Available
Amphibians

(updated 30-07-10)




The following species are currently available. Online orders accepted but as many are in short supply and we require delivery details or if you are collecting, if interested please phone or email us to reserve and we will direct you to a temporary page for you to place the order. Please read our terms and conditions before placing an order. Amphibians are available for delivery in the UK only or can be collected from our retail premises near Bewdley, Worcestershire (approximately 6.5 miles from the West Midlands Safari Park).
Please contact info@dartfrog.co.uk or phone +44 (0)1299 832463 for further details.

 

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Special Offers

Species (Vernacular) & Description
Scientific Name Price Guide (Each)

Cameroon Forest Treefrog
Adults/sub-adults 40 - 55mm
These are endemic to the moist sub-tropical/tropical lowland forests of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria. These have voracious appetites. The cat-like eyes are striking!

Leptopelis brevirostris
(4 left)

£19.99

Red spotted newt
Adults 75 - 80mm +
Attractive Eastern USA species requiring a cool woodland-style vivarium. Feeding mainly on small crickets, leswer wax worms and choped earthworm.

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Notophthalmus viridescens
(5 left)
£7.50
Lined fire salamander
UK-produced c/b 2010 juveniles 40mm+
Popular and easy-to-keep morph suited the cool viavrium. Loves slugs, worms, waxmoth larvae and soft-bodied grubs.

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Salamandra salamandra terrestris
(4 left)
£9.99



Anurans (frogs & toads)


Poison Frog

Species (Vernacular) & Description
Scientific Name Price Guide (Each)

Three-striped poison frog
c/f adults 50 - 55mm from Surinam with CITES paper
Huge (in dart frog terms!), bold species with conspicuous orange/red bands. Excellent subject for the community vivarium. Taking anything up to 3rd instar crickets.

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Ameergea trivittata
'Red'
(1 sexed pair available)

£180.00/ pair

El Copé - Peña Blanca poison dart frog
c/b 2009, sub-adults 30mm
Gorgeous, easy to keep species and one of the bolder auratus morphs. The contrast in colours is stunning. Captive bred in the Hetherlands.

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Dendrobates auratus 'El Copé'
(4
reserved)

SOLD

Bumblebee poison dart frog
c/b 2009 large juveniles 20mm +
Great starter species. Easy to keep and breed under suitable conditions. Bold, greedy and males have a loud call. We have a number of healthy captive bred specimens available, unfortunately these are too young to sex currently.

Dendrobates leucomelas
(1 adult male left)

SOLD

Blue poison dart frog
Dartfrog produced c/b 2010 grown-on juveniles
Probably the most popular of the poison dart frogs, this stunning species grows to a good size (around 35 - 40mm) and is relatively easy to care for.

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Dendrobates tinctorius azureus
(
2 left)


Large juveniles:
£70.00

Dyeing poison dart frog
c/b 2009, 20 - 25mm large juveniles
Impressive large morph with prodigious appetite (for smaller insects). Grows to around 35 - 40mm.

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Dendrobates tinctorius 'Brasil'
(2 left)

£50.00

Dyeing poison dart frog
c/b 2009 sub-adults/adults 30mm+
Another gorgeous large morph from the Mont La Fumeé region of Central French Guiana. Rarely available in captivity. The picture is of one of the adults from which these frogs were produced.

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Dendrobates tinctorius 'La Fumeé'
(3 left)

£70.00

Dyeing poison dart frog
c/b 2009 sub-adults/adults 25 - 30mm
Stunning large morph which again is not often available. Predominantly yellow especially in adults. Otherwise easy to maintain and very bold.

Dendrobates tinctorius 'Regina'
(6 available)

£65.00

Strawberry poison dart frog
c/b 2009 adults 20mm
This attractive red morph with slate grey/bluish legs is from the northeast coast of Panama. Best kept in pairs as can be somewhat aggressive.

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Oophaga pumilio
'Almirante'
(2, 2 available
)

£200.00 /pair

Strawberry poison dart frog
c/b 2009 adults 20mm
Fantastic bold species with numerous colour and geographic morphs. This morph occurs on the mainland (Panama) and is medium-sized type which is extremely bold. We have a number of captive bred near adults/adults feeding mainly on springtails, fruit flies and hatchling crickets.

