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[madfrog]

Hi
Just wanting to introduce myself and get some information on green tree frogs. I have two in one tank and a newer one in another. Looking forward to chatting and getting heaps of information.

madfrog

[John]

Welcome to the forum Madfrog. Australian Green Tree Frogs, or as most of us in the rest of the world call them, White's Tree Frogs, are very popular and I think you'll find a lot of information here.

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard.
I once had an argument with an Australian herpetologist about the common name for Litoria caerulea. In an e-mail to him, I called the species White's treefrog. He was quick to correct me, telling me the correct name was the green treefrog. I had known that it is called this in Australia form quite some time now. So I explained to him that outside Australia the species is either known as a dumpy treefrog or, more commonly, White's treefrog. I explained that it was named after the English surgeon who first described it in 1790. He backed down at that point. Only in Australia is this species known the green treefrog, everywhere else, like John said, it called the White's treefrog.

[Tom Highum]

The caresheet on left side of the website is very helpful. It helped me a lot when i got my first white's.
The petco that i bought him for called him a Australian green treefrog.

[Kurt]

Wow, I have never seen anyone outside of Australia use that name,

[Tom Highum]

Hmm they are on Kingsnake once in a while under that name.

[Kurt]

Really? I never noticed that.

[Tom Highum]

Yeah some times. I am on Kingsnake a lot always looking for deals. I am also on Craigslist looking for free tanks.

[into]

The caresheet on left side of the website is very helpful. It helped me a lot when i got my first white's.
The petco that i bought him for called him a Australian green treefrog.

The pet stores have a lot of variations they put on their tags...

Petco: Dumper was an "Australian White's Tree Frog" and under his tank were "Indonesian White's Tree Frog"

Petsmart: Scooter was listed as a "CB Blue Dumpy Tree Frog" and next to his tank was the standard "White's Tree Frog"

[Tom Highum]

Yeah pet stores do have weird names for things like one near me has a lizard that they call a Neon tree dragon. I have not been able to find anything on him under that name though. Is scooter still really blue?

[Kurt]

Try search with the name Japalura for your dragon.

Aus White's are supossed to be smaller in stature and captive bred.

Indo's are all wild caught and are supposedly bigger then their Australian brethren.

[Tom Highum]

Hmm thanks kurt thats what it is. Do you know much about Japalura?
Are Australian White's ever bred with Indonesian?

[Kurt]

At Manchester I saw a Japalura fir $15

Also saw CB Indonesian White's. That's a first for me. As far as Indos being bred to Aussies, I really have no idea if any one has done it. If some one has it wouldn't surprise me.

[Tom Highum]

Hmm how much were the CB white's?

[Kurt]

I didn't notice. Sorry.

[Ebony]

Funny, Being from NZ, Ive always known them to be called Whites Tree frogs. At first when I joined the Forum and heard Green Tree frog mentioned, I thought it was another Frog more like the White lipped Frog but without the white lip. Cant work out why I thought that. See... I really am Nutz about frogs.

[John]

Tom - I think they were either $20 or $25.

[Tom Highum]

ooh do you think they were still big like the normal indo type? Green tree frog can also be referring to the American Green Tree Frog Hyla cinerea.

[John]

We know what Litoria caerulea and Hyla cinerea look like, thank you Tom :P.

[Tom Highum]

I didn't know if Ebony did.