Hyla Meridionalis

[kevin]

Hi folks,
Has anyone ever kept Hyla Meridionalis, the Stripeless Treefrog, or better yet, managed to breed them????
I can find very little useful information on the web, and would be grateful for any info, no matter how small....Cheers...Kevin.

 

[leonardo]

there is a friend of mine from genova that kept and bred them in the past...mail me at leloa@hotmail.com and I'll give you his email address!

 

[kevin]

Thanks Leonardo...Will do.

 

[kevin]

Leonardo......
Your friend in Genova, mailed me with lots of information regarding my Hyla Meridionalis, and I would just like to say a big thank you, it has helped me tremendously.
Thanks again.....Kevin.

 

[matthew]

And when they do breed, Kevin, please know I'm interested!
For anyone who hasn't experienced the charm of Hylids, cut and paste http://pdubois.free.fr/espece.php?MyEspece=HYLMER
These are almost as lovely as Hyla arborea, my all time favourite, in case I've not said so before!
Meridionalis seems more "streamlined", with a difference in stripe?

 

[kevin]

The 'stripe' terminates at around the shoulder area Matt.
A good description, together with those of dozens of other Hylidae species can be found on the AmphibiaWeb site
http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/aw/index.html
This is the only site that I could find any info. on Meridionalis worth reading.
I was, I admit totally ignorant regarding this species, but thanks to Leo's mate in Italy, I am a whole lot wiser.
Apparently, in some areas, they ignore natural ponds, and spawn in containers such as water butts...Anyhow....Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Cheers.........Kevin