ZooChat Challenge North America 2018

So tuatara? Which I did- back in January

~Thylo

 

Oh, sorry, didn't notice.

 

Honolulu Zoo: December 26
112. Galapagos giant tortoise Chelonoidis nigra
113. Shingleback skink Tiliqua rugosa
114. Sungazer Smaug giganteus
115. Gold tegu Tupinambis teguixin
116. Gharial Gavialis gangeticus
This might be it for this year, but next year will definitely be better.

-TheWalrus

 

My last zoo visit for the year:

John G. Shedd Aquarium - December 28 2018

131. Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
132. Green Ameiva Ameiva ameiva
133. Matamata Chelus fimbriata
134. Northern Caiman Lizard Dracaena guianensis
135. Cadago Sideneck Phynops hilarii
136. Giant River Turtle Podocnemis expansa
137. Red-Headed Side-Neck Turtle Podocnemis erythrocephala
138. Ringed Map Turtle Graptemys oculifera
139. Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica
140. Chinese Crocodile Lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus
141. Spiny-Headed Tree Lizard Plica plica
142. Mountain Horned Dragon Acanthosaura capra
143. Malyan Sail-Finned Lizard Hydrosaurus ambionesis

5 crocodilians
40 lizards
56 snakes
46 chelonians

My full list for the year will be posted soon.

 

Here is my total:

Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park - January 20 2018
1. Central Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps
2. European Glass Lizard Psudopus apodus
3. Common Blue-Tongued Skink Tiliqua scincoides
4. Ball Python Python regius
5. Common Boa Boa constrictor
6. Aldabra Giant Tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea
7. American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis
8. Corn Snake Pantherophis guttatus

Heckrodt Wetland Reserve Nature Center - February 10 2018
9. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta
10. False Map Turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica
11. Common Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus
12. Spiny Softshell Turtle Apalone spinifera
13. Western Fox Snake Pantherophis vulpinus

1000 Island Environmental Center Nature Center - March 19 2018
14. Common Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius
15. Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina

Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo & Adventure Park - March 28 2018
16. African Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis

Henry Vilas Zoo - March 30 2018
17. Cook's Tree Boa Corallus cookii
18. Black Rat Snake Pantherophis obsoletus
19. Emerald Tree Boa Corallus caninus
20. Common Map Turtle Graptemys geographica
21. Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii
22. Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
23. Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus
24. Green Anaconda Eunectes murinus
25. Red-Footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius

Stevens Point Herptological Society - April 12 2018
26. Green Iguana Iguana iguana
27. Common Box Turtle Terrapene carolina
28. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta
29. Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus

Heckrodt Wetland Reserve Nature Center - June 5 2018
30. Ornate Box Turtle Terrapene ornata

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - June 6 2016
31. Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula
32. Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum
33. Blanding's Turtle Emys blandingii

Animal Gardens Petting Zoo - June 9 2018
34. African Spurred Tortoise Centrochelys sulcata

Saint Louis Zoo - June 14 2018
35. Galapagos Tortoise Chelonoidis nigra
36. Chinese Alligator Alligator sinensis
37. San Esteban Island Chuckwalla Sauromalus varius
28. Spiny-Tailed Iguana Ctenosaura hemilopha
29. Black-Headed Python Aspidites melanocephalus
30. Ocellate Mountain Viper Vipera wagneri
31. Mexican Lance-Headed Rattlesnake Crotalus polystictus
32. Armenian Viper Vipera raddei
33. Puff Adder Bitis arietans
34. Caspian Cobra Naja oxiana
35. Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis
36. Boelen's Python Morelia boeleni
37. Iranian Mountain Viper Vipera albicornuta
38. Arizona Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake Crotalus willardi
39. Iranian Leopard Gecko Eublepharis angramainyu
40. Long-Nosed Viper Vipera ammodytes
41. Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake Crotalus catalinensis
42. Egyptian Tortoise Testudo kleinmanni
43. Alligator Snapping Turtle Macrochelys temminckii
44. Pygmy Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius
45. Black-Tailed Horned Pitviper Mixcoatlus melanurus
46. Fan-Si-Pan Horned Pitviper Trimeresurus cornutus
47. Ethiopian Mountain Adder Bitis parviocula
48. Bullsnake Pituophis catenifer
49. Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus
50. Rowley's Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis rowleyi
51. Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata
52. Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle Geoemyda spengleri
53. Yellow-Blotched Palm-Pitviper Bothriechis aurifer
54. Tokaren Pit Viper Trimeresurus tokarensis
55. Giant Asian Pond Turtle Heosemys grandis
56. Yellow-Headed Temple Turtle Heosemys annandalii
57. Reticulated Python Python reticulatus
58. Dwarf Caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
59. Mexican Beaded Lizard Heloderma horridum
60. Asian Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle Chitra chitra
61. Lesser Sundas Python Malayopyhon timorensis
62. Henkel's Leaf-Tailed Gecko Uroplatus henkeli
63. Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus
64. Madagascar Tree Boa Sanzinia madagascariensis
65. West African Gaboon Viper Bitis gabonica
66. Four-Horned Chameleon Trioceros quadricornis
67. Central American Bushmaster Lachesis stenophrys
68. Southern Cantil Agkistrodon howardgloydi
69. Pig-Nosed Turtle Carettochelys insculpta
70. Long's Forest Dragon Hypsilurus longi
71. Black Tree Monitor Varanus beccarii
72. Utila Island Iguana Ctenosaura bakeri
73. Malayan Gharial Tomistoma schlegelii
74. Dumeril's Ground Boa Acrantophis dumerili
75. Green Tree Monitor Varanus prasinus
76. Mountain Pitviper Ovophis monticola
77. Haitian Giant Anole Anolis ricordii
78. Vietnamese Long-Nosed Snake Gonyosoma boulengeri
79. Mangshan Pitviper Protobothrops mangshanensis
80. Jamaican Boa Epicrates subflavus
81. New Caledonian Giant Gecko Rhacodactylus leachianus
82. Jamaican Iguana Cyclura collei
83. Spider Tortoise Pyxis arachnoides
84. Tentacled Snake Erpeton tentaculatum

