Scaphiophryne Gottlebei

[clownonfire]

Hi all,

I have been totally obsessed with Malagasy rainbow frogs or Ornate hoppers for a few months now, since I've seen an ad for them on www.kingsnake.com. They are critically endangered and listed by CITES under appendix II which rightfully restricts the export quota (1000 individuals per year).

I'm aware that I'm not about to put my hands on some, and will only get some if I do have the CITES papers claiming they were legally exported. Breeding them in captivity from my researches also seems to be almost inexistent. It might even be a bigger challenge to get some in Canada.

Has anyone worked with them on this forum? Does anyone own some? I'd love to exchange with you.

Here's a great (and sad) article on these wonderful frogs on Edge.

And you can view great pictures of the Malagasy rainbow frog on Arkive.

Eric