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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Animals

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NAME CLASS DESCRIPTION (summary)
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, Bare-faced or Bicolor
(Saguinus bicolor bicolor)
Mammalia The forequarters are yellowish or white, sharply defined from the grayish-brown hindquarters. The mostly naked face is black, with the crown densely haired. Head and ...
Tarantula, Rose-haired
(Grammostola rosea)
Arachnida The body is divided into two segments, the cephalothorax (a fused head and thorax) and the abdomen. The cephalothorax contains the mouthparts, the eyes and ...
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, Dwarf Surinam
(Pipa Parva)
Amphibia The head is narrow, with large eyes, and the snout is pointed. The tongue is lacking and the upper lip has a labial pocket at ...
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 ...
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, Madagascan Spider
(Pyxis arachnoides brygooi)
Reptilia ...
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 ...
Trout, Brook
(Salvelinus Fontinalis)
Pisces The body is elongated with an average length of 15-20 inches and an average weight of 2.2-13.2 lbs. The body has its greatest depth at, ...
Turaco, Lady Ross'
(Musophaga rossae)
Aves Pigeon-like bird about 20 inches long whose body is blackish and wings and tail more dark violet. The bird has a glassy overall appearance. Outstanding ...
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, Common Map
(Graptemys geographica)
Reptilia Maximum length about 11 inches. Males are much smaller than females, with a maximum length of about 5.5 inches. The shell is moderately low and ...
Turtle, Eastern Box
(Terrapene carolina carolina)
Reptilia Adult length is between 4 and 8 1/2". High-domed, keeled shell may be yellow, orange, olive, black or brown and may have a pattern. Plastron ...
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, 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 ...
Turtle, Striped Mud
(Kinosternon bauri)
Reptilia This small turtle does not exceed a carapace length of 4-3/4 inches. It has three long, light stripes on a smooth, keelless carapace. The color ...
 

 

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