Pics of my pixie/your opinions wanted!

[jjmorton13]

Here are some pictures of my Pixie named Penny. I got him/her in January from a local reptile store (that has since disappeared.) The store owner told me it was about a year old. I had wanted a male, but given the size, age, and faint stripe down the back, I assumed this was a female. I was satisfied because the coloring, especially the orange on the belly and armpits is really nice. I named her Penelope, until one afternoon I heard croaking from my reptile room. I have no other frogs, and nothing else that calls. Now I assume it is a small male. However, with all of these threads with people thinking they are getting giants when they are really getting dwarfs, I am getting concerned that maybe I also have a dwarf, as I feel my frog contains aspects of both species. So what I am saying is, help! I am expecting good things from the collective expertise here. Thanks, all!

[pixiefrogman]

This is definitely not a dwarf, but I can't give a 100% answer about the sex of the frog. John will be the best person to ask what the sex of the frog is. If I had to guess I would say male because of the croaking, and because of the head shape.

[Jace]

I am also fairly certain that you have an African Giant and not a Dwarf variety. It can sometimes take a while for the vertical stripe to fade, so I would not use that as a determining factor for sexing. If you heard any sort of sound from it, then it would rule out it being female. Based on your pics-the colouring and size-I am leaning towards male. Most females I have seen have not exceeded 4" long. John would be the best to confirm what we have said. Very nice looking frog!

[John]

Male Pyxicephalus adspersus.

[jjmorton13]

Thanks, guys! Its always nice to have your thoughts confirmed. Even with the confirmation that he is absolutely male, I will still call him Penny, or some other derivation of Penelope (Loper, Opie, etc). He's grown some since I got him back in January, I just hope he keeps getting bigger. Thanks again!

[John911]

Ok, I have to ask...why the pic of him dropping a duece?

[RikoAustria]

Thanks, guys! Its always nice to have your thoughts confirmed. Even with the confirmation that he is absolutely male, I will still call him Penny, or some other derivation of Penelope (Loper, Opie, etc). He's grown some since I got him back in January, I just hope he keeps getting bigger. Thanks again!

What a beautiful and awesome specimen!

Ok, I have to ask...why the pic of him dropping a duece?

Cuz they're the best!

[John911]

Well then I have a nomination for pic of the month!

[Jace]

Opie is a cool name. I vote for that one! I have a female African Giant named Obi.

[RikoAustria]

Well then I have a nomination for pic of the month!

I second that

[Kevin1]

Opie is a cool name. I vote for that one! I have a female African Giant named Obi.

Obi Trice? ahahaha

[jjmorton13]

Ok, I have to ask...why the pic of him dropping a duece?

Haha...I thought some would get a kick out of it. How often do you actually see your frog going? I refer to that as a "stress poo." He started going while I was taking pictures of him on my kitchen counter. What you see in the picture is about half of what came out. I didn't know something so large could come out of that body. Thanks for all the positive comments! I think he is pretty photogenic for a bullfrog.