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Oophaga pumilio
'
'Guaramo'
(1,1
available)

£200.00 /pair

Colombian poison dart frog
c/b 2008, 25mm large juveniles
One of the larger dart frogs with an appetite to match. Although initially a yellow-orange colour, adults become a vivid orange with age. Easy to keep in captivity as they can devour larger food items such as 2/3rd instar crickets, waxmoths, freshly sloughed mealworms, house spiders etc.

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Phyllobates terribilis 'orange'
(2 available)

SOLD

Colombian poison dart frog
c/b 2009 20mm+
One of the larger dart frogs with an appetite to match. Adults are a stunning bright yellow colour. Quite easy to keep in captivity as they can devour larger food items such as 2/3rd instar crickets, waxmoths, freshly sloughed mealworms, house spiders etc.
Pictures of: - [yellow adult] [yellow juvenile]

Phyllobates terriblis 'yellow' (3 available)

SOLD

Banded poison dart frog
c/b 2010 UK-produced, 15mm juveniles
Easy species with a melodius call. Excellent for the beginner, relatively shy but bolder with age.

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Phyllobates vittatus
(2 available)

£80.00 /2

Imitator poison dart frog
Dartfrog-produced c/b 2010 Juveniles 12mm
Bold, inquistive species with an amazing reproductive sequence. Once established relatively easy to breed and males have a lovely trill-like call. This stunning frogs has an orange head and bands of orange traversing the dorsum. Quite bold and relatively easy to breed once established.

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Ranitomeya imitator 'Jeberos'
(3
reserved - more available soon)

£70.00

Lowland Pasco poison dart frog red
c/b 2009 sub-adults 20mm
Discovered in 2006 this unsually large lamasi morph can attain nealy 24mm. It has a typical yellow lowland lamasi pattern but reveals plae yellow or white flash marks on the back of the thigh and upper arms. Quite bold for lamasi.

Ranitomeya lamasi 'Contanama giant'
(2 left)

£140.00 /2

Vanzolini's poison dart frog
c/b 2009 & Dartfrog-produced 2009, near adults 15mm+
Superb thumbnail species. Bold, active, relatively easy to breed once established and will feed on fruit flies (large & small), hatchling crickets, aphids and springtails. Lovely trill-like call.

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Ranitomeya vanzolinii
(3 left
)

£80.00

Amazonian poison dart frog
Dartfrog-produced c/b 2009 juveniles 10mm
Super little species ideal as the starter 'thumbnail'. Taking both Drosophila hydei & melanogaster as well as the usual diet of springtails, aphids and other tiny invertebrates. This morph of ventrimaculata is one of the largest morphs attaining as much as 18mm. Excellent in small groups.

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Ranitomeya ventrimaculata
'Borja Ridge'
(more available soon)

SOLD

 


     
Other Frogs & Toads & Caecilians
Species (Vernacular) & Description
Scientific Name Price Guide (Each)

European yellow bellied toad
UK-produced c/b 09 sub-adults 25mm
This species is proving pretty difficult to obtain these days and this is first time we have been able to offer them this year. There are limited quantities available although we may be able to obtain more if required. Superb hardy species for the temperate semi-aquatic set-up.

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Bombina variegata variegata
(2 left)

SOLD

European green toad
  c/b 2010 juveniles 15 - 20mm
Gorgeously patterned toad. Very plump with a voracious appetite. These are the true European form. The juveniles are of Italian origin.

Bufo viridis viridis
(
5 left)

SOLD

Chilean giant helmeted frog
c/b 2009 large juveniles 50mm
An extremely large species occurring in and around slow moving/lentic waters of Chile and possibly Argentina. Females can attain 32cm in length with males around 10 - 12 cm smaller. Care is very similar to Pyxiecephalus species although wetter habitat is preferred. Rarely available.

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Calyptocephallela gayi (formerly known as Caudiverbera caudiverbera
(4 left
)

£35.00

Fantasy horned frog
c/b 2009 large juveniles 35 - 40mm
Apple-green with reddish spots and blotches and all with prodigious appetites. Taking 3rd/4th instar crickets, waxworm, chopped earthworm and hoppers,

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Ceratophrys cornuta x ornata "Japanese apple"
(7 left
)

£50.00
Clown tree frog
c/b 09 sub-adults approximately 25 - 35mm
Stunning South American species that can attain 55 - 60mm. Feeding on 2nd instar crickets, waxmoths and curly-wing flies. Requires a tall humid arboreal vivarium.

