Zoochat Challenge North America 2022

Ok. I’ll try it. EDIT: I’ll add Latin names when I can

Sedgwick County Zoo 1/15
Duck Dynasty (7 of 18)
Falcated Duck
Bahama Pintail
Marbled Duck
Ruddy Duck
Baikal Teal
Ringed Teal
Mandarin Duck
Slow & Steady (1 of 4)
Aldabra Tortoise
Sobek Six Pack (2 of 6)
Chinese Alligator
Cuban Crocodile
One Drop, One Life (11 of 18)
Gila Monster
Speckled Rattlesnake
Armenian Viper
Sahara Sand Viper
Black-tailed Horned Pit Viper
Taylor’s Cantil
Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper
Angolan Garter Snake
Indochinese Spitting Cobra
Black Mamba
Eastern Green Mamba
Pick Your Poison (2 of 6)
Green-and-Black Poison Frog
Blessed Poison Frog
Silk and Stinger (3 of 6)
Salmon Pink Birdeater
Socotra Blue Baboon Spider
Gooty Sapphire Tarantula
The Kingmaker (1 of 3)
King Cobra
Champion of the Sun (1 of 3)
Sunbittern
The Steve Irwin (8 of 15)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Green naped Pheasanr Pigeon
White-breasted Woodswallow
Magnificent Treefrog
Rough-scaled Python
Woma Python
Prickly Gecko
Fly River Turtle
Stamp of Approval (1 of 12)
Indian Flying Fox
Bona Fide Rarity Hunter (1 of 3)
Angolan Garter Snake

 

From the last time I was at Bay Beach (January 8):

Nighttime Birding - 1/1 - NOW COMPLETE
1. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

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Current Progress

In-Progress Trials
Duck Dynasty - 10/18
The Edgar Allen Poe - 2/2 Corvus 0/1 magpie 1/1 New World jay 0/1 wild
Cold as Ice - 1/3
Polly Wants a 20 - 2/20
The Big Squeeze - 0/1 anaconda 1/1 Reticulated Python 1/1 Burmese Python 1/1 Common Boa 1/1 other boa/python
Slow and Steady - 0/2 giant tortoise 0/1 Madagascar tortoise 1/1 Gopherus
The Sobek Six-Pack - 1/2 alligator 0/2 gharial 0/2 crocodile
One Drop, One Life - 8/8 rattlesnake 4/4 viper 4/4 elapid 0/1 Komodo 1/1 Heloderma
Silk and Stinger - 3/3 spider 1/3 scorpion
The Steve Irwin - 0/5 Mammals 1/5 Birds 3/5 Herps
Cat Got Your Tongue - 0/6 Panthera 1/1 American small cat 0/1 Eurasian small cat 0/1 African small cat
The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval - 1/4 mammals 0/4 birds 0/4 herps

Completed Trails - 3/36
-Parliament Is Now In Session
-One-Zoo Wonder
-Nighttime Birding

 

Given the new rules. I completed Nocturnal Birding.

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) - Cincinnati Zoo - 1/2/2022

1/36 completed. 26/36 in progress. 9/36 yet to be started.

NGL, I was hoping I could shuffle off to Toledo and raring to go back to New York to hope I finally see the kiwi.

 

Because of the new Rules, I completed Nighttime Birding at the El Paso Zoo, 1/2/22


Nighttime Birding: 1/1
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides

 

New additions from a last-minute visit to Mystic Aquarium. Additions in bold.

Have Trunk, Will Travel 1/4
1) Malayan Tapir, Tapirus indicus

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes 0/3

Cat Got Your Tongue 4/9
1) Tiger, Panthera tigris
2) Snow Leopard, Panthera uncia
3) Lion, Panthera leo
4) Leopard, Panthera pardus

An Unbearable Challenge 1/6
1) Brown Bear, Ursus arctos

Ring ‘n Ruff 2/3
1) Ring-Tailed Lemur, Lemur catta
2) Red Ruffed Lemur, Varecia rubra

Puny Primates 1/6
1) Pygmy marmoset, Cebuella pygmaea

Planet of the Apes 1/6
1) Western Lowland Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla

Three Little Pigs 0/0

Another Dang Meerkat 0/4

Bovine Bonanza 3/20
1) American Bison, Bos/Bison bison
2) Nubian Ibex, Capra nubiana
3) Thomson's Gazelle, Eudorcas thomsoni

