Irina says "Hello"

[Irina]

Hello,

my name is Irina, i am from austria, vienna!
Sorry, my english is not the best, i hope, you understand me

I like amphibians since i was a little child.
Now i have a lot of amphibiens and reptiles.

These are my animals:

Agalychnis callidryas
Litoria infrafrenata
Litoria caerulea
Hyla cinerea
Rhacophorus reinwardtii
Polypedates dennysii
Bombina orientalis
Bufo bufo
Bufo marinus
Trachycephalus resinifictrix
Hyperolius mitchelli
Ceratophrys cranwelli
Hymenochirus sp.
Cynops orientalis

Anolis carolinensis
Chameleo calyptratus

and a lot of fishes, mantides, crabs, ...

Nice greetings from vienna,
Irina

[John]

Willkommen Irena! That's a great collection. I think Kurt will want to talk tree frogs with you .

[Irina]

Hello John,

Thanks!
I love treefrogs too. But in austria it is not easy to become rare frogs. We have only the "normal" frogs in austria.
In germany it is a little bit eayser, but i must drive more hundred kilometers.

I hope, i can talk with you all in english. But so i learn a lot of

Nice greetings,
Irina

[John]

Your English is great!

[Irina]

Your English is great!

Oh, thanks.
I learned english a long time ago. Since 10 years ago i spoke only, sometimes.
But it is fine hiere, so my english would be better, i hope.

I have a lot of work to read all posts here. I have a german frog-community too. It is nice here.
And i look, how small are the tanks in usa are. We have in austria big tanks for our frogs.

Nice greetins,
Irina

[John]

We have big tanks too. It really depends on the person and what species of frog they're dealing with.

[Irina]

Hello John,

oh sorry, it was not mean bad.
I must convert allways. But when i look, we have for RTFs a tank with 24x30x50 inches for three frogs. That i mean.

But i like a lot of the tanks i see here.

Nice greetings,
Irina

[John]

Well I'm Irish, not American, so I wasn't taking it personally. I just live here :P. There is a tendency, particularly for novices, to keep frogs in very small terraria, unfortunately.

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard. I have some of the same species you have. I have -

Ambystoma mavortium mavortium
Ambystoma mavortium melanostictum
Eurycea bislineata
Eurycea lucifuga
Tylototriton shanjing

Bombina orientalis
Anaxyrus debilis insidior
Ollotis alvaria
Chaunus schneideri
Dendrobates tinctorius (azureus)
Dendropsophus leucophyllatus
Hyla cinerea
Sphaenorhynchus lacteus
Litoria caerulea
Agalychnis callidryas
Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis
Dyscophus guineti
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Phrynomantis microps
Rhacophorus reinwardtii

Apalone ferox
Terrepene carolina bauri
Riopa fernandi
Antaresia maculosa
Charina trivirgata roseofusca
Xenopeltis unicolor
Coelognathus helena
Lampropeltis getula callifornae
Lampropeltis getula nigrita
Lampropeltis triagulum nelsoni
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum

[Ebony]

Hi Irena,Welcome. Your English is really good. You really must be busy with all your wonderful collection. Maybe we may get to see some photo's sometime.

[Irina]

Hello,

@ Kurt:

Wow, it's a great collection. You have fotos here? Where i can found it?
Some of your species, i never have seen in austria or europe. Wow, nice!

@ John:

I say sorry. I do not mean your tanks. Fine, when you taking it not personality! I've seen a lot of tanks from people live in usa, and they are so small.
When i look, what we have in austria.
I know, i can say it about all american people.

@ Ebony:

Oh thanks. But it is not so easy to write in english. I was not so good in shool. Now i'm angry about it
But i will learn a lot of, when i read and write here in english.
And i see a lot of species, we do not become in austria. I'm very happy, i can talk about whith a lot of nice people, about some species, whe never seen in austria.

Oh yes, i have a lot of work. But i love the work. It's so nice.
When i come home, my first look is in my tanks. The same in the morning.
And i love the babies i allways have. To look about the growing of them. It is sooo nice.

Best greetings,
Irina

[Irina]

Oh, i forgot the pictures.
First i show you some pictures of my R. reinwardtii.

Bye,
Irina

[Bearnandos]

Wow nice pictures Irina!!!

[John]

Beautiful photos Irina!

[countfrogula]

That is a gorgeous frog Irene! I would love to have one of those Meanie the pacman might get jealous though hehehe.

[Kurt]

Very nice pictures! If you want to see some of my frogs go to my profile and look in my gallery folders. You can look in one of John's folders as well. Two of my frogs are there and those two pictures were used in the FrogForum calendar (Jan & Dec).