Looking for diurnal breeds of frogs

[SethD]

I doubt that the toads in the genera Nectophrynoides (Tanzania) and Nimbaphrynoides (Liberia and Guinea) would ever be available in the pet trade. Many species are endangered and have very limited ranges. You can check out one species, Morogoro Tree Frog (Nectophrynoides viviparus), by clicking on the link under Meet the Frog. The Kihansi spray toads (Nectophrynoides asperginis) is considered extinct in the wild. Many species are viviparous. You can see them at the Toledo, OH and the Bronx Zoos.

Actually I saw a Nectophrynoides viviparus briefly offered for sale on kingsnake.com several months ago that had come in with other tanzanian imports. It was illegal because they are illegal to import though and the specimen offered for sale was promptly withdrawn. The whole genus of Nectophrynoides has been placed on the CITES I list, whether that was justified for the whole genus is highly debatable given the extremely limited amount of information they had, but either way hobbyists might as well forget about getting any of them as it is extremely unlikely to happen legally. At the moment we still have plenty of interesting and completely legal frogs and toads to chose from though that may change if the "defenders of wildlife" the anti-hunting, anti-reptile/amphibian hobbyist and anti-who knows what all group manges to get all amphibians not "certified" chytrid free added to the list of injurious wildlife under the lacy act as they are currently trying to do under the pretense of caring about the health of native amphibian populations.

[Tony]

Nectophrynoides are not available legally.

[Jace]

My votes are with Fire Belly Toads and Pacific Chorus Frogs. Both species are active, easy to care for and the males are vocal and comical in their pursuits of love. The females are just as amusing when they ignore them.

[tgampper]

Actually I saw a Nectophrynoides viviparus briefly offered for sale on kingsnake.com several months ago that had come in with other tanzanian imports. It was illegal because they are illegal to import though and the specimen offered for sale was promptly withdrawn.

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that.

The whole genus of Nectophrynoides has been placed on the CITES I list, whether that was justified for the whole genus is highly debatable given the extremely limited amount of information they had, but either way hobbyists might as well forget about getting any of them as it is extremely unlikely to happen legally.

The only reason I can think of is their very limited range and unique method of reproduction has placed them on the CITES list. It may also be difficult to recreate their specialized needs in captivity.

At the moment we still have plenty of interesting and completely legal frogs and toads to chose from though that may change if the "defenders of wildlife" the anti-hunting, anti-reptile/amphibian hobbyist and anti-who knows what all group manges to get all amphibians not "certified" chytrid free added to the list of injurious wildlife under the lacy act as they are currently trying to do under the pretense of caring about the health of native amphibian populations.

I agree, Seth. We need to have people with some good ol' common sense making the decisions.