NEW African Bullfrog

[allstarpsych]

I just recieved my 4 inch African Bullfrog today, it looks very healthy and plump. I was just wondering if anyone can tell by the photos if it's a male or female. I think it looks more like a male, but maybe thats just cause I want it to be

[Jace]

Congrats-looks like a very healthy frog. Even though I have three of these guys myself, I am not all that confident on sexing them. It does have quite a bit of yellow on the throat, which would indicate male. So....tentative guess only! Hopefully someone else can confirm for you. Hope to see many more pics of (him). Do you have a name picked out yet?

[allstarpsych]

Thanks for the feedback! I will be sure to keep taking photos, I have not picked a name yet. I just can't seem to think of anything original yet...lol

[John]

That's a Dwarf Pyxie. It's hard to tell but I'm going to say female.

[Jace]

John, how can you tell it's a Dwarf? And dang it, a girl?!?! I give up!! Lol

[John]

The all-over yellow is a good indicator. The head shape in dwarfs is pointier/more streamlined and just the general look of the frog.

[googie]

John:

I'm confused as well John. How do you tell the difference between a dwarf (edulis) and a giant (adspersus) ? Kong my AB I thought for sure is an edulis, yet looks nothing like the pics above, he has the brown spots and not the solid green back. Is a Lowveld AB the same as Dwarf AB ?

I think we need an online lesson !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[John]

John:

I'm confused as well John. How do you tell the difference between a dwarf (edulis) and a giant (adspersus) ? Kong my AB I thought for sure is an edulis, yet looks nothing like the pics above, he has the brown spots and not the solid green back. Is a Lowveld AB the same as Dwarf AB ?

I think we need an online lesson !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The problem is that there are a bunch of species/subspecies yet to be described by science within the genus Pyxicephalus. We've been lumping anything that isn't a "Giant" into the Dwarf category, so what people view as dwarfs can be very variable. The classic Dwarf is the Lowveld African Bullfrog and that's what's in this photo.

[Eel Noob]

A member on another forum received a WC pyxie that was supposedly from Mozambique Africa that look quite similar to the frog in question on this thread.

[hammydhamster]

if your happy don't worry about pixie v giant. call it gurkin and enjoy

[Jace]

Lol-that is rather funny. My avatar is my African Giant Bullfrog...named Gherkin!