My Mantella Collection.

[Heatheranne]

Thanks Josh, it's so kind of you to share it with us .

Your frogs are beautiful!

[MantellaGuy]

Hi everyone!

just to let you know, I have had another article Published in Practical Reptile Keeping magazine (again)! This is one the breeding of Mantella species, so do please check it out!

[MantellaGuy]

Thanks Josh, it's so kind of you to share it with us .

Your frogs are beautiful!

Thank you Heather!

Glad you liked the care sheet, surprised it didn't get more comments actually! lol

[deranged chipmunk]

That's because there are so few of us that keep mantellas. Lol


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[MantellaGuy]

Hi everyone,

Here is another update with my Mantella collection, I went and bought myself another bloodline of Mantella pulchra! This is a species I already have in my collection, but currently on loan to a friend (and until recently, I was going to sell the pair to him due to not being able to find any more bloodlines! lol) but now, that is no longer needed, YAY!! lol

Here is a bit of information on the M.pulchra species and some photos of an individual I managed to snap!

Beautiful Mantella
Nomenclature: Mantella pulchra
IUCN Red List: Vulnerable
Country of Origin: North-eastern Madagascar.

Information: This species is 1 of 16 species in the Mantella genus all of which use Aposematism as a defence mechanism. Aposematism basically derives from the Greek words that mean "Warning Colours" a defence which has made another family of frogs famous, the Dendrobatidae family (Poison Dart Frogs). Like the most of the Mantella genus, it is completely terrestrial and is not a fantastic swimmer, but will be found in and around swampy areas where it will also remain to breed. It is believed to be very closely related to the Mantella madagascarensis species.

It is classed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and can only be found in North-eastern Madagascar, from a few localities covering a very small area including; Mananara-Nord, south to An'Ala. This species is (like most of Madagascar's Wildlife) mainly threatened by Habitat-loss through Agricultural expansion from Crop planting and livestock grazing land, Expansion of Human Settlements and Logging for Timber. It is believed to be mildly threatened by Collection for the Pet Trade, however this hasn't shown any signs of a lasting or drastic effect to their decline.

© 2013 - Joshua Ralph (These are copyrighted photographs, please ask permission before using)

Below are the individuals of Bloodline 2 -






Below is an individual from Bloodline 1 -


And now, I took some more snaps of my Mantella crocea, they are definitely one of the bolder species of Mantella within my entire collection!! lol




Hope you enjoyed the photos!!

Joshua

[s6t6nic6l]

these are great pics. love seeing all the details and markings on them. nice photography, well done.

excellent breeding and husbandry program you have going on here for all mantella enthusiasts to benefit from.

[MantellaGuy]

Hi everyone ,

Here are some lovely photographs of 1 out of 12 of my Mantella expectata collection. They are a lovely colouration of bright blue currently, which is due to them recently being in a wetter habitat in preparation to breeding them.









Also, some updates (finally!!) of my Mantella laevigata!! Love this species but they certainly are one of my least seen species. lol







And finally, some more of my Mantella pulchra







Hope you enjoy!!

Kind regards,

Joshua

[deranged chipmunk]

Even though I saw these on fb already, I never tire of the expectata!! They are stunning josh!!


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[MantellaGuy]

Even though I saw these on fb already, I never tire of the expectata!! They are stunning josh!!


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

Haha thank you buddy!! I was so excited about their colour now I simply had to post them everywhere!! :P

[DigitalPunk]

They are B E A Utiful!

[Strider18]

Very beautiful pictures! You are making me reconsider darts lol.

[Heatheranne]

Gorgeous frogs! I especially love your M. expectata .

[DigitalPunk]

What type of camera do you use for your pictures? I was given a macro lens for my iPhone, but getting 3 inches from a vent or Mantella without scaring them seems impossible lol.

[deranged chipmunk]

You gotta sneak up on them, kinda like Elmer Fudd sneaking up on bugs bunny lol


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Strider18]

LOL!

[MantellaGuy]

Very beautiful pictures! You are making me reconsider darts lol.

Haha that's a shame, I was hoping that would make people consider Mantella, not Darts!! lmao thank you for liking my photos buddy!

What type of camera do you use for your pictures? I was given a macro lens for my iPhone, but getting 3 inches from a vent or Mantella without scaring them seems impossible lol.

I use a Nikon D3100 DSLR with a NIKKOR 40mm Macro lens, so I have to get pretty close up to them! Lol in all honesty buddy, I spend hours sitting there when I have free time, to take the photos... It simply takes patience, but it does take a fair amount of sneaking like bill says!!

[DigitalPunk]

Lol Yeah I will sit down in the frog room and just stare at them when I have time. I do need to get an actual digital camera at some point, but the iPhone can snap some decent photos for now lol.

Josh any chance of getting an over all view of what your frog room looks like?

[MantellaGuy]

Hi all,

Recently, I just purchased a lovely 1.2.0 trio of Baron's Mantella (Mantella baroni). These are truly beautiful specimens and they haven't even reached full maturity yet. One ha started calling and was calling whilst at Marc's establishment.

I will get some more photographs soon, they are just incredibly quick, quicker than any of the other 12 species I have in my collection!

[tgampper]

Hi! I really like the variety of Mantellas you keep. I had an opportunity to care for several species of Madagascar frogs when I worked at the zoo. The Omaha Zoo has several research stations in Madagascar specializing in lemurs and other animals as well.

[MantellaGuy]

Hi! I really like the variety of Mantellas you keep. I had an opportunity to care for several species of Madagascar frogs when I worked at the zoo. The Omaha Zoo has several research stations in Madagascar specializing in lemurs and other animals as well.

Hi Terry,

Fantastic to hear, in the BIAZA and EAZA collection over here in the UK and EU, Madagascar has become a huge conservation project for most if not all of them in some form or another, so it is good to hear that America has the same thing going on!