Blue Phase?

[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.

[1beataway]

So then...can the two kinds be mixed in a terranium? I had been taught at work they could be...wouldn't be the first time we learned something that wasn't necessarily true.

[Crystal6]

*watching conversation with great interest*

[1beataway]

*watching conversation with great interest*

The answer is still blue.

[Kurt]

So then...can the two kinds be mixed in a terranium?

I don't know. The Indonesian that was here last night was big enough to eat my Australian White's.

[1beataway]

I don't know. The Indonesian that was here last night was big enough to eat my Australian White's.

I think that would be worth investigating. Even if they were the same size, I wonder how they would do together. Are their habitats the same? If they are the same frog, just different colouring, I would assume they could, but if their habitats are different, then maybe they need to be separated.

Personally, I'm not sure I'll get the regular (Indonesian) White's. I like the non-blue blues.

[Crystal6]

I think that would be worth investigating. Even if they were the same size, I wonder how they would do together. Are their habitats the same? If they are the same frog, just different colouring, I would assume they could, but if their habitats are different, then maybe they need to be separated.

Personally, I'm not sure I'll get the regular (Indonesian) White's. I like the non-blue blues.

If I remember correctly one has a more pronounced supratympanic ridge then the other. (Suggesting coloring is not the only thing different about the two)

[1beataway]

It would be interesting if there were a few differences between them.

[Kurt]

If I remember correctly one has a more pronounced supratympanic ridge then the other. (Suggesting coloring is not the only thing different about the two)

That would be the Indonesian.

[Kurt]

Are their habitats the same? If they are the same frog, just different colouring, I would assume they could, but if their habitats are different, then maybe they need to be separated.

White's come from many different types of ecosystems in Eastern and Northern Australia and the island of New Guinea. I think it is safe to say that the Indonesian and Cape York specimens are rainforest inhabitants. While those found in New South Wales could be considered to be in a temperate zone and those from the Outback are arid zone dwellers. The adaptability of this species makes it a hardy one and that contributes to their popularity, especially amongst beginners.