Animals in the Animal Discovery Room

Animals you might meet when you visit the Animal Discovery Room (ADR) are listed below. Kids, learn about our ADR Animals now!

Snakes
 Garter Snake 
 Gopher Snake
 Columbian Red-tailed Boa
 Common Boa
 Ball Pythons
 Corn Snakes
 Mole Kingsnake
 California Kingsnakes 
 Sonoran Black Kingsnake
 Gray-Banded Kingsnake
 Western Hognose Snake
 Kenyan Sand Boa


Lizards
 Leopard Geckos 
 Gargoyle Gecko
 Crested Geckos
 African Fat-tailed Geckos
 Legless Lizard (European Sheltopusik)
 Inland Bearded Dragons 
 Berber Skinks
 Mali Uromastyx
 Desert Iguanas 
 Green Iguana (in Exhibit Hall)


Turtles
 Three-toed Box Turtles
 Red-Eared Slider Pond Turtles
 Russian Tortoises
 California Desert Tortoise
 Eastern Box Turtle
 Western Pond Turtle
 Mexican Red Turtle


Amphibians
 Albino Axolotl
 Marbled Salamander
 Tiger Salamanders
 Argentine Horned Frog
 Tomato Frog
 North American Bullfrog
 Cane Toad
 Chinese Fire-Bellied Toads
 Gulf Coast Toads
 Western Toads
 African Clawed Frogs
 Colorado River Toads


Mammals
 Rabbits
 Chinchillas
 Syrian Hamsters
 Guinea Pigs  
 Rats
 Mice


Birds
 Ring-Necked Doves

Crustaceans
 Hermit Crab
 Crayfish

Arachnids
 Emperor Scorpion
 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantulas
 Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula


Other Arthropods
 Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches
 Northern Walking Stick
 Crickets
 African Millipedes


Fish
 Angelfish
 Tiger Barbs
 Plecostomus Fish
 Loach
 Carp/Goldfish

Exhibits

Story

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    Remembering Another Winter

    December 1972 began as an unexceptional month, although somewhat rainier than usual. At the end of the first week a light snow fell – unusual but not rare.

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    San Diego Science Festival

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