Animal List
Meet Our Animals
Below is a list of animals that call the SF Teaching Zoo home. Come out today to see these incredible animals in person
Animals marked with currently live behind the scenes of the zoo. You may meet some of these animals during an animal encounter or at special events.
Asian small-clawed otter
Aonyx cinereus
Aonyx cinereus
Caracal
Caracal caracal
Caracal caracal
Key Deer
Odocoileus virginianus clavium
Odocoileus virginianus clavium
Matschie's tree kangaroo
Dendrolagus matschiei
Dendrolagus matschiei
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Tragelaphus angasii
Perdido Key beach mouse
Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis
Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis
Red ruffed lemur
Varecia rubra
Varecia rubra
Southern three-banded armadillo
Tolypeutus matacas
Tolypeutus matacas
Squirrel monkey
Saimiri sciureus
Saimiri sciureus
Visayan warty pig
Sus cebifrons
Sus cebifrons
White-throated capuchin
Cebus capucinus
Cebus capucinus
White handed gibbon
Hylobates lar
Hylobates lar
Dyeing poison dart frog
Dendrobates tinctorius
Dendrobates tinctorius
Green and black poison dart frog
Dendrobates auratus
Dendrobates auratus
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barred owl
Strix varia
Strix varia
Black-crowned night heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nycticorax nycticorax
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Spatula discors
Cattle Egret
Bubucus ibis
Bubucus ibis
Cuban amazon
Amazona leucocephala leucocephala
Amazona leucocephala leucocephala
East African Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum gibbericeps
Balearica regulorum gibbericeps
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Fulvous whistling duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Dendrocygna bicolor
Grey parrot
Psittacus erithacus erithacus
Psittacus erithacus erithacus
Golden conure
Guaruba guarouba
Guaruba guarouba
Guam rail
Hypotaenidia owstoni
Hypotaenidia owstoni
Guinea turacos
Tauraco corythaix
Tauraco corythaix
Hawk-headed parrot
Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus
Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus
Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
Dacelo novaeguineae
Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Pavo cristatus
Redhead
Aythya americana
Aythya americana
Roseate spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Platalea ajaja
Sandhill crane
Grus canadensis
Grus canadensis
Turkey vulture
Cathartes aura
Cathartes aura
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Eudocimus albus
Wood duck
Aix sponsa
Aix sponsa
Wood stork
Mycteria americana
Mycteria americana
Alligator snapping turtle
Macrochelys temnicki
Macrochelys temnicki
American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Alligator mississippiensis
Asian brown tortoises
Manouria emys emys
Manouria emys emys
Ball python
Python regius
Python regius
Chuckwalla
Sauromalus
Sauromalus
Common kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Lampropeltis getula
Common musk turtle
Sternotherus odoratus
Sternotherus odoratus
Corn snake
Pantherophis guttatas
Pantherophis guttatas
Dusky pygmy rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
Sistrurus miliarius barbouri
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Crotalus adamanteus
Eastern indigo snake
Drymarchon couperi
Drymarchon couperi
European glass lizard
Pseudopus apodus
Pseudopus apodus
False water cobra
Hydrodynastes gigas
Hydrodynastes gigas
Florida box turtle
Terrapene carolina bauri
Terrapene carolina bauri
Florida pine snake
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus
Florida red-bellied turtle
Pseudemys nelsoni
Pseudemys nelsoni
Florida softshell
Apalone ferox
Apalone ferox
Galapagos tortoise
Chelonoidis nigra
Chelonoidis nigra
Gila monster
Heloderma suspectrum
Heloderma suspectrum
Gopher tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopherus polyphemus
Leopard gecko
Eublepharis macularius
Eublepharis macularius
Leopard tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis
Stigmochelys pardalis
Ornate diamondback terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota
Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota
Peninsula cooter
Pseudemys peninsulani
Pseudemys peninsulani
Prehensile-tailed skink
Corucia zebrata
Corucia zebrata
Red-footed tortoise
Chelonoidis carbonaria
Chelonoidis carbonaria
Sinaloan milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae
Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae
Southern copperhead
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
Tokay gecko
Gekko gecko
Gekko gecko
Yellowbelly slider
Trachemys scripta scripta
Trachemys scripta scripta
Chilean rose tarantula
Grammostola rosea
Grammostola rosea
