All reptile orders are shipped in a styro-foam lined cardboard box used specifically for shipping amphibians. We pack your amphibians in the safest, most efficient way possible. SOMEONE MUST BE PRESENT TO SIGN FOR THE PACKAGE or our Live arrival guarantee is VOID. Please email us at to let us know what day works for you. You may request an alternate shipping day. Reptile orders placed after 2pm, get shipped the following day.Įx: If you place your order at 5pm Monday, we will ship tuesday, and you will receive Wed. Reptile orders placed before 2pm usually get shipped the same day. We also offer HOLD FOR PICKUP at your closest FedEx center, so you can pick the package up after work/school. If you live in a smaller town, or in a rural area it may arrive between 12-4pm. Shipping your new Purple Red Eye Tree Frog: These beauties are limited and will be available in about two weeks from Jan 4th 2014Īll our reptiles come with a Live Arrival Guarantee. Same maintenance as a normal Red Eye Tree Frog. A tropical vivarium with a bowl they can soak water in at night is a must. These are bred here, and are a super cool mutation that we have been working on. We have some awesome captive bred Purple Red Eye Tree Frogs for sale now available. Of great interest to scientists and the medical research world, at least four of these caerins contain anti-bacterial properties and have been used in medical trails to combat infections, regulate heartrate function and even fight cancer.Purple Red Eye Tree Frogs - Agalychnis callidryas Surviving on a diet of small insects and moths, the skin glands of the red-eyed green tree frog contain a variety of peptides or small proteins called caerins. ![]() The Litoria chloris is valued for the antibacterial properties of its skin. ![]() Light brown tadpoles tend to stay at the bottom of water bodies until they reach metamorphosis and develop into a frog after around 41 days. Mating takes place in shallow pools of water, with the female frog known to lay up to five clutches of up to 500 eggs per breeding season. Image credit: shutterstockīreeding happens after heavy rain during summer and spring time, and this is when the male frog really warms up its vocal cords and sings to a potential mate, using a series of long “aaaa-rks” ending with a chirp. Males communicate with a long series of moaning sounds followed by a soft trill, often in a deafening chorus. Males communicate from deep within the vegetation near ponds, dams, or streams with a long series of moaning sounds followed by a soft trill, often in a deafening chorus. Although it might be hard to steal a glimpse of the red-eyed green tree frog, the amphibian makes itself known thanks to its distinct call. ![]() Within Australia, the red-eyed tree frog is found from as high as Mackay in Queensland, and down along the coastal areas towards Gosford in NSW.Ī nocturnal species, these bright green amphibians spend much of their time high in the tree foliage and are seen less often than their close relative, the green tree frog, Litoria caerulea. These frogs have also been recorded in areas of flooded grasslands, and in re-growth areas. The red-eyed tree frog makes its home within tropical lowland and montane forest with continual forest cover and access to water in the form of rivers or ponds a must for their continual reproductive success. The litoria chloris is characterised by a bright red-orange iris with a black horizontal pupil. The litoria chloris is characterised by the distinct deep purple to brown of its thighs and bright red-orange iris that has a black horizontal pupil. Most of the red-eyed tree frog’s limbs are yellow, with only the upper forearms and tibia the same vibrant green as the frog’s body. ![]() Reaching up to 6.5cm long, this tree frog is considered a large amphibian, with a bright green back and yellow belly. But this amphibian’s spectacularly coloured orangey-red eyes are not its only drawcard, with the frog also valued for the antibacterial properties of its skin. The red-eyed green tree frog ( Litoria chloris) is one of the most recognised and universally-loved frogs, regularly gracing the cover of nature magazines, and covering souvenir merchandise. There’s no missing this striking amphibian, with its big bulging eyes that have an alien-like quality. 5 years in the wild, and up to 16 years in captivity
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