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  1. #1
    Kurt
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    Quote Originally Posted by xkatelynell View Post
    I have

    2 Green Tree Frogs (two have passed) - Hyla Cinera
    1 Dart Frog - Dendrobates Auratus
    1 Red Eyed Tree Frog - Agalychnis Callidryas
    (I'm not good at scientific names either, I just try and try to remember them and most definately don't know how to say them.)

    Not nearly as impressive as anyone buuut I have some
    And I always want more!
    You seem to have mastered the taxonomic names fairly well, however, you do not capitalize the species name, just the genus. Example - Dendrobates auratus. Also you are missing the second "e" in cinerea. FYI, taxonomic or scientific names should appear in italics.

    Stephen, when writing taxonomic names you abbreviate the genus, not the species. So what you should've wrote is -

    3 x False Tomato Frog (Dyscophis guineti)
    20? x Golden Sedge Frog (Hyperolius puncticulatus)
    4 x Marbled Burrowing Toad (Scaphiophryne marmorata)
    4 x West African Fire Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus)*
    3 x Red Spotted Toad (Anaxyrus (Bufo) punctatus)
    1 x Chacoan Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)
    3 x Dyeing Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
    6 x Asian Painted Bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra)
    5 x Spiny Reed Frog (Afrixalus fornasini )


    Also you should only abbreviate the genus if you have already used it once within a paragraph/list and on the same page. Example below.

    *Are sure you have Phrynomantis bifasciatus and not P. microps? P. bifasciatus is from East Africa and P. microps is from Western Africa. There are examples of both species in my albums. Also there is a "Meet the Frog" article on P. bifasciatus, with a link to the article on the left.

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    xkatelynell
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurt View Post
    You seem to have mastered the taxonomic names fairly well, however, you do not capitalize the species name, just the genus. Example - Dendrobates auratus. Also you are missing the second "e" in cinerea. FYI, taxonomic or scientific names should appear in italics.

    Stephen, when writing taxonomic names you abbreviate the genus, not the species. So what you should've wrote is -

    3 x False Tomato Frog (Dyscophis guineti)
    20? x Golden Sedge Frog (Hyperolius puncticulatus)
    4 x Marbled Burrowing Toad (Scaphiophryne marmorata)
    4 x West African Fire Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus)*
    3 x Red Spotted Toad (Anaxyrus (Bufo) punctatus)
    1 x Chacoan Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)
    3 x Dyeing Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
    6 x Asian Painted Bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra)
    5 x Spiny Reed Frog (Afrixalus fornasini )


    Also you should only abbreviate the genus if you have already used it once within a paragraph/list and on the same page. Example below.

    *Are sure you have Phrynomantis bifasciatus and not P. microps? P. bifasciatus is from East Africa and P. microps is from Western Africa. There are examples of both species in my albums. Also there is a "Meet the Frog" article on P. bifasciatus, with a link to the article on the left.
    Thanks Kurt!
    When I googled it it said Cinera so I'm glad you pointed that out!

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    Kurt
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    You're welcome.

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    PsionicRat
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    Gosh, all those long lists and here I am with my one Albino African Clawed Frog. But I love having him anyway. Even if he does sometimes sing in the middle of the night when I'm trying to sleep.

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    xkatelynell
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    Quote Originally Posted by PsionicRat View Post
    Gosh, all those long lists and here I am with my one Albino African Clawed Frog. But I love having him anyway. Even if he does sometimes sing in the middle of the night when I'm trying to sleep.
    My green tree frog does that -.- I'm like REALLY STEVE RIGHT NOW?! Inside my head at least, I don't really yell at him I swear

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    PsionicRat
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    Quote Originally Posted by xkatelynell View Post
    My green tree frog does that -.- I'm like REALLY STEVE RIGHT NOW?! Inside my head at least, I don't really yell at him I swear
    Takeo stopped making any noise for at least six months with his previous owner so I try really hard to consider it a 'good thing', not an 'annoying thing'. Though it's kind of difficult to make that distinction when you've got to get up at 5 am and it's already 2.

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    Skulldroog
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    2 - Whites Dumpy Tree Frogs. (Litoria caerulea).
    1 - Red Eyed Tree Frog. (Agalychnis callidryas).
    1 - White Lipped Tree Frog. (Litoria infrafrenata).

    I also have a baby bearded dragon. (Pogona vitticeps).


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    Quote Originally Posted by xkatelynell View Post
    My green tree frog does that -.- I'm like REALLY STEVE RIGHT NOW?! Inside my head at least, I don't really yell at him I swear
    My treefrog does it sometimes. I am like ARGH I GOT INSOMNIA DANG IT DONT MAKE IT ANY wORSE! Dx lolol but after a while I just plop to the bed and sleep. I used to fall asleep to my fire bellied toads. They sounded like chimps. xD

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    nana
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    I have:
    17 fire bellied toads
    4 whites tree frogs
    3 european tree frogs

    I also have:
    2 bearded dragons
    2 eastern collared lizards
    4 green anoles
    2 african fat tail gecko's
    1 leopard gecko
    3 mexican rosy boa's
    1 mid-baja rosy boa
    1 royal python
    3 tabbie cats
    1 dug
    ........think thats everyone.....for now

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    Kurt
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deku View Post
    I used to fall asleep to my fire bellied toads. They sounded like chimps. xD
    Pan troglodytes?

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