Grey tree frogs - interbreeding?

[Jayzie Greenfrog]

Hi, does anyone know whether the two kinds of Grey Treefrogs can breed together? Im in the UK have grey tree frogs but I think I may have a mixture of versicolor and chrysoscelis and am wondering whether they would be able to breed together?

[Bombina Bob]

this might be possible, the genetics and alleles are very similar.

[Jayzie Greenfrog]

Thanks, It looks like it might be a case of waiting and letting nature do whatever it is going to do, if that makes sense! I was was just wondering if anyone has any experience with their own mixed group!

[Bombina Bob]

If they do breed, their offspring would be infertile because of the genetic code. Same thing with a donkey and horse, mix the two and you get a mule

[Jayzie Greenfrog]

I hadnt thought of that but it sounds right unfortunately. Then of course I have no way of knowing if someone had the same problem my captive bred babies could be from mixed stock?! I am right am I that there is no easy way to tell the two species apart?

[Bombina Bob]

the two are very hard to tell apart if not impossible, Im not 100% sure if you can even tell them apart but now that i have done specific research, they wont crossbreed i apologize The copes and gray have the same call but the cope's has a slower pace. The females will be attracted to specific members of their own species. I did not even think of that before!