Redemption Arc 0/1

You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly 1/4
1) Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae

Pretty in Pink 0/4

Rookery Roundabout 3/8
1) Little Blue Penguin, Eudyptula minor
2) Magellanic Penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus
3) African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus

Duck Dynasty 18/18
1) Whopper Swan, Cygnus cygnus
2) Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator
3) Coscoroba Swan, Coscoroba coscoroba
4) Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis
5) Canvasback, Aythya valisineria
6) Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
7) Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
8) Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
9) Common Merganser, Mergus merganser
10) Chinese Merganser, Mergus squamatus
11) African Pygmy-Goose, Nettapus auritus
12) Orinoco Goose, Neochen jubata
13) Yellow-Billed Pintail, Anas georgica
14) Ringed Teal, Callonetta leucophrys
15) Smew, Mergellus albellus
16) Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
17) Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula
18) Marbled Teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris

Parliament Is Now In Session 4/6
1) Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus
2) Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus
3) Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia
4) Southern White-Faced Owl, Ptilopsis granti

Polly Wants 20 9/20
1) Grey-Headed Lovebird, Agapornis canus
2) Red-Faced Lovebird, Agapornis pullarius
3) Hyacinth Macaw, Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
4) Blue-Headed Macaw, Primolius couloni
5) Lesser Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea
6) Lord Derby's Parakeet, Psittacula derbiana
7) Lesser Vasa, Coracopsis nigra
8) Cuban Amazon, Amazona leucocephala
9) Congo Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus

The Alfred Russell Wallace 1/1
1) Lesser Bird-of-Paradise, Paradisaea minor

The Edgar Allen Poe 3/6
1) Asian Azure-Winged Magpie, Cyanopica cyanus
2) Plush-Crested Jay, Cyanocorax chrysops
3) Red-Billed Blue-Magpie, Urocissa erythroryncha

The Big Squeeze 5/5
1) Burmese Python, Python bivittatus
2) Reticulated Python, Malayopython reticulatus
3) Green Anaconda, Eunectes murinus
4) Northern Boa, Boa imperator
5) Malagasy Tree Boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis

Slow and Steady 1/4
1) Radiated Tortoise, Astrochelys radiata

The Sobek Six-Pack 4/6
1) Chinese Alligator, Alligator sinensis
2) Ganges Gharial, Gavialis gangeticus
3) Nile Crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus
4) West African Dwarf Crocodile, Osteolaemus tetraspis

One Drop, One Life 14/20
1) Southwest Speckled Rattlesnake, Crotalus pyrrhus
2) Mojave Desert Sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes cerastes
3) Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus
4) Ethiopian Mountain Adder, Bitis parviocula
5) South American Bushmaster, Lachesis muta
6) Rhinoceros Viper, Bitis nasicornis
7) West African Gaboon Viper, Bitis rhinoceros
8) West African Bush-Viper, Atheris chlorechis
9) Mangshan Pitviper, Protobothrops mangshanensis
10) Indian Cobra, Naja naja
11) King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah
12) Snouted Cobra, Naja annulifera
13) Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis
14) Gila Monster, Heloderma suspectum

Pick Your Poison 4/8
1) Golden Poison Dart Frog, Phyllobates terribilis
2) Dyeing Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates tinctorius
3) Green-and-Black Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates auratus
4) Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog, Dendrobates leucomelas

Sharknado 4/4
1) Dusky Smooth Dogfish, Mustelus canis
2) Epaulette Shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum
3) Brown-Banded Bamboo-Shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum
4) Spotted Wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus

Silk and Stinger 4/6
1) Cobalt Blue Tarantula, Cyriopagopus lividus
2) Malaysian Forest Scorpion, Heterometrus spinifer
3) Emperor Scorpion, Pandinus imperator
4) Entre Ríos Tarantula, Grammostola iheringi

Release the Kraken 0/1

The Kingmaker 1/3
King Cobra - Bronx Zoo
King Penguin
King Vulture

Cold as Ice 1/3
Polar Bear
Arctic Fox
Snowy Owl - Bronx

Champion of the Sun 1/3
Sunbittern - Bronx
Sun Conure/Parakeet
Sun Bear

NZ Easy 1/1
1) North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli

(It was very easy)

