Sooo guess what I brought home today...

[Immortal]

Thanks Zach. I typed in Canadian tree frog and couldn't find any gray frog pictures :/ That was the closest I could find lol.

I watched Haiku eat last night, it was so cute! He's great for not being shy and hunting down his crickets =) I've seen Orchid eat twice now, but I also don't sit and watch them all night lol. She goes down on her big leaf plant to stalk the crickets. I can't tell if she's gained any weight yet but my bf Chris thinks she is a little.

It'll be neat once I can put them together! I'm pretty sure both are disease free, but I'm going to wait a few weeks anyways since that is what's reccomended.

When I do introduce them, is it best to show them to each other through the glass first or something? Rather than to just plop them right in? When I do put him in, I should maybe put him on the opposite side of the tank?

[UncleChester]

Congrats! The "native" treefrogs you said they had with the red eye would be gray treefrogs, they are the only ones native to Canada. The picture you said that resembled them is an Asian or African species.

I've never seen a gray treefrog come close to being brown like her example. We have chorus frogs, like the Pacific treefrog, Psuedacris regilla, which I think used to be Hyla regilla. Which brings the question of what do you call a treefrog, and also what will a petstore call a treefrog

[UncleChester]

Thanks Zach. I typed in Canadian tree frog and couldn't find any gray frog pictures :/ That was the closest I could find lol.

I have a pile of Gray treefrogs in my albums, as well as some Spring peepers which are treefrogish at least. Peepers can be brownish but are decidedly tiny (4cm max or so for an adult).

Have you looked at any pics of Pacific treefrogs, Psuedacris regilla? They can be brown?

[Immortal]

I've never seen a gray treefrog come close to being brown like her example. We have chorus frogs, like the Pacific treefrog, Psuedacris regilla, which I think used to be Hyla regilla. Which brings the question of what do you call a treefrog, and also what will a petstore call a treefrog

I couldn't find a very good example lol. It's head was shaped kinda like that though.

[Immortal]

I still can't find any picture of what I saw :S It's not the gray tree frog, it was a dusty colour, not shiney.

[Zach]

I've never seen a gray treefrog come close to being brown like her example. We have chorus frogs, like the Pacific treefrog, Psuedacris regilla, which I think used to be Hyla regilla. Which brings the question of what do you call a treefrog, and also what will a petstore call a treefrog

Grays are highy variable, I've seen brown, green, white, gray. some that are even almost black. Yea the pacific treefrog was reclassified as a chorus frog. When I said that I meant "true" treefrogs of the genus Hyla, Canada also has spring peepers and chorus frogs. I doubt a pet store would have any Psuedacris, they would be too small.

[Zach]

I still can't find any picture of what I saw :S It's not the gray tree frog, it was a dusty colour, not shiney.

It might be a cuban treefrog http://www.floridagardener.com/img/c...nTreeFrog2.jpg

[Immortal]

Nope wasn't that, it was smooth, no bumps. This is really bugging me now!

[Zach]

Nope wasn't that, it was smooth, no bumps. This is really bugging me now!

How big was it?

[Immortal]

About the size of Haiku, inch and a half - 2 inches?

[UncleChester]

Grays are highy variable, I've seen brown, green, white, gray. some that are even almost black. Yea the pacific treefrog was reclassified as a chorus frog. When I said that I meant "true" treefrogs of the genus Hyla, Canada also has spring peepers and chorus frogs. I doubt a pet store would have any Psuedacris, they would be too small.

Neat, none of my local grays go brown (of the hundreds I've seen). All the other shades you've mentioned but never a full on brown. I need to travel more. As you may know, Peepers used to be Hyla as well. I'd also seriously doubt them as a pet store possibility.


An option is to call the pet store and ask? They may know more. Sorry to have started what has turned into a lengthy side-track

[Zach]

I don't think theres enough info for me to make a proper ID. I am almost positive it isn't a Canadian native though.

[Zach]

Neat, none of my local grays go brown (of the hundreds I've seen). All the other shades you've mentioned but never a full on brown. I need to travel more. As you may know, Peepers used to be Hyla as well. I'd also seriously doubt them as a pet store possibility.


An option is to call the pet store and ask? They may know more. Sorry to have started what has turned into a lengthy side-track

Psh in the 80's..... haha. Yea I really don't know, other than it is most likely not a native. Next time you go take a real good look.

[UncleChester]

Psh in the 80's..... haha.

My reference books are mostly from the 70's, so it was news to me