Think this guy'll make it into the pet trade?

[jrod]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070604/ap_on_sc/suriname_new_species

 

[Pyro]

It is a species of Atelopus (can not recall which right now.) I know someone here who has a batch of them. Has had them for about a year now actually. Only problem is they are all one sex. And I believe there is a second colony in Canada and IIRC theirs are also all one sex (the same sex as the ones here unfortunatly.)

 

[rattler]

not many of that genus in the hobby now................there are a few in the hobby but not many.....as Pyro said for some reason its fairly common for all of the same sex to be imported

 

[Ant]

Are they asexula or do they think that females may loo different or dead?

 

[rattler]

females generally look the same as the males. i am guessing that for what ever reason its just easier to find the males out in the open and maybe the females are generally hiding in cover

 

[Jefforever]

That frog is awesome. I want one.

 

[nepenthes_ak]

you would have to pay like 5000 dollars for it dude... if you could even convince them to sell it to you!

 

[rattler]

nah, if imports hit our shores it would more than likely be between $250 and $350 per frog

 

[Pyro]

Females exist and are on the way from last report I had. Just might be a while as they have to be cleared for export and all that jazz. Then figuring out the breeding requirements... Then successfully rearing a clutch...

I figure 5 years before they really hit the market