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Hello all,

With all this talk about hybrids on the forum, I was looking at pictures of Azureus on the net and was thinking, I got this frog (picture attached) as an Azureus but it is darker than many of the azureus i have seen before and the spots are alot larger than the one i currently own. Ive read about how the azureus will hybridize with tincs, and how many bloodlines in the U.S. are already tainted and not the true wild form anymore. anyway i guess what im really getting at is, is this frog indeed an azureus, or is it a mutt? Is thier anyway to tell?

Thanks

P.S. here is the link if the pic doesnt work
http://community.webshots.com/photo/69180796/301340784CskQhb

blue frog

Its nearly impossible to tell. Plus Azureus vary so much there is vertually no way of telling. Yours looks good to me if i had to guess.

This frog looks a bit more like a New River than an Azureus. The lighter back and large spots are what is pushing me in that dirrection.
I would contact the bredders or pet store, whatever, and try to get some more info. Without the real story this frog should not be breed or sold as an Azureus.
I have seen Azureus with big, med, small, and almost no-spots, light and dark, but the pattern seems to be closer to a New River than Azureus.

Rich

Your specimen falls within the variability of D. azureus. Dendrobates azureus are very inbreed but I haven't heard of anyone crossing them with New River's. In fact D. azureus is pretty easy to breed and New River's are a bit harder. It doesn't make a lot of sense that someone would do that. If your wondering just because of the way it looks - don't, it looks like an azureus.

Best,

Chuck