Our Show Animals
We would like to introduce you to just a few of the animals that you will see during our
live animal presentations. We offer conservation talks that cover everything from
habitat destruction and CITES regulations to environmental issues and ways you
can "Go Green". We can customize our shows to suit your curriculum. Our shows
are presented in schools, birthday parties, and corporate events as well as libraries
and other educational institutions. If you have any questions, or would like to book
one of our shows, please contact us at 705-790-4028 or zootours@hotmail.com.
 Common name: Emperor Scorpion Scientific name: Pandinus imperator Size: Average about 20 cm (8 in) in length CITES listing: Appendix II (16/02/1995) Distribution: Scrub brush & savannah terrain, West Africa |
 Common name: Chilean Rosehair Tarantula Scientific name: Grammostola rosea Size: Leg span of 12 - 14 cm (4.5 to 5.5 in) CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Northern Atacama Desert region of Chile. |
 Common name: Pink-toed tarantula Scientific name: Avicularia avicularia Size: Leg span of about 10 - 12 cm (4 - 4.5 in) CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Guyana, Brazil, Venezuela, and Trinidad |
 Common name: Green anole Scientific name: Anolis carolinensis Size: Average 3 - 5 inches in length CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Atlantic coastal plains in N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Gulf coastal plains of Texas. Has also been introduced to Hawaii. |
 Common name: Armadillo lizard Scientific name: Cordylus cataphractus Size:Ranges from 16 - 21cm (6.5 to 8.5 in) CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Deserts in southern Africa. |
 Common name: Cane Toad Scientific name: Bufo marinus Size: Average 10 to 15 centimetres (4 - 6 in) in length. The largest recorded specimen weighed 2.65 kg (5.8 lb) with a length of 38 cm (15 in) from snout to vent CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Native to Central and South America |
 Common name: African pygmy hedgehog Scientific name: Hybrid of the White-bellied or Four-toed hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris) and the Algerian hedgehog (Atelerix algerius) Size: 12-14cm (5 - 6 inches) CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Found only in captivity |
 Common name: Venegaroon Scientific name: Mastigoproctus giganteus Size: Up to 12 cm (6 inches) including whiptail CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Southern and South-western United States |
 Common name: Bearded dragon Scientific name: Pogona vitticeps Size: 18 to 24 inches (45-60 cm) from head to tail CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: As juveniles, they are semi-arboreal. As adults, they are more terrestrial, but will climb to bask and search for prey. Bearded Dragons can occupy a large range of habitats from the desert to dry forests and scrubland of Australia |
 Common name: East African or Kenyan sand boa Scientific name: Eryx colubrinus loveridgei Size: Average 60 cm (2 feet) in length CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: East Africa; Egypt south to Tanzania; southwest Somalia west to Kenya |
 Common name: Rainbow Boa Scientific name: Epicrates cenchria Size: 3.25 to 6.5 feet (1 to 2 m) in length CITES listing: not listed Distribution: Found in lower Central America in Costa Rica and Panama. In South America it occurs east of the Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina. Found near rivers, streams, lakes and swamps, but can be found in humid forests and, sometimes in open savannas. |
 Common name: Brooks or Florida Kingsnake Scientific name: Lampropeltis getula floridana Size: 80 - 170 cm CITES listing: not listed Distribution: Southern continental United States across the deserts of Arizona to Mexico. |
 Common name: Banded or California kingsnake Scientific name: Lampropeltis getula californiae Size: Average three to four and a half feet (1 - 1.4m) in length as adults, but can sometimes attain lengths of five feet or more. Distribution: Found in most of California and Arizona, excluding the highest mountain ranges, as well as southern portions of Nevada, Utah, and Oregon, northwestern New Mexico, extreme southwestern Colorado, and northwestern Mexico. CITES listing: Not listed |
 Common name: Antilles pink-toed tarantula Scientific name: Avicularia versicolor Size: up to 5.5 metres (18 ft) and weighing up to 71 kilograms (160 lb). CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: native to Guadalupe and Martinique |
 Common name: Skinny or guinea pig Scientific name: Cavia porcellus Size: Weighs between 700 & 1200g (1.5-2.5 pounds) & measures between 20 and 25 cm (8?10 inches) in length. CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Found in the Andes mountains of South America and pet stores everywhere. Skinny pigs are a purely man-made breed and are not found naturally in the wild. |
 Common name: Sphynx rat Scientific name: Rattus norvegicus Size: 14 - 18 in long CITES listing: Not listed Distribution: Hairy rats are found worldwide, though hairless rats are purely a man-made breed and are only found in captivity. |
 Common name: Leopard gecko Scientific name: Eublepharis macularius Size: 6 to 11 inches. Distribution: Found in the deserts of Pakistan, northern India, Afghanistan, and parts of Iran. CITES listing: Not listed |
 Common name: Western banded gecko Scientific name: Coleonyx variegatus Size: Ranging in length from 4 - 6in. Distribution: Found in the southwestern United States (southern California, southwest New Mexico, southern Arizona, Utah, Nevada and northern Mexico (Sonora, northwest Baja California). CITES listing: Not listed |
 Common name: Spectacled caimen Scientific name: Caiman crocodilus Size: Males are generally between 2 & 2.5 meters, females around 1.4 meters. Distribution: Central and South America. It lives in a range of lowland wetland and riverine habitat types and can tolerate salt water as well as fresh. CITES listing: not listed |
 Common name: Rex rat Scientific name: Rattus norvegicus Size:14 - 18 in long Distribution: Hairy rats are found worldwide, though rex rats are purely a man-made breed and are only found in captivity. CITES listing: Not listed |
 Common names: Boa constrictor Scientific name: Distribution: CITES listing: |
 Common names: Chinese Box Turtle Scientific name: Distribution: CITES listing: |
