St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
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| Date opened | May 20, 1893 |
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| Location | St. Augustine, Florida, United States |
| Land area | more than 7 acres (28,000 m2) |
| Memberships | AZA[1] |
| Website | www |
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Historic District | |
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| Location | St. Johns County, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°52′53″N 81°17′18″W / 29.88139°N 81.28833°WCoordinates: 29°52′53″N 81°17′18″W / 29.88139°N 81.28833°W |
| Built | 1937 |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001232[2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1992 |
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is one of
, as well as exhibits, animal performances and educational demonstrations.History
The
Growing in popularity, the park moved to its current location in the early 1920s. The park changed owners in the 1930s, and, after a devastating fire, they started reconstruction and expansion of the facilities. In 1993, for their 100-year anniversary, the park became the first place in the world to display every species of crocodilian.
In 2008, the zoo opened a new Komodo dragon facility that also exhibits lizards and snakes found within Southeast Asia.
National historic status
On September 10, 1992, the Alligator Farm was designated a
Collection
As of 2012, this was the only place where one can see every species of alligator, crocodile, caiman and gharial. Over the years, the zoo has expanded to include mammals, birds, and other reptiles.[4]
Crocodilians
- American alligator
- American crocodile
- Black caiman
- Broad-snouted caiman
- Chinese alligator
- Cuban crocodile
- Cuvier's dwarf caiman
- Desert crocodile
- Dwarf crocodile
- False gharial
- Freshwater crocodile
- Gharial
- Morelet's crocodile
- Mugger crocodile
- New Guinea crocodile
- Nile crocodile
- Orinoco crocodile
- Philippine crocodile
- Saltwater crocodile
- Siamese crocodile
- Smooth-fronted caiman
- Spectacled caiman
- West African slender-snouted crocodile
- Yacare caiman
Other reptiles
- Alligator snapping turtle
- Arrau turtle
- Black-headed python
- Carpet python
- Corn snake
- D'Albertis python
- Diamondback terrapin
- Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
- Eastern hognose snake
- Florida cottonmouth
- Green tree python
- Komodo dragon
- Lace monitor
- New Caledonian giant gecko
- Pope's pit viper
- Pygmy rattlesnake
- Red-tailed green ratsnake
- Reticulated python
- Timor python
- Volcán Darwin giant tortoise
- Woma python
- Yellow-footed tortoise
- Yellow-spotted river turtle
Birds
- Black crowned crane
- Blue-billed curassow
- Cabot's tragopan
- Cape vulture
- Coscoroba swan
- Crested fireback
- Curl-crested aracari
- Edwards's pheasant
- Green-winged macaw
- Hooded vulture
- Hyacinth macaw
- Knobbed hornbill
- Marabou stork
- Northern pintail
- Pesquet's parrot
- Plush-crested jay
- Red-crested turaco
- Ruddy duck
- Scarlet macaw
- Southern cassowary
- Sunbittern
- Toco toucan
- White-cheeked pintail
- White cockatoo
- White-crested hornbill
- Wood duck
- Yellow-headed amazon
Mammals
- Goeldi's monkey
- Golden lion tamarin
- Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
- Prehensile-tailed porcupine
- Prevost's squirrel
- Pygmy marmoset
- Red ruffed lemur
- Red-rumped agouti
- Ring-tailed lemur
- White-headed marmoset
Rookery
The back section of the park contains a large bird
nest and rear their young.Affiliations
The park is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)[1] and the Florida Attraction Association.[5]
See also
- Alligator farm
- Gomek
Notes
- ^ a b "Currently Accredited Zoos and Aquariums". aza.org. AZA. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), St. Johns County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-03-15.
- ^ Virtual Views at OldCity.com
- ^ "FULL SPECIES LIST - St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park".
- ^ "Florida Attractions Association". floridaattractions.org. Florida Attractions Association. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
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