Quote Originally Posted by SwimminSteve View Post
This is so neat! I'm really interested in learning more about these guys in the wild, so I can't wait to see pics Do you know which Xenopus species you have? Have you seen adults before? Do you think that the adults stay buried in the mud at the pools? or do they "hop" to the pools when they form? They are so awkward on land, I wonder how they could do that.

I was in Tanzania last year and I found Xenopus borealis in a well hand-dug by the Iraqw people in the Nou Forest. The well was too deep for me to catch him or get a close look, but it was SO cool.
Hi - ive worked with wild caught xenopus for many years in the uk - they can actually travel quite some distance on land - it has been documented then can travel 200m plus on dry land as they can crawl in a strange kind of way and move from pond to pond. I have 3 wild caught xenopus laevis that i caught in the UK and they were about just over a year old and they have grown tremendously. Its so satisfying to see wild caught xenopus tadpoles and juviniles grow. When ponds dry up, they do bury themselves in the mud and survive if the mud stays moist.