Quote Originally Posted by Pirarucu View Post
I never saw it. What group was it in? It didn't come in with the last shipment, they got her in with a bunch of dart frogs about six months ago. I agree that it's very possible that Mantellas can hybridize, my point is that if it is WC then it cannot be a pulchra/madagascariensis cross because they do not share habitat.
Think it was IMS. And there was also a shipment at around about October time, like there is every year so knowing that it was at 6 months at least that they found the individual, then it is still likely... I know this because the imports are normally advertised around Late August to September and then again in late December to January...
Mantella species can hybridise, it isn't just a simple possibility lol but the whole point I am raising towards it being imported is, like with most exported individuals from Madagascar, they are kept mainly together, with different species so there wouldn't be simple Mantella aurantiaca groups or Mantella madagascarensis groups, and the gathering of individuals is done well in advance of the importation shipment departure. This could be a few months in advance...
Yes their distribution range doesn't concede with the two species, I know full well the distribution of all the genus, but after stating how imports are built up, I have explained my point a little better for you.

There are, like I stated before, many confer species found within the distribution ranges of all the species, so it could also be a Confer individual... But like I said, you will never know what the individual will be, unless, have you asked for more information from the original seller?

EDIT - Infact it could well be a Confer specimen, like you would find with various specimens of M.crocea etc. I did find a photo that matched your individual somewhere on the web. I'll try and find it for you.