Xenopus muelleri

[chris michaels]

Xenopus muelleri is a species, not a subspecies. I will put some pictures on when I manage to get some recognisable shots of them! There is a little bit of info this species here: Species of Xenopus

The frogs have lots of space, and are set up basically like X. laevis, but I was wondering if there are any specific differences for this species, or if anyone has any breeding experience with them.

Chris

[tgampper]

Xenopus muelleri is a species, not a subspecies. I will put some pictures on when I manage to get some recognisable shots of them! There is a little bit of info this species here: Species of Xenopus

The frogs have lots of space, and are set up basically like X. laevis, but I was wondering if there are any specific differences for this species, or if anyone has any breeding experience with them.

Chris

Hi Chris:

AmphibiaWeb has some interesting information about X. muelleri:
AmphibiaWeb - Xenopus muelleri

Would love to see pictures of your frogs

In the wild, there are two distinct species groups: muelleri "east" and muelleri "west". Both ranges are discontinuous, meaning that the groups are geographically separated. Some scientists think that muelleri "west" (from western Africa) should be a distinct species, Xenopus alboventralis, while muelleri "east" (from eastern, central and southern Africa) retain the current scientific name. The species list from the web site you mentioned is a bit outdated. There are now 18 species of Xenopus and 2 species of Silurana (sister taxon to Xenopus). All of the X. laevis subspecies have been moved to species level or merged into X. laevis. Thanks to DNA analysis, I believe there will be several new species described soon.

[chris michaels]

Hi Terry,

Thanks for your information, very interesting! I will have to find out if there are any morphological differences between the Eastern and Western forms. The link I posted was mainly for the photo - it was the best I could find! The amphibiaweb ones are not great...

I will try to get some pictures. The frogs' subocular tentacle is particularly nice!

I really want tp get these breeding, so I will try to follow breeding protocols for Xenopus laevis.

Thanks again

Chris

[John]

Hi Chris - nice of you to pop in.

[chris michaels]

Hi John

I have been a-lurking and a-reading, and now finally have some frogs to actually post about!

Chris

[chris michaels]

Here are some pictures. They are all of the female, apart from the one of the eyes poking above the water's surface, as the male is more shy - the female tries to eat the camera, the male hides!

They are not great, but they show the patterning nicely, and you can kind of see the tentacle in some of the pictures.

Chris

[TommyBoi]

Hey there!! Great pics of X. Muelleri!! I would love to have a pair of these some day,I was wondering if there are any places, or labs, that do sell them...Good luck on the breeding, and I know this is an older post, but keep me posted, as Im a HUGE ACF fan, and am looking to expand my colony, and acquire new Xenopus species as well!! - Tom