species of pacman's

Originally Posted by BigBlue83

i know there are different species of pacmans. i was wondering if anybody knew any websites or post that would help me understand on how to figure out exactly what the differences are. thank you

There are supposed to be 8 species known and some more that are not known. I've only seen pictures of a few. You can look up their name.

C. Aurita
C. Cranwelli
C. Ornata.
C. Stolzmani
C.calcaarta
C. Cornuta

These are the ones I know of. If you look them up by google you can find images as well as some descriptions. Wikipedia will also pop up with some information on them, but I'm not sure entirely how reliable the info is on some of them. Wish I could provide more.

no thats good enough, i dont mind doing my own work

is the C. conruta the biggest species of ceratophrys?

Originally Posted by Flumper

is the C. conruta the biggest species of ceratophrys?

No. Ornates sometimes tend to get larger. Females can get up to 8 inches, but doesn't happen very often. Most C.B. Cornutas and Ornates don't grow larger than 5.5 to 6 inches. There are some whoppers out there though. Males tend to stay around 3.5 to 4 inches of both species. Cornutas have the largest horns and mouths.

how do you measure? from mouth to back side, or from side to side?

I believe C. aurita is largest.

c.aurita biggest and you missed the catinga horned frog

d i always for get this one c.testudo

Yes I forgot the names of those two. Thanks Pac. And Neon I haven't seen an Aurita larger than 6 inches. I have seen an 8 in SVL Ornate in captivity. Auritas are rare.

Originally Posted by BigBlue83

how do you measure? from mouth to back side, or from side to side?

From the tip of the snout to the vent.

Originally Posted by pac

d i always for get this one c.testudo

Hey Pac have you ever seen the Testudo/stolzmani/orcaatinga?

Originally Posted by GrifTheGreat

From the tip of the snout to the vent.

thank you grif. how big is grif and loki???

Trey

Originally Posted by BigBlue83

i know there are different species of pacmans. i was wondering if anybody knew any websites or post that would help me understand on how to figure out exactly what the differences are. thank you

Here is the list again with all known species.

C. Aurita
C. Calcarata
C. Cornuta
C. Cranwelli
C. Joazeirensis (Caatinga)
C. Ornata
C. Stolzmanni
C. Testudo

You can also find mixed breeds called Fantacy frogs which are more commonly C. Cranwelli x C. Cornuta and very rarely C. Ornata x C. Cornuta. There is also a mixed breed called the Orwell which is C. Ornata x C. Cranwelli which is also rare.

Originally Posted by BigBlue83

thank you grif. how big is grif and loki???

Trey

Grif is female and is 4.25 to 4.5 inches. She will be a year old in a week.

Loki is male and is about 2.75 to 3 inches. He is only a little over 5 month old though so he still has room to grow. He won't get much bigger than 3.5 inches if he makes it past 3 in.

no i havent seen those besides in pics i haved did my research on all species i the species i mainly wont is aurita and the cornuta but im working on to see if i can get an albino orwell phillipe has bred this before and they get real big

a guy on frogfreaks has a couple of orwells well he said he sold two of them and kept a male they get really colorful

Originally Posted by pac

a guy on frogfreaks has a couple of orwells well he said he sold two of them and kept a male they get really colorful

I've only seen photos too. I saw a pic of an Orwell. It was very pretty, but wasn't very large. I have seen a pic of a Calcarata x Cranwelli that had a very nice yellowgreen color and was patterned like a Cranwelli. It was small though. Only about 3 inches SVL.

I would like to see an Aurita up close, but never see them for sale anywhere. Pretty rare. Same for the other species other than Cranwelli and Ornate. The others must be slightly more difficult to breed.