Hi!
I have read that there are 3 different species of Budgett's frogs. I'm trying to figure out what type of Budgett's my frog is. Does anyone know any physical characteristics to differentiate?
Thanks!
Hope this will help you out!
Lepidobatrachus laevis: round pupils, smooth skin. a V-shaped vertebral ridge
L. llanensis: vertical pupils, vertebral ridge inconspicuous, back color brown or red, toad-like skin, bright orange spots around forelegs and hind legs
L. asper: rhomboid (square-like, oblique) pupils, back color grey or brown
And of course, there is the Freddie Krueger frog which is a man-made hybrid of L. laevis and L. llanensis.
Sexually mature males possess a dark blue-black throat (Budgett 1899; Cei 1980)
Budgett, J. S. (1899). ''Notes on the batrachians of the Paraguayan chaco, with observations upon their breeding habits and development, especially with regard to Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis, Cope. Also a description of a new genus.'' The Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, 42(167), 305-333.
Cei, J. M. (1980). ''Amphibians of Argentina.'' Monitore Zoologica Italiano, New Series Monografia, Firenze, 2, 1-609.
Terry Gampper
Nebraska Herpetological Society
“If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.”
--- Adrian Forsyth
Thank you for the information! That's very helpful. I'm still not quite sure which type he is. So the Freddy Kruger frog is yet a 4th species? Wow. Perhaps I should post a picture of my beast to see if someone can tell the species.
I was under the impression that 'Freddy Kruger Frog' was another name for L. Laevis but I may well be mistaken!
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