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    mifune
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    Hello,

    I just joined this forum. I live in the Low Country of South Carolina and have been here for 28 years.

    I am interested in temperate amphibians found in this area and also in the mountains bordering South Carolina. Particular interests at present are Hyla gratiosa, Hyla chrysoscelis and H. versicolor, H cinerea, H. squirella, H. avivoca, H. femoralis and of course, H. andersonii. I am also very interested in finding any information on Pseudoacris crucifer (formerly H. crucifer) in captivity. I have seen one thread here so far and would appreciate any additional information from anyone experienced in keeping these small frogs.

    I am also interested in Caudata and also joined that forum recently although I have not introduced myself as of yet. I am particularly interested in the genus Ambystoma in the area where I live and any other salamander found around here.

    Best regards and thank you for any information and the invitation to join you,

    Jose Escobar

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    Kurt
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    Unfortunately, Hyla andersoni is an endangered species and protected by federal law. I personally think its the most spectacular of our treefrogs, followed by gratiosa and versicolor.
    I have never kept Pseudacris crucifer, but I do keep Dendrosophus leucophyllatus, another small treefrog. I keep mine in a large "critter keeper" with a false bottom and a paper towel between the top and the rest of the enclosure. The reason for the paper towel is to keep their food from escaping, while providing ventalation. I feed them fruit flies, been weevils, and small crickets. The first two I culture myself.

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    Default Re: Pseudoacris crucifer

    Welcome Jose.

    Pseudacris are a lot less arboreal than most Hylids. I would keep them similarly to fire-bellied toads but with some foliage in which they can climb if they so wish. Do you have any photos?

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    mifune
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    Thank you, John. Yes; less arboreal than Hyla and more arboreal perhaps than other Pseudacris. I will try to get some pictures this week. In terms of feeding, I am using fruit flies and pin-head to 1/8 crickets. I am assuming that feeding of these small frogs should be done more often than others given their size, but that is just an assumption. I mean every day. I have always being intrigued by these little frogs as their calls remind me somewhat of the call of Eleutherodactylus species in the Caribbean and other neotropical regions. In terms of P. crucifer longevity, some estimate 3-4 years in the wild but I have no idea how they can figure this out unless they are making these frogs somehow and recapturing them.

    Best regards,

    Jose

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    mifune
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    Kurt,

    Yes; very protected. I have been fortunate in seeing them in the wild around some sandhills in SC and also possibly heard them around a Carolina Bay about 2 hours from where I live. Beautiful frog. There may be other locations in the state given a fairly recent report from our DNR researchers but they are small groups if that is what they are. Anyways, they should be protected and I hope someone with the righ permits and facilities gets to breed them in captivity one day. I think there should always be a plan B as a backup but plan A should be protection of habitat for these animals which have probably never been in great abundance.

    Dendrosophus leucophyllatus are very attractive frogs and I have consider them as a possibility, maybe one day. I agree that the issue of food escaping their attention is an issue and I really have to give it some thought. Always good to hear from those with more experience!

    I like H. gratiosa and I find H. versicolor and H. chrysoscelis to be very interesting in their behavior and in how well they seem to adapt to captivity. True survivors!

    Best regards,

    Jose

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    Kurt
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    Yes, grays and gratiosa are awesome captives. They should lets us have a try and breeding andersoni. I have bred Agalychnis callidryas and John has bred Hyla versicolor. Maybe we can breed andersoni as as well. You were sure lucky to have seen this species in the wild, personally I have never seen one outside of books.

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