help me ID that lil guy

[bartzila]

hello im new here and this is my first post so be kind. i realy want to know what kind of frog it is so i can gave him proper care..thx in advance im sure u guy will id him in no time

[flybyferns]

I think you have yourself a cute Pacific Tree Frog.
Let's see what the consensus of opinion is.

Oh BTW Welcome to Frog Forum !!!! We like to be "kind " !!!!
Lynn

[UncleChester]

I'm gonna guess a Big-Eyed Treefrog, Leptopelis vermiculatus, but will also admit I'm not very worldly when it comes to frog ID's. Where did it come from?

[poison]

its not a pacific tree frog its eyes are way to big

[Sunshine]

I am not very good at frog IDs but I will guess Big eyed tree frog...

[flybyferns]

I am not very good at frog IDs but I will guess Big eyed tree frog...

Yes it does look like a Big Eye( brown phase) . But that species is from the tropical rainforests of Tanzania ? I was assuming she found it ?

I'm gonna guess a Big-Eyed Treefrog, Leptopelis vermiculatus, but will also admit I'm not very worldly when it comes to frog ID's. Where did it come from?

Good question ! Brian

Perhaps bartzila can tell us more about it?

[bartzila]

Thanks Lynn for the warm welcome!And thx for the fast reply guyz..he definetly look like a big eyed tree frog in gray phase indeed...my sister found him
hanging on my front porch.Those type of frog cant be found around here so that weird.Should i release him? winters comin pretty fast where i live!
Should i keep him ?i actualy have a 18x18x36 exo-terra housing 2 RETF. Can i keep him in the same enclosure or sould i biuld him new home ?once again
thanks for all ur reply u guyz r awsome

[flybyferns]

BUT .........Litoria exophthalmia Big-eyed Tree Frog is native to New Guinea.
and Big-eyed Tree Frog (Peacock Tree Frog )(Leptopelis vermiculatus) species is found in forest areas of Tanzania?

Do you live in Canada? If so, that's a very long trip for this frog

I don't think we have identified him ?

Please don't put him with you red eyed tree frogs. Parasites ? and different species.

If you are asking my personal opinion as to whether I would keep a wild caught frog,
the answer is NO. It's very tempting, right. I don't animals from their natural habitat.
There are so many beautiful captive bred frogs to choose from.

If you have been thinking about another Frog , visit Joshs Frogs !
http://www.joshsfrogs.com/frogs.html

[bartzila]

thats a Leptopelis vermiculatus for sure and thx for identifying him . Yes i do live in canada. yes he's a tanzanian forest native ..make me wonder how the hell he ended up here? have no close neighboor ..i think ill drop him to the pet store because im pretty sure putting him back outside will kill him since the temprature drop pretty close to zero at night already.
anyway thx evry1 and a big thumbs up

[UncleChester]

Lynn- those big adorable eyes don't look like any native treefrog we have in Canada.


Do you live near any greenhouses or other places that might get shipments from overseas that harbour stowaway frogs? More than one frog has been found in produce from a grocery store. Not generally from Africa, but stowaways happen.

Perhaps someone from a nearby city or town set it free in your area. And by 'set it free' I mean 'condemned to a cold wintery death'. I would keep it (in it's own vivarium as mentioned) or find someone who wants it. Since you already mentioned giving it to a pet store I have to ask- you don't happen to be in Southern Ontario do you?

[flybyferns]

Lynn- those big adorable eyes don't look like any native treefrog we have in Canada.


Do you live near any greenhouses or other places that might get shipments from overseas that harbour stowaway frogs? More than one frog has been found in produce from a grocery store. Not generally from Africa, but stowaways happen.

Perhaps someone from a nearby city or town set it free in your area. And by 'set it free' I mean 'condemned to a cold wintery death'. I would keep it (in it's own vivarium as mentioned) or find someone who wants it. Since you already mentioned giving it to a pet store I have to ask- you don't happen to be in Southern Ontario do you?

I hear ya Brian.
If this is the case, bartzila ........ you are probably better off keeping it.
Poor little thing

[bartzila]

i think ill keep him i got an extra terra 12x12x24 ..i was about to give him to the pet store cuz i knew he would die outside..but if u guyz think i should keep him thats even better.
hes like wayyyy to sweet to give away.think ill call him google ty very much for ur fast reply and for being kind just like i asked

[deranged chipmunk]

Yay!! Google is gonna live! I wouldn't have been able to give him up either

[John]

I have to agree with what's been said so far. Its head is wrong for anything native to Canada. It does look like a Big-Eye.

[Murray of the Deep]

isnt your frog a toad?? i found some of these in out garden ?? it looks like a great plains toad or is it some kind of a ranid

[UncleChester]

isnt your frog a toad?? i found some of these in out garden ?? it looks like a great plains toad or is it some kind of a ranid

The back legs are too long and it lacks parotid glands, this rules out toads. It also has big toepads that ranids don't have but are characteristic of treefrogs.

[GrifTheGreat]

It almost looks like a new species of Grey Tree Frog. The color combination with the darker patterning looks like a Grey I found here. Maybe its a hybrid?

[UncleChester]

It almost looks like a new species of Grey Tree Frog. The color combination with the darker patterning looks like a Grey I found here. Maybe its a hybrid?

The shape of the head, especially the eyes, are wrong for a Grey treefrog and it lacks the characteristic green patch below the eyes. As far as I know we have nothing in Canada that can or will hybridize with a Grey (aside from an Eastern with a Cope's, but they still have the same appearance).

[GrifTheGreat]

The shape of the head, especially the eyes, are wrong for a Grey treefrog and it lacks the characteristic green patch below the eyes. As far as I know we have nothing in Canada that can or will hybridize with a Grey (aside from an Eastern with a Cope's, but they still have the same appearance).

Perhaps someone's escaped pet? I know the head shape is off and the eyes are much too large for a Grey. I've never seen a Tree Frog with characteristics of many tropical/jungle Tree frog species in an area that is usually quite cool or cold. I'm not sure what we're looking at here. appearance of the frog with where its been found seems to be all wrong.

I am no expert though.