turtle Pseudemys nelsoni
    270. Florida Softshell Apalone ferox
    271. Four-eyed Turtle Sacalia quadriocellata
    272. Geoffroy's Side-necked Turtle Phrynops geoffroanus
    273. Giant Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina expansa
    274. Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
    275. Gulf Coast Box Turtle Terrapene carolina major
    276. Indian Black Turtle Melanochelys trijuga
    277. Keeled Box Turtle Cuora mouhotii
    278. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis
    279. Meso-American Slider Trachemys venusta
    280. Nicaraguan Slider Trachemys emolli
    281. Northern Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus
    282. Parker's Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina parkeri
    283. Pig-nosed Turtle Carettochelys insculpta
    284. Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle Emydura subglobosa
    285. Red-headed Amazon River Turtle Podocnemis erythrocephala
    286. Southern Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta dorsalis
    287. Spiny Turtle Heosemys spinosa
    288. Stripe-necked Musk Turtle Sternotherus minor peltifer

    Chattanooga Zoo: 10/6/18

    289. African Sideneck Turtle Pelusios castenatus
    290. Black-tailed Cribo Drymarchon melanurus
    291. Crevice Spiny Lizard Sceloporus poinsettii
    292. Desert Horned Lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos
    293. Elongated Tortoise Indotestudo elongata
    294. False Water Cobra Hydrodynastes gigas
    295. Great Basin Collared Lizard Crotaphytus bicinctores
    296. Puff Adder Bitis arietans
    297. Rhinoceros Viper Bitis nasicornis
    298. Sand Boa Eryx colubrinus
    299. Sonoran Sidewinder Crotalus cerastes cercobombus
    300. Spider Tortoise Pyxis arachnoides
    301. White-lipped Python Leiopython albertisii

    Subtotals:

    7 crocodilians
    78 lizards
    126 snakes
    90 chelonians
     
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  13. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    A few more added over the weekend:

    Roger Williams Park Zoo
    416) Smooth Helmeted Basilisk Corytophanes cristatus

    Biomes Marine Biology Center
    417) Standing’s Day Gecko Phelsuma standingi
    418) Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta

    These are probably my final additions for the year.

    ~Thylo
     
  14. geomorph

    geomorph Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    Do you mean to tell me I have less than a month to see 117 more species to break even?
     
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  15. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Yes but @jayjds2 only has to see 19 more to beat me and I that he a) hasn't updated his list yet, and b) has one more trip before the end of the year that will put him over the top I think.

    ~Thylo
     
  16. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Just curious, did you only visit this collection because of my visit from earlier in the year?

    Also, what did you think of this facility?
     
  17. jayjds2

    jayjds2 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Bronx Zoo 9/2/18
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    Chinese yellow-headed box turtle Cuora aurocapitata
    412.
    Chinese box turtle Cuora flavomarginata

    Brandywine Zoo 10/27/18
    413. Bavay's giant gecko Mniarogekko chahoua

    Elmwood Park Zoo 12/2/18
    414. Yarrow's spiny lizard Sceloporus jarrovii

    415. Madrean alligator lizard Elgaria kingii

    Subtotals
    18 crocodilians
    111 lizards
    184 snakes
    102 chelonians
    Fixed ;)
    No, I visited the facility because I was in the area and due to a time hiccup I was able to walk down to Laclede's Landing where it is located and visit to see how bad it really was. I was unsurprised to find that the place really was in shambles. The owner paid me in change out of his own pocket, asked me to not take photos of construction (when in reality I was just photographing a fish), clarified before allowing me to pay that it was a CHILDREN's aquarium (perhaps my being over six feet tall put him off a bit) and in general had a rude demeanor. I was disappointed that they offered to take out any animal for me to hold and see, and I can't imagine how stressful that was for the number of pet-shop-like animals and display racks they have when the aquarium is busier. I was the only visitor at that time and I was glad to walk away after less than an hour.
     
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    Odd.
     
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    Cameron Park Zoo 12/19/18
    416. Papuan python Apodora papuana
    417. Louisiana pine snake Pituophis ruthveni
    418. Texas river cooter Pseudemys texana
    419. Mexican jumping viper Atropides nummifer
    420. Madagascar cat-eyed snake Madagascarophis colubrinus
    421. Queretaro dusky rattlesnake Crotalus aquilus
    422. McGregor's pit viper Trimeresurus mcgregori
    423. Wetar Island pit viper Trimeresurus insularis

    Fort Worth Zoo 12/19/18
    424. Decary's leaf chameleon Brookesia decaryi
    425. Savu Island python Liasis mackloti savuensis
    426. Speckled forest pitviper Bothriopsis taeniata
    427. Two-striped forest pitviper Bothriopsis bilineata
    428. Philippine green skink Lamprolepis smargdinum
    429. Yellow-blotched palm pitviper Bothriechis aurifer
    430. Usambara mountain viper Atheris ceratophora
    431. Mexican alligator lizard Abronia graminea
    432. Green anole Anolis carolinensis
    433. Texas coral snake Micrurus tener
    434. Diamondback water snake Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer
    435. Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum
    436. Rio Grande cooter Pseudemys gorzugi
    437. Annam leaf turtle Mauremys annamensis
    438. Llanos side-necked turtle Podocnemis vogli
    439. Southeast Asian softshell turtle Chitra chitra

    Dallas World Aquarium 12/21/18
    440. Middle American rattlesnake Crotalus simus
    441. Brown basilisk Basiliscus vittatus
    442. Hernandez' helmeted basilisk Corytophanes hernandesii
    443. Nicaraguan slider Trachemys emolii

    Dallas Zoo 12/22/18
    444. Palestine viper Daboia palaesteini
    445. Pan’s box turtle Cuora pani
    446. Sedge viper Atheris nitschei
    447. Desert lancehead Bothrops pictus
    448. King ratsnake Elaphe carinata
    449. Red-eyed crocodile skink Tribolonotus gracilis
    450. Centralian blue-tongued skink Tiliqua multifasciata
    451. Reticulate collared lizard Crotaphytus reticulatus
    452. Olive python Liasis olivaceous
    453. Sakishima habu Protobothrops elegans
    454. Western barred spitting cobra Naja nigricincta nigricincta
    455. Green trinket snake Gonyosoma prasinum
    456. Borneo short-tailed python Python breitensteini
    457. Inland taipan Oxyuranus microlepidotus
    458. Tuatara Sphenodon punctatus

    Subtotals:

    18 crocodilians
    121 lizards
    209 snakes
    109 turtles
    1 tuatara

    I think that about wraps up the year!
     
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    I was wondering how long it would take for someone to see something other than crocodillians, lizards, snakes, or chledonians!