The Steve Irwin 12/15
Mammals-
1) Feathertail Glider, Acrobates pygmaeus
2) Matschie's Tree-Kangaroo, Dendrolagus matschei
Birds-
1) Northern Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
2) Little Blue Penguin, Eudyptula minor
3) Double-Barred Finch, Stizoptera bichenovii
4) Emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae
5) White-Breasted Woodswallow, Artamus leucorynchus
Reptiles-
1) Merten's Water Monitor, Varanus mertensi
2) Mary River Turtle, Elusor macrurus
3) Western Spiny-Tailed Monitor, Varanus acanthurus brachyurus
4) Giant Snake-Necked Turtle, Chelodina expansa
5) Shingleback Skink, Tiliqua rugosa

One-Zoo Wonder 2/1
Bronx Zoo - The Big Squeeze, Duck Dynasty
Mystic Aquarium - Sharknado

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval 7/12
Mammals-
Coquerel’s Sifaka - Bronx
Lion-tailed Macaque
Spotted Hyena - Bronx
Pygmy Hippo
1 bat (Chiroptera) - Bronx (Rodrigues Flying Fox)
Birds-
Hamerkop
Secretarybird
Amazonian (Blue-crowned) Motmot - Bronx
Greater Roadrunner
1 toucan (Ramphastidae) - Bronx (Keel-Billed Toucan)
Herptiles-
Giant Salamander (either Chinese or Japanese)
Frilled Lizard - Bronx
Mangshan Pitviper - Bronx
Lake Titicaca Water Frog
1 chameleon (Chamaeleonidae)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter 1/3
1) Blue Whistling-Thrush, Myophonus caeruleus (Bronx Zoo)

TinoPup Namesake Challenge 0/1

Unfortunately it seems the aquarium is in between octopus atm and, frustratingly, the building containing their herp collection currently costs an additional $12 admission due to their robosaurs exhibit.

~Thylo

 

Minnesota Zoo 1/18/21

Have Trunk, Will Travel: 0/2 Elephant, 1/2 Tapir
1. Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus)

Cat Got Your Toung: 2/6 Panthera, 1/1 Americas, 0/1 Eurasia, 0/1 Africa
1. Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
2. Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
3. Cougar (Puma concolor)

An Unbearable Challenge: 2/5
1. Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
2. American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Ring n' Ruff: 1/3
1. Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)

Puny Primates: 1/6
1. Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)

Planet of the Apes: 0/1 Gorilla, 0/1 Orangutan, 0/1 Chimpanzee/Bonobo, 1/3 Gibbon
1. Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)

Three Little Pigs: 1/3
1. Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus)

Bovine Bonanza: 4/20
1. Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
2. American Bison (Bison bison)
3. Sichuan Takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana)
4. Transcaspian Urail (Ovis vignei)

Pretty in Pink: 1/4
1. Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)

Rookery Roundup: 1/6
1. Black-Footed Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Duck Dynasty: 6/18
1. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
2. Garganey (Anas querquedula)
3. Puna Teal (Anas puna)
4. Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)
5. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
6. Silver Teal (Anas versicolor)

The Parliament is Now in Session: 1/6
1. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

The Big Squeeze: 1/5
1. Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus)

Slow and Steady: 0/2 Giant Tortoise, 1/1 Madagascar Tortoise, 0/1 Native Tortoise
1. Radiated Tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)

The Sobek 6-Pack: 0/2 Alligator, 0/2 Gharial, 1/2 Crocodile
1. Dwarf Crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

One Drop, One Life: 0/8 Rattlesnakes, 0/4 Non-Rattlenake Viper, 0/4 Elapid, 1/1 Komodo Dragon, 0/1 Heloderma
1. Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

Sharknado: 8/4 Sharks *Complete*
1. Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus)
2. Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
3. Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)
4. Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
5. Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci)
6. Swell Shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
7. Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
8. White-Spotted Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)

Champion of the Sun: 1/3
1. Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)

One Zoo Wonder: 1/1 *Complete*
Sharknado (8/4)

Coelacanth18's Stamp of Aproval: 1/5 Mammals, 2/5 Birds, 0/5 Herps
1. African Straw-Colored Fruit Bat (Eidolon helvum)
2. Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis)
3. "Blue-Crowned" Motmot (Momotus momota)