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Dendropsophus leucophyllata
(3 left)

£40.00 or £110.00 /3
European green tree frog
UK-produced c/b 2010 juveniles 15mm
A hardy tree frog that makes a great vivarium or greenhouse subject.
Males possess a loud raucous call. Feeding on fruit flies and small crickets.

Hyla arborea arborea
(6 available)

£12.99
American green tree frog
Adults 40mm
Easy species for the vivarium or greenhouse set up. Prefers a tall vivarium with a few leafy foliage plants.

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Hyla cinerea
(6 available)

£10.00
Grey tree frog
Adults 35mm
Easy USA-native species for the vivarium or greenhouse set up. Prefers a tall vivarium with a few leafy foliage plants. These are 4 long term captives that have recently been offered to us and are in excellent health.

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Hyla versicolor
(4 available)

£11.99
Savigny's green tree frog
UK-produced c/b 09 adults 35 - 40mm
Prefers slightly higher temperatures than the European green tree frog (Hyla arborea) but otherwise care is identical. Males possess a loud raucous call. Feeding on fruit flies and small crickets.

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Hyla savignyi
(2 left)

£25.00 or £45.00 /2

Big-eyed tree frog
Sub-adults/Adults 45 - 60mm
Quality, plump specimens hailing from the Eastern Arc Mountains and Rungwe, Tanzania where is is relatively adaptable to human activity by occupying crop fields as well as its constantly reducing forest habitat. Voracious appetites and easy to keep.

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Leptopelis vermiculatus
(6 left)

£25.00

Golden Mantella
UK-produced c/b 09 sub-adults 13 - 15mm
Stunning Madagascan species which is a fantastic, bold addition to any amphibian collection. Prefers cooler temperatures than most dart frogs ideally in the 65 - 72°F range. We have a small number of froglets that are just turning orange and are taking springtails, pinhead crickets and melanogaster fruit flies.
Please note we cannot sex these specimens at the moment.

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Mantella aurantiaca
(6 left)

£35.00

Madagascan or Harlequin Mantella
c/b 2009 sub-adults 20 - 22mm &
c/b 2009 medium juveniles 13 - 15mm
Highly sought-after species from the central highlands of Madagascar. Although quite widely distributed it is only locally common and large tracts of its habitat have disappeared due to logging & tavy. We are able to offer geuine captive bred specimens - smaller ones (c. 4 - 6 months) from a European breeder and large types (9 months +) from Canada. The latter are showing full coloration, the former are still largely brown but colours are beginning to develop. Prefers temperatures in the 65 - 73 F range which can drop to low to mid 60's at night..

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Mantella madagascariensis
(6 juveniles & 4 sub-adults left)

Large juveniles: £50.00

Sub-adults:
£75.00

Bumblebee Toad
c/f sub-adults 18 - 24mm
Stunning little toad hailing from Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil & Paraguay these make superb subjects for the small vivarium. The dorsal coloration is black and is peppered with small yellow and blotches spots. Females are larger than males. Only a small number available.

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Melanophryniscus stelzneri
(8 left)
£40.00 or £70.00 /2
Tiger-legged waxy-monkey tree frog
c/b 2009 sub-adults/adults 30 - 35mm
One of the smaller Phyllomedusa. Requires a tall, warm, humid terrarium and feeds on most small invertebrates. Nocturnal.
Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis
(6 left)

£35.00

Moroccan green toad
UK-produced c/b 08 sub-adults 25mm
Fantastic little species hailing from localised areas of Morocco, Algeria and the western Sahara. One of the few Bufonid toads that is relatively easy to breed in captivity. Read this excellent article for further information.

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Pseudepidalea (Bufo) brongersmai
(2 available)

£45.00 /pair

Madagascan burrowing frog
Sub-adult/adults 40mm
A fossorial species requiring a temperate, humid vivarium with loose neutral soil (a 50:50 mixture of eco-earth and fine grade orchid bark). Feeds mainly on small insects and nocturnal so use moon-lights or similar to view them. One of the larger Scaphiophrynes capable of attaining 50mm+. Hails from central eastern Madagascar occurring in the highlands and thus does not enjoy higher temperatures of the more frequently seen S. marmorata.

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Scaphiophryne madagascariensis
(5 left)

£30.00

Madagascan burrowing frog
Sub-adult/adults 30 - 35mm
A fossorial species requiring a temperate, humid vivarium with loose neutral soil (a 50:50 mixture of eco-earth and fine grade orchid bark). Feeds mainly on small insects and nocturnal so use moon-lights or similar to view them. A smaller species that enjoys a warm, moist vivarium. Feeding avidly on 2nd/3rd instar crickets, waxworm and the like.

