New pictures of my 2 giant P. edulis

[Eel Noob]

It is P. adspersus. The tympanum (ear drum) is at least two eye diameters from the eye itself and there is no white spot in the tympanum. Thanks for the link Buck

More like subspecies of adspersus or undescribed species?

[tgampper]

More like subspecies of adspersus or undescribed species?

Officially there are three species in the genus. Some claim that edulis is a subspecies of adspersus, others believe that they are separate species. At one time, edulis was known as P. adspersus angusticepts and P. a. edulis. Sounds confusing? There's more... recently, many species of frogs commonly known as "dwarf pyxies" have been moved into the genus Tomopterna. No matter what species, it is a good looking frog

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[pyxieBob]

Ya this is surely not an Adspersus. You can tell even from the 1st pics. A dwarf of some sort. myabe not a true Edulis. But def not Aspersus. Awesome looking frog though, he is great!

[Malachi]

Officially there are three species in the genus. Some claim that edulis is a subspecies of adspersus, others believe that they are separate species. At one time, edulis was known as P. adspersus angusticepts and P. a. edulis. Sounds confusing? There's more... recently, many species of frogs commonly known as "dwarf pyxies" have been moved into the genus Tomopterna. No matter what species, it is a good looking frog

Check out my related post: http://www.frogforum.net/african-bul...html#post91351

I have a "dwarf" however its not P. Edulis. There seems to be a lot of "other" species outside of the south african edulis and adspersus.

[tgampper]

I have a "dwarf" however its not P. Edulis. There seems to be a lot of "other" species outside of the south african edulis and adspersus.

Thanks, Malachi! I am beginning to think that these "other dwarfs" could be species in the genus Tomopterna (dwarf pyxies or sand frogs). There are 10 species in this genus. Even though these "dwarfs" look similar to edulis, they have a different genetic makeup. I also heard rumors that there could be a fourth species of Pyxicephalus but don't have any details. I would google Tomopterna images and see if your dwarf could be one of them. There are records in my older African amphibian field guides that have dwarf pyxies included in the genus Pyxicephalus.

[Mentat]

Awesome frogs! Are those grass like plants in enclosure live (first set of pics)?