Bona Fide Rarity Hunter: 1/3
1. Higgin's Eye (Lampsilis Higginsii),
1. Mucket (Actinonaias ligamentina), or
1. Fatmucket (Lampsilis siliquoidea)



In-Progress Trials: 19
1. Have Trunk, will Travel
2. Cat Got Your Toung
3. An Unbearable Challenge
4. Ring 'n Ruff
5. Planet of the Apes
6. Puny Primates
7. Three Little Pigs
8. Bovine Bonanza
9. Pretty in Pink
10. Rookery Roundup
11. Ducky Dynasty
12. The Parliament is Now in Session
13. The Big Squeeze
14. Slow and Steady
15. The Sobek 6-Pack
16. One Drop, One Life
17. Champion of the Sun
18. Coelacanth18's Stamp of Approval
19. Bona-Fide Rarity Hunter

Completed Trials: 2
1. Sharknado
2. One-Zoo Wonder

 

Have Trunk, Will Travel 2/2 1/2:
African Bush Elephant Loxodonta africana Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Baird’s Tapir Tapirus bairdii Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Cat Got Your Tongue 4/6 1/3:
Jaguar Panthera onca Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
African Lion Panthera leo Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Amur Tiger Panthera tigris Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Ring ‘n Ruff 3/3:
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Black and White Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Red Ruffed Lemur Varecia rubra Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Puny Primates 2/6:
Golden Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Geoffroy’s Marmoset Callithrix geoffroyi Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Planet of the Apes 2/3 1/3:
Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Western Lowland Gorilla Gorilla gorilla Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Northern White-cheeked Gibbon Nomascus leucogenys Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Three Little Pigs 1/3:
Red-River Hog Potamochoerus porcus Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Bovine Bonanza 9/20:
Speke’s Gazelle Gazella spekei Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Eastern Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Addax Addax nasomaculatus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Yellow-backed Duiker Cephalophus silvicultor Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Gerenuk Litocranius walleri Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Rocky Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis Denver Zoo 1/18/22

You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly 3/4:
Common Rhea Rhea americana Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Ostrich Struthio camelus Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Pretty in Pink 2/4:
Chilean Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Rookery Roundabout 2/6:
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus OdySea Aquarium 1/8/22
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Duck Dynasty 14/18:
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Wood Duck Aix sponsa Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Redhead Aythya americana OdySea Aquarium 1/8/22
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Baer’s Pochard Aythya baeri Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Barrows Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Denver Zoo 1/18/22
White-winged Wood Duck Cairina scutulata Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Smew Mergus albellus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Puna Teal Anas puna Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Polly Wants 20 7/20:
Greater Sulfur Crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Blue and Gold Macaw Ara ararauna Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Green-winged Macaw Ara chloroptera OdySea Aquarium 1/8/22
Kea Nestor notabilis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Blue-streaked Lory Eos reticulata Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Coconut Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus Denver Zoo 1/18/22

The Sobek Six-Pack 1/2 0/2 2/2:
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22

Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
West African Dwarf Crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis Denver Zoo 1/18/22

One Drop, One Life 5/8 4/4 4/4 1/1 1/1:
Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus adamanteus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Sumatran Pit Viper Trimeresurus sumatranus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
White-lipped Island Pit Viper Trimeresurus insularis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Brazilian Fer-de-Lance Bothrops moojeni Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Hagen’s Pit Viper Trimeresurus hageni Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Suphan Cobra Naja kaouthia Denver Zoo 1/18/22
King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Snouted Cobra Naja annulifera Denver Zoo 1/18/22
West African Green Mamba Dendroaspis viridis Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum OdySea Aquarium 1/8/22

Pick Your Poison 6/6 3/3:
Blessed Poison Frog Ranitomeya benedicta Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Bumblebee Poison Frog Dendrobates leucomelas Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Golden Poison Frog Phyllobates terribilis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Zimmerman’s Poison Frog Ranitomeya variabilis Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Blue Poison Frog Dendrobates tinctorius Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Green and Black Poison Frog Dendrobates auratus Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Green Mantella Mantella viridis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Golden Mantella Mantella aurantiaca Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Arboreal Mantella Mantella laevigata Denver Zoo 1/18/22

The Kingmaker 2/3:
King Vulture Sacroamphus papa Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah Denver Zoo 1/18/22

