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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Animals

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NAME CLASS DESCRIPTION (summary)
Tamandua
(Tamandua tetradactyla)
Mammalia Head and body length range from 18.5 to 30 inches; tail length from 16 to 26 inches, and weight from 4.5 to 15 pounds. The ...
Tamarin, Geoffroy's
(Saguinus geoffroyi)
Mammalia Geoffroy's Tamarin is one of the smallest primates, and the most northerly-ranging of the tamarins. Head and body length is from 10 to 12 inches, ...
Tamarin, Golden Lion
(Leontopithecus rosalia rosalia)
Mammalia The Golden Lion Tamarin is one of the most strikingly colored of all mammals and, unfortunately, one of the most highly endangered. This Tamarin has ...
Tamarin, Pied or Bicolor
(Saguinus bicolor bicolor)
Mammalia Head and body length is from 6.9 to 12.2 inches; tail length from 9.8 to 15.7 inches; and weight from 7.94 to 31.7 ounces. The ...
Terrapin, Malaysian Painted
(Callagur borneoensis)
Reptilia The oval carapace is somewhat flattened, and the scutes roughened with growth annuli. Juveniles have a well-developed continuous medial keel and an interrupted lateral keel ...
Tiger, Amur (Siberian)
(Panthera tigris altaica)
Mammalia Head and body length 9 to 12 feet; tail length 3 to 4 feet; weight: males are 400 to 675 pounds and females are 220 ...
Titi, Reed
(Callicebus moloch donacophilus)
Mammalia Head and body length range from 9.5 inches to 24 inches; tail length ranges from 10 inches to 21.5 inches.; weight ranges from 18 ounces ...
Toad, American
(Bufo americanus)
Amphibia Size is 2-4.5 inches with short legs, stout bodies and thick skin with warts. They have elongated paratoid glands not touching the prominent cranial crests ...
Toad, Giant Marine
(Bufo marinus)
Amphibia Also known as the Giant Toad or Cane Toad. Body length is 4-9.5 inches and can weigh up to 3 pounds. Brown to yellow brown ...
Toad, Oriental Fire-bellied
(Bombina orientas)
Amphibia Dull brown gray to bright green back dotted with black spots and covered with rough warts or tubercles. The smooth belly is red or orange-red. ...
Toad, Puerto Rican Crested
(Peltophryne lemur)
Amphibia This is a small toad (2-4 inches long), with the female being the larger of the two sexes. Coloration is brown marbled with a yellowish-tan ...
Toad, Smooth-sided
(Bufo guttatus)
Amphibia Also known as the Spotted Toad. Coloration is brown. Unlike other toads, they are smooth-skinned. May grow to seven inches in length. The pupils are ...
Toad, Surinam
(Pipa pipa)
Amphibia Adults are 3 to 4 inches long. They have powerful hind legs and large, webbed hind feet, but small forelimbs with non-webbed feet. The body ...
Tortoise, African Spurred
(Geochelone sulcata)
Reptilia Geochelone sulcata is the largest African mainland tortoise, with adults being commonly over 24 inches in length. The carapace is wide, rather flattened, and is ...
Tortoise, Aldabra
(Geochelone gigantea)
Reptilia Sizes vary but males average 47 in. and 110 pounds. Largest recorded was 59 in. and 800 pounds.The shell is high domed and a uniform ...
Tortoise, Red Footed
(Geochelone carbonaria)
Reptilia Average adult carapace 10 to 13" long. Record is 17-3/4". The carapace is black (occasionally dark brown) with yellow to reddish orange vertebral areas. A ...
Toucan, Chestnut Mandibled
(Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii)
Aves This is a plump Toucan, about 20 inches long. The bill is 5 inches long with a downward hook at the end. These birds congregate ...
Turtle, Batagur (River Terrapin/Tuntong)
(Batagur baska)
Reptilia Thought to be the largest member of the family with a shell length to about 2 feet. Carapace is somewhat domed, with smooth scutes and ...
Turtle, Blanding's
(Emydoidea blandingii)
Reptilia The carapace (upper shell) is elongated and neither keeled nor serrated. It is predominantly a dull charcoal color, varying from black speckled with yellow to ...
Turtle, Fly River
(Carettochelys insculpta)
Reptilia A fairly large turtle, with adults being about 18 inches in carapace length, and up to 35 lbs. in weight. The dorsal surfaces are gray, ...
Turtle, Malaysian Giant
(Orlitia borneensis)
Reptilia Adults grow 28-32 inches. Carapace is low, smooth, oval and uniformly dark gray, brown or black. The pale buff colored plastron is long and narrow ...
Turtle, New Guinea Snapping
(Elseya novaeguineae)
Reptilia The carapace is usually brown above and brownish yellow below, although some are all black. The young are a rich chocolate brown. Adult carapaces are ...
Turtle, Spotted Pond
(Geoclemys hamiltonii)
Reptilia Rare large freshwater turtle with black ground color and white or light yellow spots on shell, neck and legs. Mature adults grow up to 14 ...