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hi, i'm new to this forum. i found two frogs in my local petstore that they called mexican walking or running frogs. i can't find anything on line about the frogs of mexico and there is nothing similar to them in my us guide. i was wondering if anyone knows what theri real name is and or latin name. it appears they run not just hop. they are bown with nice big spots, sorry i don't have a picture.
can anyone help? i would really appreciate it.
thanks,
Anna

I cannot offer you any suggestions on the real name but I can give you some advice. There is probably not a greater single source of animal suffering than pet stores. Here is a perfect example of an animal whose captive care is entirely species specific and depends upon knowing exactly what species it is. The pet store’s concern for the ultimate demise of this animal is obvious because you can only make generalizations as to what family it belongs to. There is a 99 percent chance that this animal was called from the wild, and just as great of a chance that it was caught by someone who has very little concern for the population it came from.

I do not recommend buying this frog. No. 1, you have not positively identified it and resultantly you cannot be sure that you can adequately care for this animal. No. 2, you will only support the business that is responsible for the unsustainable collection of wild animals. Stick with a species that is widely bred in captivity (or collect a common species in your area yourself, if it is legal), there's nothing to be gained from novelty other than that of professional breeders.

Sorry to have to give you the moral lesson with being new to the forum!

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*Humans aren't the only species on earth... we just act like it.

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spoiling it."
Aldo Leopold (1938)

hi, thanks for the advice. eventhough i am new to this forum, i am not new to the hobby. very often i see animals in petsores that i either only read about or heard of. nothing can replace seeing them live. until this time i haven't seen this frog at any of the herp shows or even dealers' lists. the reason why i do want to know the real name of the animal is because i can ask if anyone is cb breeding them. i go to this store fairy regularly to see what they have and very few animals are lost while in their care. however, the workers there do not have control over what animals they receive. often they are mislabeled simply because many spceies are hard to tell apart and can be confusing even to the experienced herpers.
if you know of a picture database i can look at, let me know. your comments are much appreciated,
thanks,
Anna

Does it look anything like this?
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