Saint Louis Zoo - June 15 2018
85. Prehensile-Tailed Skink Corucia zebrata
86. Red-Bellied Short-Necked Turtle Emydura subglobosa
87. Southeast Asian Box Turtle Cuora amboinensis
88. South American Yellow-Footed Tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus
89. Eyed Skink Chalcides ocellatus
90. King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah

World Aquarium - June 16 2018
91. Two-Lined Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii
92. Cagle's Map Turtle Graptemys caglei
93. Diamondback Terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
94. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
95. Brown Basilisk Basiliscus vittatus
96. Green Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons
97. Argentine Black-And-White Tegu Tupinambis merianae
98. Red-Footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius
99. Indian Spotted Pond Turtle Geoclemys hamiltonii
100. River Cooter Pseudemys concinna
101. Maputo Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus major
102. Burmese Mountain Tortoise Manouria emys
103. Pancake Tortoise Malacochersus tornieri
104. West African Sideneck Turtle Pelusios castaneus
105. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma grandis
106. Mali Uromastyx Uromastyx maliensis
107. Steppe Runner Lizard Eremias arguta
108. Frog-Eyed Gecko Teratoscincus scincus
109. Green Tree Python Morelia viridis
110. Rainbow Boa Epicrates cenchria
111. Blood Python Python brongersmai
112. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus
113. Veiled Chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus
114. Warren's Galliwasp Celestus warreni
115. Timor Monitor Varanus timorensis

Milwaukee County Zoo - June 25 2018
116. Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Cyclura lewisi
117. Amazon Tree Boa Corallus hortulanus
118. Giant South American River Turtle Podocnemis expansa
119. Taylor's Cantil Agkistrodon taylori
120. Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus
121. Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii
122. Rhinoceros Viper Bitis nasicornis
123. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis

Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo - June 30 2018
124. Russian Tortoise Agrionemys horsfieldii
125. DeKay's Brown Snake Storeria dekayi
126. Green Anole Anolis carolinensis

Racine Zoo - July 3 2018
127. Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta
128. Yellow Anaconda Eunectes notaeus

Special Memories Zoo - July 28 2018
129. Brown Anole Anolis sagrei
130. Long-Tailed Grass Lizard Takydromus sexlineatus

John G. Shedd Aquarium - December 28 2018
131. Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
132. Green Ameiva Ameiva ameiva
133. Matamata Chelus fimbriata
134. Northern Caiman Lizard Dracaena guianensis
135. Cadago Sideneck Phynops hilarii
136. Giant River Turtle Podocnemis expansa
137. Red-Headed Side-Neck Turtle Podocnemis erythrocephala
138. Ringed Map Turtle Graptemys oculifera
139. Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica
140. Chinese Crocodile Lizard Shinisaurus crocodilurus
141. Spiny-Headed Tree Lizard Plica plica
142. Mountain Horned Dragon Acanthosaura capra
143. Malyan Sail-Finned Lizard Hydrosaurus ambionesis

I think I did pretty good. I didn't expect to get above 100, so I'm glad I almost reached the 150 mark.

 

My total: 301

7 crocodilians
78 lizards
126 snakes
90 chelonians

I would have at least several more if I had been paying attention during my visit to Rio Grande Zoo near the beginning of the year!

 

Alright, seeing as how the year’s over (for me) in less than 10 minutes, here are the totals!

1. jayjds2 458
2. ThylacineAlive 418
3. geomorph 301
4. d1am0ndback 195
5. birdsandbats 143
6. TheWalrus 116
7. NSU42 107
8. pachyderm pro 43

Congrats to everyone who participated and I hope you all participate next year as well!

ZooChat Challenge North America 2019

 

You should have stayed home in December..

~Thylo

 

I just got 2 today from SeaWorld San Diego today.
117. Loggerhead sea turtle
118. Hawksbill sea turtle

 

I might as well put together my list for this year, it'll be a few days to get it in the right format though. I know I wouldn't be winning so no big deal on being late

 

How positive are you on this? I'm extremely jealous if you actually saw it but I'm skeptical because I know of no one who has and considering the sign of the tank vs the sign this species gets, I've always believed the sign was put up for the exhibition of hatchlings that never came.

~Thylo

 

I'm not 100%, since it's a tank with several species, but I was pretty sure I saw one animal that matched the description and I didn't mark it as unseen. I could definitely be wrong due to the circumstances, though!

 

Interesting that you saw three species which were not exhibited at the time of your visit. If you have a photo of any, I’ll of course take back this statement, but it is quite well confirmed none of these species are actually on exhibit.

Must be identified to species level to count.

 

Thanks for being nice about it? Nevermind, I've deleted my post.