Husbandry Manuals

ASZK husbandry manuals provide practical, best-practice guidance on animal care, supporting consistent and high-quality husbandry across institutions.

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Amphibians

Amphibians

A Manual For Control of Infectious Diseases in Amphibian Survival Assurance Colonies and Reintroduction Programs

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Green Tree Frog

Litoria caerulea

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Southern Corroboree Frog

Pseudophryne corroboree

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Amphibian Husbandry Resource Guide

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Native Frog Captive Husbandy Manual

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Birds

Bird

Babblers

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Brolga

Grus rubicunda

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Cockatoos

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Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis

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Eastern Whipbird

Psophodes olivaceus

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Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

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Galah

Eolophus roseicapillus

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Hooded Plover

Thinornis rubricollis

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Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

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Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo

Cacatua leadbeateri

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Noisy Pitta

Pitta versicolor

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Painted Finch

Emblema pictum

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Pesquet’s parrot

Psittrichas fulgidus

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Princess Parrot

Polytelis alexandrae

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Rainbow bee-eater

Merops ornatus

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Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii

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Square-Tailed Kite

Lophoictinia isura

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Verditer flycatcher

Eumyias thalassina

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Black-necked Stork

Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus

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Cape Barren Goose

Cereopsis novaehollandiae

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Corvids

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Eastern Long-Billed Corella

Cacatua tenuirostris

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Eastern Yellow Robin

Eopsaltria australis

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Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

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Green Catbird

Ailuroedus crassirostris

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Hummingbirds

Trochilidae

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Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae

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Musk Lorikeet

Glossopsitta concinna

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Ostrich

Struthio camelus

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Palm Cockatoo

Probosciger aterrimus

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Plumed Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna eytoni

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Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus

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Red-crested Cardinal

Paroaria coronata

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Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius johnsonii

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Superb Parrot

Polytelis swainsonii

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Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus funereus

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Fish

Brown Banded Bamboo Shark

Chiloscyllium punctatum

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Seahorses

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White’s Seahorse

Hippocampus whitei

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Mudfish

Neochanna

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Western Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

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Invertebrates

Inverts

Blue Ringed Octopus

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Goliath Stick Insect

Eurycnema goliath

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Mourning Cuttlefish

Sepia plangon

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Titan Stick Insect

Acrophylla titan

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Funnel Web Spiders

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Husbandry Manual for the Campbell’s Keeled Glass Snail

(Advena campbellii, Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Microcystidae) and Mathewsoconcha suteri (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Microcystidae)

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Tarantulas

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Wolf Spiders

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Reptiles

Alpine She-oak Skink

Cyclodomorphus praealtus

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Lace Monitors

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Guthega Skink

Liopholis guthega

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Striped Legless Lizard

Delma impar

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Mammals

Bats

Ghost Bat

Macroderma gigas

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Spectacled Flying Fox

Pteropus conspicillatus

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Grey Headed Flying Fox

Pteropus Poliocephalus

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Carnivores

African Lion

Panthera leo

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Maned wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

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Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

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Serval

Leptailurus serval

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Spotted Hyena

Crocuta crocuta

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Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

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North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

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Ring-Tail Coati

Nasua nasua

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Small Felids

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Tiger

Panthera tigris

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Marine

Dugong

Dugong dugon

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Marsupials

Agile Wallaby

Macropus agilis

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Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby

Onychogalea fraenata

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Brushtail Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

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Eastern Pygmy Possum

Cercartetus nanus

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Goodfellow’s Tree-Kangaroo

Dendrolagus goodfellowi

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Long-nosed Bandicoot

Perameles nasuta

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Northern Nailtail Wallaby

Onychogalea unguifera

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Southern Bettong

Bettongia gaimardi

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Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat

Lasiorhinus latifrons

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Spotted-tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

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Wombats

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Bare-nosed Wombat

Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis

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Brush-tailed Bettong

Bettongia penicillata

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Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

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Fat-tailed Dunnart

Sminthopsis crassicaudata

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Kultarr

Antechinomys laniger

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Long-nosed Potoroo

Potorous tridactylus

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Rufous Bettong

Aepyprymnus rufescens

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Southern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon obesulus

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Spotted-tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

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Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

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Yellow-bellied Glider

Petaurus australis

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Primates

Black and White Ruffed Lemur

Varecia variegata variegata

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Common Marmoset

Callithrix jacchus

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Orangutan

Pongo

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Siamang

Hylobates syndactylus

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White-fronted brown Lemur

Eulemur fulvus albifrons

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Black-capped Capuchin

Cebus apella

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Hamadryas Baboon

Papio hamadryas

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Ring-tailed Lemur

Lemur Catta

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White-fronted Capuchin Monkey

Cebus albifrons

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White-handed Gibbon

Hylobates lar

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Ungulates

Arabian Camel

Camelus dromedarius

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Brazilian Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

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Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

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Persion Onager

Equus hemionus onager

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Spotted Deer

Axis Axis

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Barbary Sheep

Ammotragus lervia

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Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

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Hog Deer

Axis porcinus

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Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

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Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

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