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    Quote Originally Posted by tgampper View Post
    I am going out on a limb and disagree, based on the fact that the tympanum is located about one eye diameter from the eye itself. In giants, the tympanum is about two eye diameters away from the eye. The local tribes in Mozambique believe that the dwarf frog is seen early in the season and grows into the giant later on as the season progresses and heavy rains appear. I guess they think they are the same species. Some herpetologists believe that the dwarf is just a subspecies of the giant. One important distinguishing feature is the male's call. I have recordings of both species and fairly easy to tell apart. To me, it really doesn't matter which species, they are awesome frogs
    I use my big screen tv as my monitor on my main computer, so pictures are huge for me. On picture #1 you can see a slight blueish hue on the inner part of the leg. The gap between the eye and tympanum appears to expand as the frog matures, which would be a good indicator if this were an adult. I could not find any decent pictures of my own to show as an example, but showing one of the Grif's pictures should work. In their picture you can see the gap between the eye and tympanum is nearly identical. Name:  0418131644.jpg
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