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These past few nights I've been waking up in the middle of the night to some strange sounds. I keep almost all of my reptiles and amphibians in my bedroom so it's not unusual to hear an occasional frog call or the drone cricket chirps but this sound was different from anything I've heard before. It is a short (roughly 2 seconds max) trill/squeel. I don't know how else to describe it. It came from the direction of my male ebenaui tank, the only other animals in that part of the room are a horned frog (large dog bark call), a fire salamander (silent) and an american toad (long, loud, trill).

Do Uroplatus ebenaui make noise? If so, what does it sound like? Why do they do this (if they do it)? Maybe I'll hook my microphone up to my computer and leave it running tonight to see what I get. If I record anything I'll upload it so you guys can hear it. All input is appriciated,
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Devin
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4.1 Dendrobates tinctorius 'Dwarf French Guiana'
1.1 Dendrobates tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
5.1 Mantella aurantiaca
2.1 Mantella crocea
0.0.2 Mantella madagascariensis
1.0 Ceratophrys cranwelli
1.0 Bufo americanus
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1.0 Ambystoma tigrinum
0.1 Chamaeleo calyptratus
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LEEWAY CORUCIA RESEARCH CENTER (LCRC)

Nothing in my experience but Somewhere (possibly on this Forum)I remember reading a post from someone who got imported Uroplatus (species unknown) and reported that two of them made a screaming noise and died shortly thereafter. The only other thing from this post was condemnation of importers in the way Uroplatus is shipped and maintained.

Sincerely,
Brian
LCRC

LEEWAY CORUCIA RESEARCH CENTER (LCRC)

Hello,

I just experienced with a young fimbriatus, a distress call. It was a squeeling eerg sound when she picked up to be given pedialite.

Sincerely,
Brian
LCRC

group in a large cage outside during the summer, it was at night and they heard a skeetchy, or squealy noise. It was the fact he had a young male and an older male with some females.

Apparently, the boys were being territorial. So he went out and took the smaller male out.

And for the life of me I can't remember which guy posted that !
But I remmber the story !

So is it possible you have 2 males in there ?

Eve

Hi

That sounds like what happened with my group.
For more details regarding henkeli vocalizations and other reproductive behavior please visit the link below.

Have a nice day

Carl Franklin

Carl's Creepy Crawlies
Uroplatus henkeli info

My lineatus have been mateing, and a couple times when they were mating they made a squeeky vocalization. They were definately just mating though, and I have not ever seen them fight. I know for a fact they are male and female also.