Blue Phase?

[Kurt]

Although this is not scientific, I wanted to do my own RGB test. Here are the results I got using averaged (100x100) color samples of Dumper and Jade. This is why I consider Dumper to be green. The shadowed area is what I percieve as being "blue". Both frogs fall outside of this range and are closer to each other than either of them are to my blue range.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. One more time for emphasize, thank you.

[into]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. One more time for emphasize, thank you.

No problem Kurt, visual communication is what I do for a living.

[tylototriton]

Wow. Who would have thought that this would become one of the most discussed messages on FrogForum. Hahahahaha

[Crystal6]

Wow. Who would have thought that this would become one of the most discussed messages on FrogForum. Hahahahaha

XD Well no one else is discussing it. My arguement: It may not be directy definately blue but you must admit that one frog is definately closer to blue than the other. (Also my brother who is not a frog fanatic in any way agrees that one of those frogs is definately blue in his opinion, though perhaps it is not blue enough to be considered "true blue".) So for people who are specifically interested in white's tree frogs closer to blue, what label would you like us to give them? (Personally I think they look much cooler in that little... area between green and blue that is apparently still green)

[scribbles]

They are more blue than the green phase, but are still green.

[1beataway]

I still go with teal.

And yeah. What a ridiculous conversation. It's Kurt's fault.

[Crystal6]

I just want to know what I'm supposed to call them. It's indisputable that some frogs are more blue then others (though still green by official standards) but I can't call them "in the blue phase" because they're still apparently green. Yet I need to call them something or it'll be like "Hey I have a bunch of... white's tree frogs that are sorta blue looking but actually green due to color spectrum stuff. Do you want some?" to which I will get a bunch of confused stares and akward silences. Despite them not being blue, I've noticed a lot of members seem to prefer "white's tree frogs in the blue phase" as opposed to the standard green/brown variety.

So, fine I admit they are officially green and not blue due to green covering a wider range of hues then blue. However, I need something to call white's that obvious have more blue than yellow in their green. What do you suggest?

[tylototriton]

You can "officially" call them "blue". Most people know them as such, and regardless of their actual color, we all understand what you mean. Also, most people will infer that they are the Australian variety given the "blue" coloration, but you can throw that in there as well.

Alex

[Kurt]

So for people who are specifically interested in white's tree frogs closer to blue, what label would you like us to give them?

White's treefrogs, if you really need more than that, try Australian White's treefrogs.

Last night I had an Indonesian White's treefrog staying the night. I took him to the vet today for a friend. He was more to the yellow side of green, when compared to my Australian White's treefrogs and a lot bigger then mine too. Sadly a lot louder than mine too! Scared the **** out of me at one point. It was dead silent, then all of a sudden a loud "Waaa". Thankfully, he is out of my home and back at his home.

The vet diagnosed it with "red-leg" by the way.

[1beataway]

Kurt,

Are all of the non-blue blue ones from Australia, and the regular ones from Indonesia, or does Australia have some of the more-yellow-than-the-non-blue-blue White's?

[Kurt]

I believe the Australians to be more on the bluish side of green and also have a tendency to be smaller than their Indonesian counter parts. I wouldn't be surprised to find out somewhere down the road that they are two distinct subspecies.

[scribbles]

White's treefrogs, if you really need more than that, try Australian White's treefrogs.

Last night I had an Indonesian White's treefrog staying the night. I took him to the vet today for a friend. He was more to the yellow side of green, when compared to my Australian White's treefrogs and a lot bigger then mine too. Sadly a lot louder than mine too! Scared the **** out of me at one point. It was dead silent, then all of a sudden a loud "Waaa". Thankfully, he is out of my home and back at his home.

The vet diagnosed it with "red-leg" by the way.

Haha. One of mine chirps to the sprayer bottle. They both jump me at night crashing into the vines.