I apologize Barry, as I fail to see your point. However, I do see a bit of dodging the original topic, C. insculpta, by going into a diatribe, attempting to compare apples to oranges. Perhaps you should include some empirical data to back your claim, instead of anecdotal data.
You failed to address the issue of captive husbandry and availability, for which the original question posed and my answer was addressed; is there anyone producing C. insculpta in captivity? Are specimens readily available? Unless you are residing in Southeast Asia or New Guinea, the answer to both questions would undoubtedly be no. I believe such would qualify the species as “rare”. Perhaps you are of a different opinion, but you have yet to produce enough empirical data to sway me from my current camp.
As for the numbers of C. insculpta in the wild. While they are more common than, let us say T. occipitalis, in keeping with our comparison to apples and oranges, do you not find it odd, a species as common as you would have us believe, was unknown of in Australia, by scientist, until 1970?
In answering your question; no, not everything has declined over the past ten years, as the numbers regarding Rhacodactylus spp. have greatly improved, along with several others…

Regards,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

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