Armadale Reptile Centre

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Armadale Reptile Centre
Date opened1995
Location Armadale, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°10′36″S116°00′53″E / 32.1766°S 116.0147°E / -32.1766; 116.0147 Coordinates: 32°10′36″S116°00′53″E / 32.1766°S 116.0147°E / -32.1766; 116.0147
No. of animalsNumbers vary as centre cares for injured and orphaned animals continuously
No. of species120+ (including over 50 species of reptile)
Website www.armadalereptilecentre.com.au

The Armadale Reptile Centre is a reptile zoo (featuring a number of other animals) in Armadale, Western Australia that focuses on herpetology and wildlife endemic to Australia (with a few exotic reptile species as exception).

Opened to the public in 1995, the Armadale Reptile Centre houses a large variety of mostly native reptiles and other wildlife with over 50 different reptile species on display, including a large female saltwater crocodile and various species of lizards, snakes and turtles, as well as other animals such as tree frogs, cockatoos, dingoes, emus, marsupials (including kangaroos), owls and wedge-tailed eagles. The centre is also used as a rescue and rehabilitation facility for wildlife that are sick or injured. Klaas and Mieke Gaikhorst built and own the centre, having worked with rescuing and rehabilitating injured or displaced reptiles (and other animals) for more than thirty years.

Species at the centre

Reptiles
Amphibians
Others

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