Xenopus muelleri

[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

[tgampper]

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

Hi Tom:

I have seen a variety of Xenopus sp., such as X. laevis, X. borealis, X. muelleri and Silurana (X.) tropicalis, for sale at Xenopus Express (Xenopus Express Homepage) and at eNasco (eNASCO Online Catalogs Worldwide Service To Education, Health, Agriculture, Industry). Occasionally, you will see X. fraseri and X. amieti and other lesser known species for sale.

It is difficult to tell the difference between X. laevis and X. muelleri without doing some genetic testing. However, there is one visual clue that will help: the subocular tentacle (an extension just below the eye) of X. muelleri is more than half [twice] the diameter of the eye (very noticeable). The subocular tentacle of X. laevis is less than half the diameter of the eye (barely visible).

[TommyBoi]

Hey T. Thanks for the info. Xenopus Express is where I've always gotten my frogs from, since 1997. I cant believe its now been 13+ years since I started keeping african clawed frogs!! I hope to obtain some of the other species soon! And with my current stock, Im still trying to breed, but the 2 females are being real b!tche$ to the males ;o( while the males are calling, the females dodge them, and stay afloat at the top of the tanks ;o( I have both pairs, each in 20g High tanks, with several bushy plastic plants.

[chris michaels]

Well, over the winter the male has stopped calling entirely. I suspect that this is something to do with reduced photoperiod (the tank receives only indirect natural light). Hopefully with the Spring coming he will start again and I can try to get some eggs!

I notice that you have some muelleri, now, Tommy Boi - how are they doing?

The subocular tentacle is very obvious in my animals, so i think they are very likely to be X. muelleri.

C

[dovii26]

Nice pics chris. Where did u get the muelleri from I think I want me a pair