Quote Originally Posted by GrifTheGreat View Post
The reason most places label the frogs as Ornates is because 1, Ornates are well sought after by a lot of keeper and are the most popular of the Ceratophrys species. 2, Whoever labeled the frogs species has no clue how to identify the species of the frog so they label them incorrectly. Key examples are chain stress like Petsmart and Petco, but occasionally we can take advantage of such misinformation as Petco and Petsmart sometimes have Ornates for sale for $15.00 because they don't sell them for their true $30.00 and up value.
Interesting stuff, Grif! It's a shame that some sellers mislabel the species in order to charge more, but I'm sure it happens a bunch. I'm surprised the ornates are the most popular species. I would have guessed green cranwelli. I guess that's just my perception because that's what I see most often in local pet stores