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To whoever may help me, thank you. I have read for weeks now what frog I should buy for my daughter that may be held now and again. I settled on a White's tree frog. After calling a pet store they said that they had two in stock. The store is a ways down the road so a friend picked up for me today. I am pretty certain that the tree frog is not a white's. Can anyone please help me w/ the ID of this frog.

To make matters even worse, I am trying to attatch a pix here and cannot. If someone could help, please email me and I'll send you a pix.

The hurry here is obvious. If I did not get a white's and if my daughter cannot touch this frog, I need to return it ASAP. Thanks again........
kevin_rauch@yahoo.com

How big is it? Whites get quite large. Here is a pic http://www.ankiewicz.com/photos/pages/599.html

it's about 4 inches. Its green not white and he is by no means fat or "dumpy" like they say a white is.

Maybe it is a green tree frog. They can be handled but are quite jumpy and may "escape" from your hand.

First off, 4 inches is a good size for a white's tree frog. Secondly, white's tree frogs are named after the scientist that discovered them, not after their color, so a white's is green after all. (actually they range in color from brown to bluish green) You may want to do a little research before getting a frog next time eh?

If you wanted something for your daughter to handle, I would have suggested a lizard or some sort, a beardie or something in that line. There are so many things on our skin that can harm frogs and children do not always follow proper hygiene procedures (as in washing the hands the right way). No offense meant there, I work in a daycare and what some of the children consider clean.

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I think my frog owns a megaphone....

White's tree frogs : 1:1
Mantella viridis : 1:3

Whites tree frogs are named after their descoverer. Depending on mood, temperater and humidity they change from brown to blue to green, somtimes with white spots. One of my year or so sold whites is not exactly considered to be dumpy or fat in the slightest, but looks practicaly athletic. I doubt your pet shop would sell you the wrong breed, try to attatch a picture and im sure you'll get more help.

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i thought you said you did research, whites treefrogs are not white, they were named after the person who founded them. lots of pet stores like petco and petsmart don't realy feed their frogs, so that could explain why it's skinny. just google whites treefrogs and see if your frog looks even remotly like any of them. whites treefrogs are a great starter frog, good luck!