ZooChat Challenge North America 2019

Milwaukee County Zoo - June 16 2019
Mammals
5. Red Ruffed Lemur Varecia rubra

Birds
1. Madagascar Teal Anas bernieri
2. Victoria Crowned Pigeon Goura victoria
3. Nicobar Pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
4. Bali Myna Leucopsar rothschildi
5. Pheasant Pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis
6. Laysan Teal Anas laysanensis
7. Beautiful Fruit Dove Ptilinopus pulchellus
8. Black-naped Fruit Dove Ptilinopus melanospilus
9. Luzon Bleeding-Heart Gallicolumba luzonica
10. Guam Kingfisher Todiramphus cinnamominus

Reptiles
3. Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Cyclura lewisi
4. Black Tree Monitor Varanus beccarii
5. Emerald Tree Monitor Varanus prasinus
6. Prehensile-tailed Skink Corucia zebrata
7. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis

Total: 22

 

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary - June 21 2019
Mammals
No Change

Birds
11. Moluccan Cockatoo Cacatua moluccensis

Reptiles
No Change

Total: 23

 

Kentucky Reptile Zoo 6/23/19

Reptiles:

53. Okinawa pitviper, Ovophis okinavensis
54. Okinawa habu, Protobothrops flavoviridis
55. St. Lucian lancehead, Bothrops caribbeaus
56. Speckled hognose snake, Leioheterodon geayi

Louisville Zoo 6/26/19

Birds:

43. Golden white-eye, Cleptornis marchei
44. Papuan mountain pigeon, Gymnophaps albertisii albertisii
45. Socorro dove, Zenaida graysoni
46. Beautiful fruit dove, Ptilinopus pulchellus

Reptiles:

57. Amboina sailfin lizard, Hydrosaurus amboinensis
58. Veiled chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus

Total: 124

 

Columbus Zoo & Aquarium - June 27 2019
Mammals
6. Matscie's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus matschiei
Do Tasmanian Devils count?

Birds
12. North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
13. Goldie's Lorikeet Psitteuteles goldiei
14. Grosbeak Starling Scissirostrum dubium

Reptiles
8. Spider Tortoise Pyxis arachnoides
9. San Estaban Chuckwalla Sauromalus varius
10. New Caledonia Giant Gecko Rhacodactylus leachianus
11. McCord's Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina mccordi
12. Madagascar Giant Hognose Snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis
13. Halmahera Giant Gecko Gehyra marginata

Plus some TBI reptiles that are probably island endemics.

 

Yes.

 

St. Louis Zoo- June 28
Reptiles-
13. Long's forest dragon- hypsilurus longii
14. Madagascar ground boa- Acrantophis madagascariensis
15. Madagascar tree boa- Sanzinia madagascariensis
16. Utila Island Iguana- Ctenosaura bakeri
17. Galapagos tortoise- Chelonoidis nigra
18. Tokaren pit viper- Trimeresurus tokarensis
19. Boelens python- Morelia boeleni
20. Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko- Uroplatus henkeli

Birds-
7. Rhinoceros Hornbill- Buceros rhinocerous
8. Magnificently ground pigeon- Trugon terrestris
9. Luzon bleeding heart dove- Gallicolumba luzonica
10. Micronesia kingfisher- Todiramphus cinnamominus
11. White-throated ground dove- Gallicolumba xanthonura

Mammals
8. Babirusa- Babyrousa celebensis
9. Coquerels Sifaka- Propithecus coquereli

New total- 40 species
This should be pretty much final- but I expect o should get 3-4 species but not much else.

 

I think you mean Otidiphaps nobilis here - that’s the species the zoo keeps.

 

I wasn't sure because it is possible they could have occurred on the mainland in the past.

 

So be it.

Mammals
7. Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus harrisii

Total: 34

 

Rhinoceros Hornbills aren't island endemics.

~Thylo

 

I will trust you on this- the scientific name did not come out on my picture of the sign so I did a Google search and this showed up. It is now changed to Otidiphaps nobilis. (I am not physically changing it on my list because I know I will not see either species again this year).

Okay- I thought they were based on t he sign. Sorry- removed.from my list.

Based on this- I can add one more.
St. Louis Zoo
Mammals
10. Tasmanian Devil- Sarcophilus harrisii

With that, my total is 40 species- 20 reptiles, 10 Mammals, and 10 birds.

 

One I forgot from Columbus:

Reptiles
14. Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis

Toledo Zoo and Aquarium - June 29 2019
Mammals
No change

Birds
15. Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus
16. Golden White-Eye Cleptornis marchei
17. Pink-necked Fruit Dove Ptilinopus porphyreus
18. Pesquet's Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus
19. Raggiana Bird-of-Paradise Paradisaea raggiana
20. Lesser Bird-of-Paradise Paradisaea minor
21. Crested Coua Coua cristata

Reptiles
14. White-lipped Island Pit Viper Trimeresurus insularis
15. Santa Catalina Rattlesnake Crotalus catalinensis
16. Madagascar Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascariensis
17. Leaf-tailed Gecko Uroplatus henkeli
18. Fiji Banded Iguana Brachylophus fasciatus

Total: 46

 

Would Yellow-lipped Sea Kraits count?

 

I’m thinking no, but we’re discussing it now and I’ll let you know. Were they easy to see? I saw that Toledo had gotten them last month and I’m very excited to see them in a few weeks, they’ve always been a bucket list species for me!

 

Yes, very easy.

 

Another identified from Toledo:

Birds
22. Red-throated Parrotfinch Erythrura psittacea

Total: 47

 

And another two IDed from Toledo:

Birds
23. Mikado Pheasant Syrmaticus mikado

Reptiles
19. Santiago Giant Tortoise Chelonoidis darwini

Total: 49

 

Two more IDed from Toledo:

Reptiles
20. Yellow-headed Day Gecko Phelsuma klemmeri
21. Virgin Islands Boa Chilabothrus monensis

Total: 51