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Scaphiophryne marmorata
(4 left)

£27.50

Amazon milking frog
c/b 09 medium juveniles 25mm+
Beautiful large Souther American arboreal species. Feeding on 2nd instar crickets, curly-winged flies and lesser waxmoths.

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Trachycephalus resinifictrix
(6 left)

£19.99

 

 

     
Caudata (newts & salamanders) & Caecilians (Gymnophiona)
Species (Vernacular) & Description (size is snout - tail tip)
Scientific Name Price Guide
Long-toed salamander
Raised from larvae 2008 10cm +
We are pleased to offer this rarely available West coast USA species. This is an import of a successful captive breeding in Europe. Adults possess a bronze dorsal band on a darker background. More slender than the species below.

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Ambystoma macrodactylum macrodactylum
(4 available)

£45.00

Marbled salamander
c/b 2009 large juveniles 6 - 8cm
This species has becoming increasingly difficult to obtain but we have managed to get a small import from Germany. Predominantly subterranean they require cool, woodland style vivarium with plenty of hiding places. These can be sexed.

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Ambystoma opacum
(2 left)

£50.00 /pair

Eastern Tiger salamander
Sub-adults 12 - 14cm
Great salamander for the starter. Bags of personality with a huge appetite to match. Requires a relatively large, cool woodland vivarium with a good size water area.
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Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum
(2 available)

£40.00 /2

Black climbing salamander
Dartfrog-produced c/b 2009 sub-adults 80 - 100mm
Fantastic arboreal species which inhabit moist cool forests of northern California and southern Orgeon on the west coast of the USA. Relatively easy to keep. One of the few salamanders to bite when threatened. Rarely available in the UK these are sub-adults produced by our adult group last year (also captive bred).

Aneides flavipunctatus
(3
available)

£250.00 /trio

California slender salamander
c/b 2009 large juveniles 60 - 70mm
Worm-like salamander endemic to california where it is locally very common. Rarely seem on this side of the pond. Prefers a cool, humid woodland-style vivarium with lots of small invertebrates for food and pieces of bark in between which it can hide and lay eggs.

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Batrachoseps attenuatus
(10 left)

£20.00 or £17.50 taking 2 or more

Blue-tailed fire-bellied Newt
c/b 2009 sub-adults/adults 50 - 70mm
Rarely available species from China. Highly aquatic, males develop a lovely blue sheen. Care requirements similar to Cynops pyrrhogaster. These have been captive bred in Holland.
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Cynops cyanurus
(6 left)

£22.50 or
£40.00 /pair
Japanese fire-bellied newt
Adults 100 - 120mm
Although previously imported in huge numbers prior to the 1990's these highly aquatic, cool water newts are rarely available these days. We have some superb specimens in tip top condition feeding on almost anything that is small enough to swallow.

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Cynops pyrrhogaster 'Sasayame'
(6 left)

£15.00 or £25.00/pair
or £35.00 /trio

Tokyo Hynobiid salamander
c/b 2009 juveniles 40mm
Uncommon species from the Greater Tokyo region of Japan. Attractive mottled blue/grey coloration and requires a cool sub-aquatic set up (water not too deep). Voracious appetite and easy to keep. rarely available in the UK.

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Hynobius tokyoensis
(6 left)

£30.00

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Laos fire-bellied newt
LTC adult sexed pair 180 - 220mm
Absolutely stunning newts. Monster species formerly classed as Paramesotrition. For experienced keepers only it requires a crystal clear aquatic set-up (biological filtration and regular water changes essential) and a steady supply of aquatic foods and lobworms. We have recently acquired a group from a keeper who gave up his collection so have decided to offload a single pair from our own group to accommodate the new acquisitions.
Laotriton laoensis
(1 sexed pair available)
£325.00/ pair
Alpine newt
Dartfrog produced c/b 2008 adults 70 - 85mm
We have had a clear-out of one of our outdoor vivaria and found a number of sub-adult/adult specimens of this beautiful, hardy species.

