Help to id 2 types of frogs please.

Thankyou for the point in the right direction. Once I had a species it was pretty simple to find out that it was a Hyla Chinensis.

More pics of them here.

Hyla chinensis - Google Image Search

When you were talking about that one species being rare and not really for sale in pet stores I was a little worried. But knowing how little I had paied for the frogs was sure that they must be common. They turn out to be a very common species North East of GuangZhou which is were i'm based. I have only been living in China for a few months.

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Vmpwraith

Cool deal! A local species makes much more sense than an uncommonly kept American species.

Hello, I bought a frog for my son two years ago that looks very similar if not almost perfect to the brown one that you have pictured, I am no amphibian expert by no means but the store that sold it to me called it a Golds tree frog, who knows they could have also been wrong. Hope that helps a little

Originally Posted by nicole

Hello, I bought a frog for my son two years ago that looks very similar if not almost perfect to the brown one that you have pictured, I am no amphibian expert by no means but the store that sold it to me called it a Golds tree frog, who knows they could have also been wrong. Hope that helps a little

That species is very similar in appearance, but not the same. It's actually the same frog I thought it resembled:

Originally Posted by furryscaly

The brown may be Polypedates sp, but that's just a quick observation since I know the genus is native to east Asia and looks similar to that frog.

I've seen these frogs in shows before. The scientific name is Polypedates leucomystax (formerly Rhacophorus leucomystax). Common names include Malaysian/ Malayan tree frog, bamboo tree frog, golden/ gold tree frog, four-lined tree frog, six-lined tree frog, etc. The term "gliding frog", "flying frog", "parachute frog", or "whipping frog" may be substituted for "tree frog" in the name. In the genus Rhacophorus the former three would actually be more correct than "tree frog" (true tree frogs are Hyla sp.). In the genus Polypedates the correct term is "whipping frog". The proper (though rarely used) common name is Javan whipping frog. If I'm not mistaen, the species may have been changed to Rhacophorus teraiensis recently though, which would technically also change the common name.

In short, your frog is not the same, but it is close, and it's called a Javan whipping frog

I'm glad you figured it out, they definitely do resemble pacific treefrogs!

lol, couldn't resist the opportunity huh I feel weird complimenting pictures I've already seen, but they're no less good now, so I'll say they're good shots anyway Pickle and...Ixtab, right? Pickle for sure...I think.

Whipping frog?
Where would they get a common name like that?

I wish I knew more about frogs! But welcome to HC!

Originally Posted by Merlin

Whipping frog?
Where would they get a common name like that?

I believe it comes from the habit of whipping up the fluids when egg laying to create a protective froth over the eggs. I can't confirm that with this exact genus, but it's a technique many arboreal frogs use to protect their eggs in trees rather than laying them in water. This keeps them out of reach of hungry fish. In many (if not all) species that do this the foam hardens to keep the eggs safe and moist inside. Foam-nesting frogs get their name from the same behavior, and many tree frogs do the same.

You are right again it is a Polypedates leucomystax Four lined tree frog. I asked around a few dealers here and one was able to show it to me in a book in Chinese at least the scientific names are the same.

Which brings me to a question about a good book in English which may help me in identifying amphibians. I've taken a quick look on amazon but would love any advice on a good one covering a large range of reptiles from multiple countries or at least Asian countries. (mostly because it takes so long for things to get delivered into china that if the book is no good it will take me a 5-6weeks to replace it. )