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meme_cantu Oct 26, 2007 01:15 PM

Hi everyone.

My name is Jose, I live in south Texas and I have a small problem with sheep frogs. My house,, wich I just bough, was very deteriorated and in the back yard, under some old wood there are several sheep frogs. I really like reptiles, I own 5 kingsnakes, and I do not want to see the frogs die! I have to arrange the backyard and I'll have to take the wood away. i've been trying to find a reliable care sheet for this frogs but I have nto find any yet. If somebody has some knowledge on this kind of frogs and could tell me some tips and advise will be apreciated.

Thanks
Jose

Replies (3)

otis07 Oct 29, 2007 08:15 AM

whats the latin name for sheep frog? i've never heard of them before.
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anuraanman Oct 30, 2007 10:27 AM

Hypopachus variolosus

Not that I know anything about them... They look to me somewhat similar to the painted frogs of the genus Kaloula over in China

Slaytonp Oct 31, 2007 07:12 PM

I'm not familiar with them, either, but also did a search and could find no "care sheets," for captive care. I doubt they are ever, or only rarely kept as a vivarium frog, since they live in rodent burrows for the most part, are nocturnal and seldom seen, so have not attracted much interest as "pets." They aren't of immediate concern on the Red List because of their wide distribution and relative adaptability.

You do have to clean up the yard, do work on the house, and do what you have to do to make it livable, and the yard attractive, of course. But if you don't have to do major bull-dozing, I imagine that just removing the wood and planting a yard isn't going to kill them all, even if it may disturb them a bit, and you will still have them about, especially if you are not into using a lot of pesticides and herbicides. They are opportunists and will still stick around, I think.
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Patty
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Dendrobates: auratus blue, auratus Ancon Hill, tinctorius azureus, leucomelas. Phyllobates: vittatus, terribilis, lugubris. Epipedobates: anthonyi tricolor pasaje. Ranitomeya fantastica, imitator, reticulata. Adelphobates castaneoticus, galactonotus. Oophagia pumilio Bastimentos. (updated systematic nomenclature)

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