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Saint Louis Zoo Herpetarium

In April 2004 I took a trip to Saint Louis with my father. We made a goal to visit the Saint Louis Zoo and view their reptile and amphibian collection. The Saint Louis Zoo has one of the largest collections of reptiles and amphibians in the United States. They maintain and breed some of the world's rarest herps including the Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus), the Puerto Rican crested toad (Peltophryne lemur), the Wyoming toad (Bufo baxteri) and Asian box turtles (Cuora species). I had such an amazing experience the first day I visited the zoo that I went back the next morning to see the collection again. Below are photographs I took of some of the animals and their enclosures. Contact me at devin@amphibiancare.com before using any of these photographs.


Panama golden toads
(Atelopus zeteki)

Panama golden toads
(Atelopus zeteki)

Panama golden toads
(Atelopus zeteki)

Terrarium for
Atelopus zeteki

Panama golden toad
(Atelopus zeteki)

Panama golden toad
(Atelopus zeteki)

Side-striped palm viper (Bothriechis lateralis)

Mossy frog
(Theloderma corticale)

Mossy frog
(Theloderma corticale)

Mossy frog
(Theloderma corticale)

Large terrarium designed for Theloderma corticale

Black tree monitor
(Varanus beccari)

Pig-nosed turtle
(Carettochelys insculpta)

Standing's day gecko
(Phelsuma standingi)

Terrarium housing Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standingi)

Aruba Island rattlesnakes
(Crotalus unicolor)

American bullfrog
(Rana catesbeiana)

Fiji banded iguana
(Brachylophus fasciatus)

Fiji banded iguana
(Brachylophus fasciatus)

Fiji banded iguana
(Brachylophus fasciatus)

Mountain chicken frog (Leptodactylus fallax) cage

White's tree frog
(Litoria caerulea)

White's tree frog
(Litoria caerulea)

Terrarium for golden mantella frogs (Mantella aurantiaca)

Golden mantella frogs
(Mantella aurantiaca)

Right side of mantella terrarium

Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus henkeli)

Leaf-tailed gecko terrarium

Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata)

A terrarium for a caucasus viper (Vipera kaznakowi)

Three spectacled caiman
(Caiman crocodilus)

A well-fed crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadori) taking a nap

Ocellate mountian viper (Montivipera wagneri)