The Steve Irwin 5/5 5/5 1/5:
Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Crocodile Monitor Varanus salvadorii Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Green Tree Monitor Varanus prasinus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Prehensile-tailed Skink Corucia zebrata Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Greater Sulfur Crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Kea Nestor notabilis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Red Kangaroo Megaleia rufa Denver Zoo 1/18/22

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval 3/4 1/4 4/4:
Lion-tailed Macaque Macaca silenus Reid Park Zoo 1/5/22
Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus OdySea Aquarium 1/8/22

Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Mangshan Pitviper Ermia mangshanensis Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Lake Titicaca Water Frog Telmatobius culeus Denver Zoo 1/18/22
Meller’s Chameleon Chamaeleo melleri Denver Zoo 1/18/22

Completed Challenges 6/36:
Redemption Arc
Sharknado
Release the Kraken
One-Zoo Wonder
Ring ‘n Ruff
Pick Your Poison

 

Pronghorn are not bovines.

 

Thanks for the correction! I looked it up and I must have misread that they were Bovines.

 

Just an aside: in the future, you don't have to list additional species *over* what's required for the challenge; it's actually a little confusing if you do because 8/4 isn't a real score.

I checked the first one and it looks fine, but again I just want the minimum requirement - in this case, 1 of the 3. Otherwise I don't know if you're throwing out guesses (which I'm trying to avoid), aren't sure what you saw, are just over-listing because you can, etc.

 

Congrats on going above and beyond. In case anyone needs a quick clarification, you don't *have* to copy Echo's performance to complete this one; just the PDFs *or* mantellas will do!

 

Lol all 3 mantella species were in the same enclosure. I thought I might as well throw them on there too. For anyone struggling with this challenge, Denver Zoo is a good place to visit.

 

Understood .

It's the second one. Identifying the Mussels when they're half-submerged and the glass is all fogged-up is exceedingly difficult. I know I saw at least one of the three, so decided to listed all of them just in case.

 

I don't think I've ever seen a mantella enclosure with less than 4 species in it.

 

Cincinnati Zoo 1/19/2022
Bovine Bonanza 3/20 species:
Eastern bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)
Lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
Thomson’s gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii)

Late to the Party 7/8 species:
Cougar Puma concolor
Ringtail Bassariscus astutus
Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus
Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus
Mexican wolf Canis lupus baileyi
North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

Parliament is now in Session 2/6 species:
Eurasian eagle owl Bubo bubo
Barred owl (Strix varius)

The Steve Irwin 0/5 mammals, 5/5 birds, & 3/5 herps:
Green tree monitor (Varanus prasinus)
Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
Masked lapwing (Vanellus miles)
White-naped pheasant pigeon (Otidiphaps aruensis)
Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Solomon Island leaf frog (Cornufer guentheri)
Kea (Nestor notabillis)
Solomon Island skink (Corucia zebrata)

1/36 completed. 26/36 in progress. 9/36 yet to be started.

 

Fatmucket is also kept by SEA LIFE Michigan:

Oct. 2020- Freshwater clams - ZooChat

 

Good catch. I thought I did a gallery search on all of them just to see, but I guess not.

@Dhole dude I appreciate the ingenuity on trying to use an invertebrate, but in addition to someone easily finding one of these species with a gallery search you also didn't actually ID any of the three, didn't choose a specific one to include, and I can't count either Higgin's Eye or Mucket on the genus level for those reasons as well as me stating that Bona Fide Rarity Hunter *must* be an ID to species level. In short, I'm not going to count this one.

 

Adventure Aquarium 1/22/22

Rookery Roundabout
6. Little penguin, Eudyptula minor

Polly Wants 20
5. Yellow-naped amazon, Amazona auropalliata

Pick Your Poison
4. Reticulated poison frog, Ranitomeya ventrimaculata
5. Strawberry poison frog, Oophaga pumilio
6. Golden poison frog, Phyllobates terribilis

Sharknado
2. Great hammerhead shark, Sphryna mokarran
3. Silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis
4. Blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus
(also eligible for One Zoo Wonder with sandbar, sand tiger, epaulette, and white-spotted bamboo shark seen)

Release the Kraken
1. Giant pacific octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini

The Steve Irwin:
4. Common snake-necked turtle, Chelodina longicollis

One Zoo Wonder
Sharknado

Newly completed challenges:
One Zoo Wonder
Release the Kraken
Sharknado
Pick Your Poison
Rookery Roundabout

 

San Antonio Zoo (1/14/22)​

I didn't read about this challenge until after my visit. Therefore I did not note my species list and therefore have not attempted some challenges (mainly ducks). I'll be back at the zoo soon and will start those challenges then.

