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Hours
Open every day of the year
Summer Hours (March 1-October 31)*
Admissions Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grounds close at 6 p.m.
* the zoo will close at Noon on June 16th
Winter Hours (November 1-February 28)
Admissions open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grounds close at 5 p.m.
For those of you that missed last weeks tour https://www.chameleonforums.com/welcome-ataraxia-zoo-62556/ Pt.1 This weeks tour will take us to the Land Down Under to the African Safari. Next weeks tour will take us to the Middle East!
Land Down Under
First Exhibit: Rhacodactylus Leachinus Isle E female
New Caledonian geckos are the largest living gecko species. The Giant Gecko is a native of both the mainland and several islands off the shore of New Caledonia.
Second Exhibit: The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small gliding possum.
The sugar glider is a marsupial that is native to eastern and northern mainland Australia (as well as being introduced to Tasmania, Australia) and is also native to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
male/female on display
Third Exhibit: Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus roratus, is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands (Moluccas)
M/F on display
Fourth Exhibit: Bearded dragon
1-Silk Back het hypo female
1-Italian leatherback het hypo male
2-Translucents m/f
1-Fire and ice male
1-lemon ice male
1-Normal Female
Pogona are a genus of lizards containing seven species, which are often known by the common name bearded dragons.
Fifth Exhibit: Blue tongue skink
As suggested by these common names, a prominent characteristic of the genus is a large blue tongue that can be bared as a bluff-warning to potential enemies.
Sixth Exhibit: Gargoyle Gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus)
Gargoyle Geckos are nocturnal and arboreal, making their home in scrub forests. The female lays two eggs per clutch which hatch 60-90 days after they are laid.
African Safari
First Exhibit: Blue Back Reed Frogs
5 unsexed frogs on display
Second Exhibit: Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) one male and two females on display
It lives in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome.
Third exhibit: Jackson's Chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii) male on display
They are native to the humid, cooler regions of Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa, found in great numbers at altitudes over 3,000 m.
Fourth Exhibit: High Casque (Chamaeleo hoehnelli) male and female on display
Commonly known as Von Hohnel's Chameleon, the Helmeted or High-casqued Chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in eastern Africa, primarily Uganda and Kenya.
Fifth Exhibit: Ball Python (Python regius)
Python regius is a nonvenomous python species found in Africa. The name royal python (from the Latin "regius") is based in part on the story that Cleopatra supposedly wore the snake around her wrist.
Hours
Open every day of the year
Summer Hours (March 1-October 31)*
Admissions Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grounds close at 6 p.m.
* the zoo will close at Noon on June 16th
Winter Hours (November 1-February 28)
Admissions open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Grounds close at 5 p.m.
For those of you that missed last weeks tour https://www.chameleonforums.com/welcome-ataraxia-zoo-62556/ Pt.1 This weeks tour will take us to the Land Down Under to the African Safari. Next weeks tour will take us to the Middle East!
Land Down Under
First Exhibit: Rhacodactylus Leachinus Isle E female
New Caledonian geckos are the largest living gecko species. The Giant Gecko is a native of both the mainland and several islands off the shore of New Caledonia.
Second Exhibit: The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small gliding possum.
The sugar glider is a marsupial that is native to eastern and northern mainland Australia (as well as being introduced to Tasmania, Australia) and is also native to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
male/female on display
Third Exhibit: Eclectus Parrot, Eclectus roratus, is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands (Moluccas)
M/F on display
Fourth Exhibit: Bearded dragon
1-Silk Back het hypo female
1-Italian leatherback het hypo male
2-Translucents m/f
1-Fire and ice male
1-lemon ice male
1-Normal Female
Pogona are a genus of lizards containing seven species, which are often known by the common name bearded dragons.
Fifth Exhibit: Blue tongue skink
As suggested by these common names, a prominent characteristic of the genus is a large blue tongue that can be bared as a bluff-warning to potential enemies.
Sixth Exhibit: Gargoyle Gecko (Rhacodactylus auriculatus)
Gargoyle Geckos are nocturnal and arboreal, making their home in scrub forests. The female lays two eggs per clutch which hatch 60-90 days after they are laid.
African Safari
First Exhibit: Blue Back Reed Frogs
5 unsexed frogs on display
Second Exhibit: Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) one male and two females on display
It lives in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome.
Third exhibit: Jackson's Chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii) male on display
They are native to the humid, cooler regions of Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa, found in great numbers at altitudes over 3,000 m.
Fourth Exhibit: High Casque (Chamaeleo hoehnelli) male and female on display
Commonly known as Von Hohnel's Chameleon, the Helmeted or High-casqued Chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in eastern Africa, primarily Uganda and Kenya.
Fifth Exhibit: Ball Python (Python regius)
Python regius is a nonvenomous python species found in Africa. The name royal python (from the Latin "regius") is based in part on the story that Cleopatra supposedly wore the snake around her wrist.
