i CAN SEEM TO GET IT EITHER SO DO I HAVE A EDIBLE FROG OR A NEW SPECIES
I would like to see the finished product as well, but this is an awesome thread already. The pictures and distinctive traits have helped me out a ton.
BG, do you have some recent picture of the African Bullfrog? Looking at the baby pictures, it does look like P. adspersus.
im going to get the canon sd 1400 so i can put it on this post ,this is a great subject and when we solve it it will be the best for all the pixie people out there
Adspersus infact have a white dot on the ear drum. As do Dwarfs. Neither of them have that spot as adults,
OK, time to eliminate the confusion.
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Pyxicephalus edulis
- Upper jaw withour irregular vertical pale bars
- No white spot on tympanum (ear drum)
- No pale interorbital bar
- Distance from eye to tympanum is about twice the diameter of the eye
There is a third species, Pyxicephalus obbianus (Calabresi's Bullfrog) that I have not seen in the pet tade and is endemic to Somalia. At one time, the genus Pyxicephalus had about 12 species, most of the smaller species moving into the genus Tomopterna (or sand frogs, native to Africa and India).
- Upper jaw with irregular pale bars
- White spot on tympanum
- Distance from eye to tympanum is about the same as the diameter of the eye
I hope this helps [/QUOTE]
hi all,
from today I have this beautiful frog.I bought it under the name Pyxicephalus adsperus.
I am afraid if its edulis.
Could you advise ?
Thanks .
Pixel, your frog is an P. edulis. Why? Yellow throat, pale beige stripe down back, eye to tympanum size, and head shape.
Cheers,
are you sure ???
Yea that edulis
200% Sure that is a Dwarf, as per reasons or factors that Onedge30 described. Color of dorsal stripe, head and mouth shape, color. All of it def. Dwarf. Also see how his spots seem to have faded away in the 3rd picture, BUT his dorsal strip is still very apparent. Cool frogger tho. and I hope these posts help you.
I would like to add some pics to this thread of my pixies ,I named one Mr ?because i dont kmow what it is I know its a Edulis but from where i dont know please help !
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