Pet Amphibians

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 56. Chapters: African clawed frog, Green and Golden Bell Frog, Australian Green Tree Frog, Golden Poison Frog, Newt, Axolotl, Bullfrog, Strawberry Poison-dart Frog, Cuban tree frog, Common Coquí, African dwarf frog, Agalychnis callidryas, Oriental Fire-bellied Toad, Morelet's Treefrog, Green and Black Poison Dart Frog, California Newt, Dendrobates azureus, Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog, Leaf Green Tree Frog, Dainty Green Tree Frog, Growling Grass Frog, Argentine horned frog, Spotted Grass Frog, Brown Tree Frog, Whistling Tree Frog, Black-legged Dart Frog, White-lipped Tree Frog, Littlejohn's Tree Frog, Taricha, Golfodulcean Poison Frog, Magnificent Tree Frog, Litoria chloris, Striped Marsh Frog, Striped Rocket Frog, Tyler's Tree Frog, Cranwell's horned frog, Blue Mountains Tree Frog, Broad Palmed Frog, Fire Belly Newt, Peron's Tree Frog, Imitator Poison-dart Frog, Phyllomedusa sauvagii, Mountain Stream Tree Frog, Darwin's Frog, Sudell's Frog, Phyllobates aurotaenia, Bleating Tree Frog, African Bullfrog, Great Barred Frog, Neurergus, Frogs as pets, Golden Mantella, Rococo Toad, Amietophrynus regularis, Calyptocephalella gayi, Phantasmal poison frog, Tomato Frog, History of dendrobatid frogkeeping, Hyperolius argus, Limnodynastes ornatus, Rana Marsupial Andina, Dyscophus guineti, Brazilian Horned Frog, Gastrotheca peruana, Black-eared Mantella, Pacific Horned Frog, Lovely Poison Frog. Excerpt: The Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea), also named the Green Bell Frog, Green and Golden Swamp Frog and Green Frog, is a ground-dwelling tree frog native to eastern Australia. Despite its classification and climbing abilities, it does not live in trees and spends almost all of its time close to ground level. It can reach up to 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length, making it one of Australia's largest frogs. Coloured gold and green, the frogs are voracious eaters of insects but will also eat larger prey such as worms and mice. Unlike most frogs, they are active at day although this is mostly to tan in the sun. They tend to be less active in winter except in warmer or wetter periods, and breed in the warmer months. Males reach maturity after around nine months, while for the larger females, this does not occur until they are two years old. The frogs can engage in cannibalism, and males frequently attack and injure one another if they infringe on one another's space. Many populations, particularly in the Sydney region, inhabit areas of frequent disturbance, such as golf courses, disused industrial land, brick pits and landfill areas. Though once one of the most common frogs in south-east Australia, the Green and Golden Bell Frog has endured major declines in population, particularly in highland areas,leading to its current classification as globally vulnerable. Its numbers have continued to fall and are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, pollution, introduced species, and parasites and pathogens, including the chytrid (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). As most of the remaining populations live on private land, the logistics of the conservation effort can be complicated. Despite the situation in Australia, the frog remains abundant in New Zealand and several other Pacific Islands, where it has been introduced. The common name, "Green and Golden Bell Frog", was first adopted by Harold Cogger in his 1975 book Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia. Before this, i