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Our Animals

fox3Animal residents at Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary do not tell the typical zoo story. All animals at this sanctuary have been rescued from other locations and have a lesson to teach. They include a black bear who came to the sanctuary as a cub when his mother was mistakenly shot by a hunter; a mountain lion who was kept as a pet; and a gray fox who was rescued from a pool.

Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary also has a prestigious role as participant in the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Species Survival Plan for the critically endangered Mexican Gray Wolf. After a 20-year absence in the wild, this animal is being reintroduced to its former range following a successful captive breeding program. The sanctuary is a housing facility for wolves not yet ready for release.

Reptiles

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Red-Tailed Boa – Boa constrictor ortoni – Pierce‬
‪Solomon Island Boa – ‬Candoia carinata ‪– Saul‬
Rainbow Boa - Epicrates cenchria - Saki
Amazon Tree Boa - Corallus hortulanus- Cora
‪Corn Snake –‬Elaphe guttata‪– Eby‬
2 ‪California Kingsnakes –‬Lampropeltis getula california‪
‪Arizona Mountain Kingsnake – ‬Lampropeltis pyromelana‪–Durango‬‬
‪Gopher Snake–‬Pituophis catenifer‪– Glide
‪Ball Python –‬Python regiu‪ –Wheeler‬
‪Burmese Python–‬Python molurus bivittatus‪– Amarillo‬
‪Western Diamondback Rattlesnake–‬Crotalus atrox‪–Atro
‪Hopi Rattlesnake-Crotalus viridis nuntius - Talus
‪Puerto Rican Boa -Epicrates inornatus-Thing 2
Leopard Gecko – ‬Eublepharius macularius‪– Dixie & Pixie
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma grandis-Suma
‪Gila Monster–‬Heloderma suspectum‪–Moses‬ & Cholla
‪Blue-tongue skink–‬Tiliqua scincoides‪–Quazimodo, Sheila‬
Egyptian Spiny-Tailed Lizard - Uromastyx aegypta- Spike
‪Bearded Dragon–‬Pongona vitticeps‪– Mozzi
‪‪Green Iguana–‬Iguana iguana‪– Guido‬
Rhino Iguana-Cyclura comuta-Reina & Riggs
‪Desert Tortoise–‬Gopherus agassizii‪–Agave, Gopher, Lady & Laurel
‪Sulcata Tortoise – ‬Geochelone sulcata‪– Kutoo, Beefcake‬
‪Galapagos Tortoise–‬Chelonoidis nigra (Seasonally)
‪Radiated Tortoise – ‬Astrochelys radiate (Seasonally)
‪Red-eared slider turtle–‬Trachemys scripta elegans‪–Rojo, Emy‬
‪Tiger Salamander–‬Ambystoma tigrinus‪- Marv‪
Arizona Rosy Boa-Lichanura trivirgata-George & Jane
Mexican Rosy Boa- Linchanura trivirgata- Rosy
Solmontine Boa- Nina
California/ Desert Kingsnake- Lampropeltis getula californiae- Ana
Grey Banded Kingsnake- Lampropeltis alterna- Toby
Asian Water Monitor- Varanus salvator- Diesel
Albino Western diamondbacked Rattlesnake- Crotalus atrox- Opaline
Red Tegu- Tupinambis rufescens- Haley
Desert Toad-Incilius alvarius- Alvin
Hermann's Tortoises-Testudo hermanni- Herman & Holly

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