Budgett's Check List

Although, I have not kept Budgett's, they are an awesome frog! To me, every time I see a picture of them, they remind me of an African clawed frog with lots of attitude

There are two species of Budgett's: Lepidobatrachus laevis (the giant) and L. llanensis (the dwarf). They each have a distinct lifestyle and physical characteristics. It is really easy to tell them apart. The "giant" has toad-like skin, vertical pupils, a vertebral shield and long, powerful back legs. The "dwarf" has smooth, wet skin, round pupils, no vertebral shield and very short back legs.

L. laevis is found around permanent bodies of water and adapted to water while the dwarf likes its habitat drier. They seem to adapt to captivity very well, however the dwarf seems to be more skittish before finally settling in.

Source: Alt, Noel and Claire, "Capturing and Breeding Budgett's Frogs", Reptile and Amphibian Magazine, Jan-Feb 1992

There is a third species, L. asper that is on the threatened species list.

Thanks for the info

The frog I'm getting is an L. Laevis, from the picture I've seen he looks pretty chunky already! Can't wait until he turns up...

They love fish too! I feed him rosy reds and goldfish occasionly only bcuz their bigger and meatier.its good to feed them a mixture of things and very their diet bcuz some food has differnt nutrients ur frog needs to b strong and healthy plus its fun to watch him scarf down a big ol' fish. =)

Haven't tried fish with him yet, but he loves mice and locusts. Pretty much goes for everyhting! Really huge frog- will post some pics when I can sort my camera out...

I want to see pictures of him