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[TeeRiddle]

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

[GrifTheGreat]

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

Most seen and most popular are not the same. See C. Cranwelli is the most common in the Pet Trade, but The Argentine Horned Frog(C. Ornata) is the most popular for their striking colors, vivid pattern, and all around aggressive feeding behavior. Their overall appearance to most people is more pleasing to the eyes than a Cranwelli. In my eyes their all equally beautiful and I favor no species except for the Brazilian Horned Frog C. Aurita. It is by far my favorite, but each species has its own structural differences and spot pattern as well as shades of color. The green of a Green Ornate is much brighter than the Green On GreenC. Cranwelli, BUT I see the C. Joazeirensis(Caatinga) growing in popularity soon. Its rare and very beautiful. I'm going to be collecting a pair from each species of Ceratophrys.