Japanese Toad

[nickc]

Came across this video while browsing youtube. Never heard of this toad before. Does anybody have any info on them/ has anybody ever seen them for sale? Looks really cool

[John]

That's a large female Japanese Toad, Bufo japonicus. I've never seen footage of one. I must say she is very handsome for a toad. Depending on how you think about it, it's both a pity and quite fortunate that they don't make it into the international trade.

[kueluck]

I saw the same video and thought that was amazing. I think that would be the main reason for me to visit Japan.

[Poly]

I saw the same video and thought that was amazing. I think that would be the main reason for me to visit Japan.

The exact same thing I thought when I found in on youtube.

[Deejay Mayweather]

That's a large female Japanese Toad, Bufo japonicus. I've never seen footage of one. I must say she is very handsome for a toad. Depending on how you think about it, it's both a pity and quite fortunate that they don't make it into the international trade.

Correct that is a female bufo japonicus, But as it happens they are available in the pet trade im currently waiting on three females and two males to arrive and im all the way in england so i would be very shocked if there not available in the us. I will add pics to this thread when they arrive.

Thanks

Ps; The female in this vid is amazing...

[nickc]

mayweather, how big do they usually get? that one in the video looks huge

[Deejay Mayweather]

The ones im getting are 6inch plus. The shop/guy im getting them from said he had two females last year at 8inches one being bigger than the other. What they max out at i couldnt tell you, But i will find out.

thanks

[kueluck]

I have a friend from Japan and she said this: "One used to live in our yard. That one in the video is still young. The big ones get 2-4 times bigger than that. They r called Ushi-gaeru, 'n it translates to "Cow frog." They r known to protect your house/land if they live on ur property. :] They r pretty much like bullfrogs."

[Deejay Mayweather]

I have a friend from Japan and she said this: "One used to live in our yard. That one in the video is still young. The big ones get 2-4 times bigger than that. They r called Ushi-gaeru, 'n it translates to "Cow frog." They r known to protect your house/land if they live on ur property. :] They r pretty much like bullfrogs."

I would love to know why they call them ''cow frogs'' when there toads (bufo japonicus/common toad). And why are they like ''bullfrogs'' i dont understand?

[Starforce2]

Forgive me for dredging up an old thread but I am curious to know what website you obtained the toad from in the UK? Even if they don't sell to the US, perhaps they can help me contact the place that supplies them with the toads and I can fallow the information to someone who does.

[mikesfrogs]

They are hard to get into the US. Not a large demand for them and its only worth bringing them in if hundreds could be sold.

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[Psychotic]

Another person and I are trying to get some imported. However the date of shipment keeps getting pushed back. Not sure why but I don't really have a reason to doubt the guy I'm getting them from as I haven't given him any money yet (so no reason to string me along). The same thing is happening with some frogs from Africa. The date of shipment keeps getting changed.

But if all goes well I should be getting some toads soon. I've seen a lot of videos of them on youtube besides that one. They seem kind of common in the pet trade in Japan. Or maybe just Japanese people collect their own. But I'm friends on youtube with a couple of Japanese guys that have pet Japanese toads. They don't seem so different than American Toads. Just some of them can get pretty big.

[Psychotic]

Here is one shedding. It's pretty neat.

[Starforce2]

thats good to hear. Larger sizes are pretty common I gues, the wiki lists their size. The B J Formosas is the same way but slightly smaller. Hopefully neither habitat is near the fukishima plant...

[victorsgrace]

Guys if you succeed in importing some to the UK, I would be interested in buying one some day. But poke me if you get or have gotten them over; I would love to have a male of these.

[aquaplayer]

i have one~BJJ

[Starforce2]

cool. I finally got me a suriname bufo at a reptile show, it's nearly 12 inches. I was able to get it to eat a mouse. It's too bad I can't get grasshoppers here, I wish I could because I could do a better job feeding it. the dubias never get eaten by my bullfrog or my small cane toad because they are always under the water dishes.

[kueluck]

Put the feeder bugs in dishes, this way they can't burrow or hide under things. I do this will all my frog & toads.


http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...97-gang-9.html post #164 pics are better.

[victorsgrace]

Aquaplayer you're one lucky man! I'm dying to get one of these.

[aquaplayer]

cool. I finally got me a suriname bufo at a reptile show, it's nearly 12 inches. I was able to get it to eat a mouse. It's too bad I can't get grasshoppers here, I wish I could because I could do a better job feeding it. the dubias never get eaten by my bullfrog or my small cane toad because they are always under the water dishes.

show it.