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Mesotriton alpestris alpestris
(1, 1 available)
£25.00/ pair
Italian Alpine newt
Dartfrog-produced c/b 2010 juveniles 40mm+
Beautiful, hardy species these are probably the most conspicuously-coloured of the alpine newt complex. Taking small crickets, lesser waxworm, bloodworm and small chopped worms.
Mesotriton alpestris apuanus
(sold -more available soon)
£7.50
Spanish-ribbed newt
Dartfrog-produced c/b 2009 large juveniles 75 - 100mm
One of the largest European newts attaining 25cm +. These are yearlings and taking large earthworms, waxworm, bloodworm and the like. Fully aquatic.
Pleurodeles waltl
(4 left)
£15.00
Algarve fire salamander
UK-produced c/b 09 grown-on juveniles 45 - 55mm
Rarely available morph from extreme south Portugal; these are F1 juveniles already well grown on and taking small crickets, chopped earthworm and small slugs. Adults develop a lovely white stippling on the flanks and the parotid glands have a red tinge.
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Salamandra salamandra crespoi
(4 left)
£30.00

Portuguese fire salamander
UK-produced c/b 09 juveniles 60mm+
Large, sturdy morph from Portugal with characteristic fine patterning on dorsum. These are recently metamoprhosed juvniles that have overwintered from alst year and thus have come out at a fairly decent size.

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Salamandra salamandra gallaica
(4 left)
£24.99
Italian crested newt
c/b 2009 grown-on juveniles 60mm
Grows into a large species, easy to keep & very aggressive feeder. These specimens were captive-bred in Austria
Triturus carnifex
(6 available)
£25.00 or £45.00 /2

 

Reptiles (click here)

Singles & Reduced to Clear
In order to make space for new arrivals we have the following species
available at reduced prices.

Available to Order
The following species are on offer from our wholesalers but are not
stocked by us. We can normally acquire these in 2 - 4 days. Sometimes
they may be sold out by the time we request them and prices
are a guide only. Please enquire. (updated 23-07-10)
Wild-caught unless otherwise denoted

Species (Vernacular) & Description
Scientific Name Price
African clown tree frog 2cm+ Afrixalus fornasini £15.99
Red-eyed tree frog 7cm+ Agalychnis callidryas £45.00
Spotted salamanders 12cm Ambystoma maculatum £25.00
Marbled salamanders 4 - 5cm c/b 2009 Ambystoma opacum £30.00
Eastern tiger salamander 10 - 15cm Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum £29.99
Oriental fire-bellied toad 2 - 3cm Bombina orientalis £9.95
Southern Toad 6 - 8cm Bufo terrestris £14.99
Albino Horned Frog 2cm c/b 2010 Ceratophrys cranwelli £29.99
Green Horned Frog 2cm c/b 2010 Ceratophrys cranwelli £24.99
Argentine Horned Frog 2cm c/b 2010 Ceratophrys ornata £27.99
Fantasy Horned Frog 2cm c/b 2010 Ceratophrys cranwelli x ornata £34.99
Chinese fire bellied newt 5 - 6cm Cynops orientalis £9.50
Dyeing Poison Arrow Frog 2 - 3cm c/b 2010 Dendrobates tinctorius Patricia £54.99
Blue Poison Arrow Frog 2cm c/b 2010 Dendrobates tinctorius azureus £90.00
Asian Toad 5 - 7cm Duttaphrynus melanostictus £10.95
False tomato frog c/b 2010 2cm Dyscophis guineti £25.00
Phantasmal Poison Arrow Frog 1cm c/b 2010 Epipedobates anthonyi £35.00
American Green Tree frog 2 - 3cm Hyla cinerea £9.50
American Grey Tree frog 2cm Hyla versicolor £12.50
Golden sedge frog 1.5 - 2cm Hyperolius puncticulatus £12.99
Spotted tiger legged running frog 4 - 6cm Kassina maculata £14.95
Asian narrow-mouth chubby frogs 5 - 8cm Kaloula pulchra £14.95
Whites Tree Frog 1 - 2cm c/b 2010 Litoria caerulea £15.00
Budgetts Frog 2 - 3cm c/b 2010 Lepidobatrachus laevis £35.00
Pygmy marbled frog 2cm + Microhyla pulchra £19.99
Cuban Tree frog 5cm + Osteopilus septentrionalis £12.50
Surinam Toad 6 - 10cm Pipa pipa £89.99
Golfodulcean Poison Arrow Frog 2cm c/b 2010 Phyllobates vittatus £44.99
Cane Toad 10 -12cm Rhinella (Bufo) marinus £24.99

Please email us in event of a query or question on any species we sell. If you are after a particular species we will also try our best to source captive bred specimens for you.
Please refer to our
terms and conditions before ordering any amphibian.