Zoos with the rarest / most endangered iguanas

So it is kept in a mixed species aviary exhibit with birds ?

 

Kind of. The jamaican iguanas have access to a small portion of the Aviary to the left of the visitor path. On the right side of the visitor path is the pond area for the Caribbean flamingos. I think some of the birds, like the scarlet ibis or some of the macaws, might be able to access the Iguana area, but I doubt the flamingoes can.

 

So I think they are kept in this aviary right ?



Photo credit to @Dyl0526.

 

That's the Aviary they're in.

 

Thanks for mentioning @Neil chace , couldn't find any shots in the gallery of this iguana but I think its great that it is included in the exhibit and that the theming is on wildlife of the Caribbean.

 

I definitely think it's the nicest part of the zoo. Its located right inside the entrance and un includes 2 habitats- the Aviary and a bush dog habitat.

 

Iguana signage at zoos around the world.


Very impressive signage on the blue iguana and its conservation at the Milwaukee county zoo, USA:

Rhino iguana signage at Wildlife HQ zoo, Australia:

Rhino iguana signage at Rotterdam zoo:

Exuma Island iguana signage at the San Diego zoo, USA:

Fijian crested iguana signage at Perth zoo, Australia:

Fijian crested iguana signage at Cotswold wildlife park , UK:

Fijian crested iguana signage at Wild Zoological Park , UK:

Jamaican iguana signage at Saint Louis zoo, USA:

Jamaican iguana (and yellow footed tortoise) signage at Sedgwick county zoo, USA:

Jamaican iguana signage (And exhibit) at Lincoln park zoo, USA:

Utila island iguana enclosure with interactive signage at Fort Worth Zoo, USA:


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Rhinoceros iguana enclosures around the world.

Rhino iguana exhibit at Australia zoo, Australia:



Rhino iguana indoor and outdoor exhibits and iguanas at Bristol zoo, UK:






Sacramento zoo rhinoceros iguana and enclosure, USA:

Rhinoceros iguana enclosure at Pairi Daiza zoo, Belgium:

Dudley zoo rhino iguana enclosure, UK :

Rotterdam zoo rhino iguana enclosure, the Netherlands:

Atis Royal zoo outdoor rhino iguana and giant tortoise enclosure:


Willhelma zoo rhinoceros iguana indoor terrarium, Germany:

Budapest zoo rhinoceros iguana enclosure, Hungary:

Banham zoo rhinoceros iguana and black headed weaver bird exhibit, UK:

Barcelona zoo rhinoceros iguana enclosure, Spain:





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Rhinoceros iguana enclosure at Busch gardens zoo, USA:

Woodland park zoo rhinoceros iguana enclosure, USA:



Blackpool zoo rhino iguana terrarium, UK:

Dallas zoo rhino iguana enclosure, USA:

Rhinoceros iguana enclosure at Chester zoo, UK:

Rhinoceros iguana enclosure at Jersey zoo, UK:



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I am curious how the natural habitat of the said iguanas looks like?

Exhibits are a generic terrarium mix of rocks, sand and tough plants, and are apparently good for the iguanas. But from the point of visitors, how real Caribbean forests look like?

 

Well the habitat of the rhinoceros iguana in Hispaniola is xeric scrubland and dry forest so woody stem plants and cacti, sandy substrate and limestone karst type geology (as is most of the other Caribbean rock iguanas).



Of course it is very hard to replicate in a zoo the authentic look of what the natural habitat of a species looks like to the visitor.

However, I don't think some of those exhibits at zoos do all that badly in conveying the look.

 

Fijian crested and banded iguanas and their enclosures at zoos around the world.


Fijian banded Lau iguana and terrarium at the Manchester museum, UK:


Fijian banded iguana at Zoo Wuppertal, Germany:

Fijian iguana enclosure at Toledo zoo, USA:

Fijian crested iguana enclosure at Australia zoo, Australia



Fijian crested iguana enclosure at Perth zoo, Australia:

Fijian crested iguana and enclosure at San Antonio zoo, USA:

Fijian banded iguana terrarium at Zoo Atlanta, USA:

Fijian banded iguanas and enclosure at Cotswold Wildlife Park, UK:


Fijian crested iguana and enclosure at Dallas zoo, USA:

Fijian banded iguana at ZSL London zoo, UK :

Fijian banded iguana at Virginia zoo, USA:

Cleveland metroparks zoo Fijian banded iguana enclosure:

Fijian banded iguana in its terrarium at Warsaw zoo, Poland:

Fijian banded iguana at Zurich zoo, Switzerland:

Fijian iguana at Chester zoo, UK:


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Chuckwallas at zoos around the world.

Chuckwalla at Hamerton zoo park, UK:

Chuckwalla at Antwerp zoo, Belgium:

Chuckwalla at Tierpark Hagenbeck, Germany:

Chuckwalla in terrarium in Henry Vilas zoo, USA:

San Esteban Island chuckwalla at Detroit zoo, USA:

San Esteban chuckwalla at the Brookfield zoo, USA:

San Esteban chuckwalla at the Toronto zoo, Canada:

San Esteban Island chuckwalla at the Knoxville zoo , USA:

San Esteban Island chuckwalla at the Columbus zoo, USA:

San Esteban iguana closeup at LA zoo, USA:

Western chuckwalla at Bristol zoo, UK :

Chuckwallas at zoo Liepzig, Germany:

Chuckwalla at the Living desert, USA:

Artis Royal zoo chuckwalla and terrarium, the Netherlands:


Chuckwalla terrarium at the Warsaw zoo, Poland:

Outdoor enclosure for chuckwalla and tortoise at the Dallas zoo, USA:

Outdoor enclosure for chuckwalla at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, USA:

San Esteban chuckwalla at the Tulsa zoo, USA:

Chuckwallas at the Bronx zoo, USA:


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Chuckwallas are pretty common in zoos. Unfortunately they often don't say what species. Here's a few more of my photos:

Staten Island Zoo - Common chuckwalla by TinoPup posted 23 Jan 2021 at 9:22 PM

Turtle Back Zoo - gila monster, chuckwalla, blue spiny lizard by TinoPup posted 6 Feb 2020 at 7:40 PM

19 years old

ZooAmerica - Chuckwalla, education building by TinoPup posted 10 Jan 2020 at 6:09 PM

Lehigh Valley Zoo - chuckwalla, desert iguana by TinoPup posted 1 Aug 2019 at 11:59 PM

Piebald chuckwalla by TinoPup posted 2 Aug 2018 at 9:43 AM

 

Usually if it isn't signed as San Esteban Chuckwalla it is safe to assume it is Common.

 

Video from Australia zoo which apparently holds the oldest rhinoceros iguana in the world, a male named "Robert":

 

He is named Rhino rather than Robert. He was hatched in February 1980 at Taronga Zoo and lives in an exhibit right at the front of the zoo. Here he is: Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) - ZooChat

 

Oh right, sorry about that @WhistlingKite24 , will share the picture of rhino you took here on the thread as it is a great one: