help me ID that lil guy

[Sunshine]

I am not very good at frog IDs but I will guess Big eyed tree frog...

[flybyferns]

I am not very good at frog IDs but I will guess Big eyed tree frog...

Yes it does look like a Big Eye( brown phase) . But that species is from the tropical rainforests of Tanzania ? I was assuming she found it ?

I'm gonna guess a Big-Eyed Treefrog, Leptopelis vermiculatus, but will also admit I'm not very worldly when it comes to frog ID's. Where did it come from?

Good question ! Brian

Perhaps bartzila can tell us more about it?

[bartzila]

Thanks Lynn for the warm welcome!And thx for the fast reply guyz..he definetly look like a big eyed tree frog in gray phase indeed...my sister found him
hanging on my front porch.Those type of frog cant be found around here so that weird.Should i release him? winters comin pretty fast where i live!
Should i keep him ?i actualy have a 18x18x36 exo-terra housing 2 RETF. Can i keep him in the same enclosure or sould i biuld him new home ?once again
thanks for all ur reply u guyz r awsome

[flybyferns]

BUT .........Litoria exophthalmia Big-eyed Tree Frog is native to New Guinea.
and Big-eyed Tree Frog (Peacock Tree Frog )(Leptopelis vermiculatus) species is found in forest areas of Tanzania?

Do you live in Canada? If so, that's a very long trip for this frog

I don't think we have identified him ?

Please don't put him with you red eyed tree frogs. Parasites ? and different species.

If you are asking my personal opinion as to whether I would keep a wild caught frog,
the answer is NO. It's very tempting, right. I don't animals from their natural habitat.
There are so many beautiful captive bred frogs to choose from.

If you have been thinking about another Frog , visit Joshs Frogs !
http://www.joshsfrogs.com/frogs.html

[bartzila]

thats a Leptopelis vermiculatus for sure and thx for identifying him . Yes i do live in canada. yes he's a tanzanian forest native ..make me wonder how the hell he ended up here? have no close neighboor ..i think ill drop him to the pet store because im pretty sure putting him back outside will kill him since the temprature drop pretty close to zero at night already.
anyway thx evry1 and a big thumbs up

[UncleChester]

Lynn- those big adorable eyes don't look like any native treefrog we have in Canada.


Do you live near any greenhouses or other places that might get shipments from overseas that harbour stowaway frogs? More than one frog has been found in produce from a grocery store. Not generally from Africa, but stowaways happen.

Perhaps someone from a nearby city or town set it free in your area. And by 'set it free' I mean 'condemned to a cold wintery death'. I would keep it (in it's own vivarium as mentioned) or find someone who wants it. Since you already mentioned giving it to a pet store I have to ask- you don't happen to be in Southern Ontario do you?

[flybyferns]

Lynn- those big adorable eyes don't look like any native treefrog we have in Canada.


Do you live near any greenhouses or other places that might get shipments from overseas that harbour stowaway frogs? More than one frog has been found in produce from a grocery store. Not generally from Africa, but stowaways happen.

Perhaps someone from a nearby city or town set it free in your area. And by 'set it free' I mean 'condemned to a cold wintery death'. I would keep it (in it's own vivarium as mentioned) or find someone who wants it. Since you already mentioned giving it to a pet store I have to ask- you don't happen to be in Southern Ontario do you?

I hear ya Brian.
If this is the case, bartzila ........ you are probably better off keeping it.
Poor little thing