Have Trunk, Will Travel 1/4
1) Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

White with Black Stripes or Black with White Stripes 1/3
1) Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)

Cat Got Your Tongue 5/9
1) Lion (Panthera leo)
2) Tiger (Panthera tigris)
3) Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
4) Jaguar (Panthera onca)
5) Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

An Unbearable Challenge 1/5
1) Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Ring 'n Ruff 2/3
1) Red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
2) Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)

Puny Primates 3/6
1) Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
2) Golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
3) Goeldi's marmoset (Callimico goeldii)

Planet of the Apes 1/6
1) Northern white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys)

Three Little Pigs 2/3
1) Red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus)
2) Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)

Bovine Bonzana 5/20
1) Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii)
2) Dama gazelle (Nanger dama)
3) Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekii)
4) Yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus silvicultor)
5) Addax (Addax nasomaculatus)

You Must Be This Tall to (Not) Fly 3/4
1) Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
2) Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
3) Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

Pretty in Pink 3/4
1) Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
2) American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
3) Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Parliament Is Now In Session 1/6
1) Burrowing owl

Polly Wants 20 5/20
1) Greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa)
2) Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
3) Red-fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)
4) Palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus)
5) Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)

The Alfred Russell Wallace 1/1
1) Red bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea rubra)

The Edgar Allen Poe 1/5
1) black-throated magpie-jay (Calocitta colliei)

Nightime Birding 1/1
1) Tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)

The Big Squeeze 3/5
1) yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)
2) reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
3) Jamaican boa (Chilabothrus subflavus)

Slow and Steady 2/4
1) Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea)
2) spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)

The Sobek Six-Pack 4/6
1) Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
2) Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
3) gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
4) false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii)

One Drop, One Life 11/20
1) Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
2) King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) - elapid
3) Red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) - elapid
4) eastern green mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) - elapid
5) western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) - rattle
6) Rock rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) - rattle
7) Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) - rattle
8) Mangshan pit viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis) - viper
9) Dinnik's Viper (Vipera dinniki) - viper
10) Habu (Protobothrops flavoviridis) - viper
11) Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) - viper

Pick Your Poison 2/6 or 1/3
1) golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
2) Golfodulcean poison frog (Phyllobates vittatus)

1) green mantella (Mantella viridis)

The Kingmaker 2/3
1) king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
2) king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa)

Champion of the Sun 1/3
1) sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)

The Steve Irwin 1/5 Mammals, 5/5 birds, 2/5 herps
1) red kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)

1) Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
2) Laughing kookabura (Dacelo novaeguineae)
3) tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
4) southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
5) rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)

1) magnificent tree frog (Ranoidea splendida)
2) Eastern Pilbara spiny-tailed skink (Egernia epsisolus)

The Coelacanth Stamp of Approval 2/4 mammals, 2/4 birds, 2/4 herps
1) Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
2) Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata)

1) Red-billed toucan (Ramphastos tucanus)
2) greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

1) Mangshan pit viper (Protobothrops mangshanensis)
2) panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)

 

Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo (1/25/22)

Cat Got Your Tongue (6/9)

6) cougar (Puma concolor)

Ring 'n Ruff (3/3)

3) ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Parliament Is Now In Session (2/6)

2) Eurasian-eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

Polly Wants 20 8/20

6) Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)

7) Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

8) Red-and-green macaw (Ara chloropterus)

The Big Squeeze 5/5

4) Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)

5) Boa Constrictor (Ara chloropterus)

The Sobek Six-Pack 5/6

5) American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

One Drop, One Life 20/20

12)Mojave Green (Crotalus scutulatus)

13) Mexican west coast rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus)

14) Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus Pyrrhus)

15) Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)

16) Indian Cobra (Naja naja)

17) Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)

18) Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

19) Texas Coral Snake (Micrurus tener)

20) Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus)


The Steve Irwin 1/5 mammals, 5/5 birds, 5/5 herps

3) Inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)

4) green tree python (Morelia viridis)

5) Carpet python (Morelia spilota)


Completed Challenges: Ring ‘n ruff, The Big Squeeze, One-Drop One Life, Nighttime Birding, The Alfred Russell Wallace