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when you first sign on to this forum ,on the top,there is a photo of small frog that won some sort of photo contest.its green with a pattern on it.what type of frog is that?are they available in the pet trade?

this one?

http://gallery.kingsnake.com/data/25726DSC04445_filteredcopy.jpg

I'm sure its an arrow/dart frog if its the header of the dart frog forum
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1.0 Baby Sunburst Veiled Chameleon -- Dexter

yea thats it.iv never seen one like that.it looks more like a treefrog than a dart frog.iv heard of arborial darts so im assuming that it is one of them.id love to know more about them if anyone knows what they are.are they larger or smaller than the ground dwelling darts? thanks

Dendrobates imitator. One of the "thumbnail" species. They do prefer to stay up in the top of the tank rather than crawling on the bottom. Very bold little frogs. One of my personal favorites. Here is a pic of one of mine resting in a tillandsia.

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Frogs - D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius, D. azureus, D. auratus, P. vittatus, P. bicolor
Chams - Werner's, Panthers, Veiled
Geckos - Cresteds, Gargoyles
Rough Scaled Sand Boa

Some of mine interacting. They are great frogs.

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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
4 P. terribilis
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus

I forgot to add that they are very available in the trade, and are among the most delightful of the thumbnails kept in a group in a relatively large tank (4 or 5 in 30 high) with lots of bromeliads, where they put on a flagrant show of sex, competition, female wrestling, raising tads themselves without actually killing each other over it. They will raise a tad or two to adulthood all by themselves, which could be better done by removing the eggs and doing it yourself as a breeder, but the show they put on, if you watch them, is worth not interferring with them. When I separated mine out into pairs in separate tanks, they are no longer as bold or interesting as they were in a group, nor as stimulated to reproduction as they were. They also became more shy and less sexy. I think imitators may be one group that thrives with a bit of competition-- especially if the female ratio is high. It's the gals who rule and are the warriors in this specie, although in a group, there is also only one dominant male all the girls go for. They don't necessarily pair off with the male just sitting off to one side-None of them want the water boy when they can compete for the football hero. Put four unsexed froglets in a 30 gallon high tank with bromeliads and a moss base, and watch them do their stuff.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
4 P. terribilis
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus

Ya thats one of my imitators and my photo. If you'd like more info contact me off the board.

>>when you first sign on to this forum ,on the top,there is a photo of small frog that won some sort of photo contest.its green with a pattern on it.what type of frog is that?are they available in the pet trade?
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
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