Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Amphibian identification?

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Hi everyone,

I hope someone who has the most recent Jersey guidebook could help me with the identification of the white toad/frog beside the blue dart frog on the bottom of page 13!?? Looks very interesting but don't have a clue what it is!

Thanks
 
I can't say I've looked in the guidebook anytime recently!

Does the picture look like one of these? The patternation is very variable, there may be lots, may be none...

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YES THATS IT! Beautiful species, what are they and do you have many? Thanks :)
 
Hiya Al,

I'm very happy to hear that you love this species as much as I do!
The pictured species is Nectophrynoides viviparus, the Morogoro Tree Toad.

These wonderful little bufonids are livebearing as the name suggests and have internal fertilisation, fascinating and adorable all at once!

Here in Jersey we have the only (known) captive group of this species worldwide and we also have the world first for breeding them :)

Cheers!
Lotte***
 
Hi Lotte,

Thanks for that! Thats really interesting, I love learning about new species and when I saw the picture I was in love lol!:) Do you have a large population? Thanks for the info and congratulations with the breeding!
 
C'mon Lotte - don't just leave it there!

Status? Distribution? Threats? etc

:p

Hix
 
There's about as much information as you can find here!
IUCN Red List (version 2009.1) - Nectophrynoides viviparus

They were a confiscation from customs in the UK, so not part of any larger project but they do fit our islands and highlands agenda as a montane species endemic to a small region of Tanzania.

We have 17 individuals currently, working on replicating the initial success is proving troublesome! That or longwinded!
 
JerseyLotte said:
We have 17 individuals currently, working on replicating the initial success is proving troublesome! That or longwinded!
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I hope it's not another case like the Omani Cave Fish at Chester which bred in 1992, and never again.
 
bongorob said:
I hope it's not another case like the Omani Cave Fish at Chester which bred in 1992, and never again.
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Certainly nothing like that ;)

We've only had them for 3 years and it's important to remember that working out the initial husbandry of a species that no one else is keeping or has ever kept is challenge enough let alone recreating breeding cues :cool:

They're in amplexus constantly through their "wet season", plenty of calling, females seeming to ovulate, but we all know there's so much more to it than just that! :D
 
Thanks Lotte! And good luck with them. They are quite a striking species!

:p

Hix
 
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