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Your right there being unique frogs. Its very rare for tree frogs to be diurnal, bit like some of our native geckos. The only other true tree frog that I know of to do this is the Giant Waxy Monkey tree frog, but they produce their own wax substance to keep them from drying out. I guess up in the trees there isn't a huge supply of water to cool off so to speak. Also most tree frogs lay their eggs above water under leaves or in a foam nest. Correction found this article: http://www.gondwanareptileproductions.c ... ticle.html

Litoria Raniformis have complete webbed back feet and Litoria Aurea are almost complete. Obviously intended for aquatic life.

http://frogs.org.au/frogs/species/Litoria/ewingi/ http://frogs.org.au/frogs/species/Litoria/raniformis/

Congrats on your alien creations Best of luck with them!

Heres that link for the closed auction: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 323370.htm

Great news, another Bell species is alive and hopping :bounce: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8549303.stm

It could be, however i had the advantage of seeing and hearing Southern Bells where i found this fella. Here's what i would call a Green/Golden Bell (about 1 month old)

Here's a Southern Bell i came across down here in Kapiti region from one of our wetland sanctuaries, Notice the frog is still absorbing its tail, but has distinctive bumps on its back. I would suspect there is a greater risk of hybridization more north where the two species inter mix. It is known to happen in Australia but is rare as they come from different regions, L.Raniformis South Australia and Tasmania, L.Aurea NSW. Unlike here wheres its more geographically insignificant. I would also expect that the Australians would have more knowledge in these species as they are native there and highly endangered. Another photo with a L.Raniformis with no green dorsal line,

Thank you. Their age vary from 2-3yrs old, tho the bottom 3 pics are when they were 1yr old.

That's sounds like a goer, thanks! Unfortunately i don't have a rain bar, but will try spraying the enclosure with warmer tap water.

Definitely Litoria Aurea. No sign of bumpy skin is the give away. The breaking up of the green patterns indicates that its not getting enough uv rays. Its common in NZ to indentify L.Raniformis with its green dorsal line running down its back, however in Australia this is not a comprehensive way to distinguish the two species. Also I have a relative who has Litoria Aurea just north of Foxton and have also seen one on the Kapiti Coast however this was at a plant shop so it was most probably been transported down from up North.

Hi there, Thought i would introduce myself. I currently have 6 Litoria Aureas and have been in the hobby for over 4yrs now. I have had other types of frogs in the past going back to when i was a kid, but find these guys the most enjoyable to deal with. All my Green/Golden Bells are of breeding age but am finding it difficult this year in getting them to to their stuff. My depth of water is at 8cm and have fake fish breeding grass for them. Has anyone had any success with this or is there a live plant i could try? In saying all this i have only had a couple of croaking nights, which might suggest its just been to cold (located on the Kapiti Coast). Cheers, Tom