When: 23 March, 2012
Where: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
What We Did: This week, our class got to see some rare reptile species at our local zoo. Some individuals would not otherwise be seen due to their placement on the endangered species list, or remote natural habitats. Below is a compiled phylogenetic list of what is offered at the zoo (natural distributions from signs at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo).
Order Testudines
Family Carretochelyidae
Carretochelys insculpta - fly river pignosed turtle from Papua new Guinea
Family Chelidae
Chelodina mccordi - McCord's snake-necked turtle from Roti Island and Indonesia
Emydura subglobosa - red-bellied side-necked turtle from northern Australia and New Guinea
Phrynops hilarii - spot-bellied side-neck turtle from South America (Brazil, Buenos Aires through Uruguay and Argentina)
Family Geoemydidae (aka Family Bataguridae)
Batagur affinis - southern river terrapin from Sumatra, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia
Batagur borneoensis - painted river terrapin from southern Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo
Cuora galbinifrons - Indochinese box turtle from China, Laos, Vietnam
Geoclemys hamiltonii - spotted pond turtle from southern Pakistan, northeastern India, Bangladesh
Family Podocnemidae
Podocnemis unifilis - yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle from Amazon and Orinco rivers of northern South America
Family Testudinidae
Geochelone carbonaria - red-footed tortoise from northern South America
Pyxus arachnoids - spider tortoise (endangered species)
Order Squamata - Sauria
Family Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleo pardalis - panther chameleon from eastern and northern coasts of Madagascar and nearby islands
Family Gekkonidae
Uroplatus henkeli - Madagascar leaf tail gecko
Family Iguanidae
Brachylophus fasciatus - Fiji island banded iguana from Fiji
Family Scincidae
Corucia zebrata - prehensile-tailed skink from Solomon islands
Family Varanidae
Varanus prasinus - green tree monitor from Papua New Guinea
Order Squamata - Serpentes
Family Boidae
Boa constrictor - boa constrictor from Central and South America
Corallus hortulanus - Amazon tree boa from northern South America
Family Colubridae
Philodryas baroni - Baron's racer from Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay
Spilotes pullatus - tiger ratsnake from South and Central America
Family Pythonidae
Chondropython viridis - green tree python from Solomon islands
Python reticulatus - reticulated python from southeast Asia and nearby islands
Order Crocodilia
Family Crocodylidae
Osteolaemus tetraspis - dwarf crocodile from west and west central Africa
Family Gavialidae
Gavialis gangeticus - gharial from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh
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