Melanophryniscus stelzneri

[Hooky87]

Hi i am looking for some infomation on these stunning toads also what is the chance of obtaining cb animals in the UK cheers

Matt

 

[Kurt]

My question is whats the chance of getting them period, never mind CB? I have not seen these toads in years.

 

[tony]

I had them once not seen any for a long time.

 

[benw]

There is at least one member of caudata from the uk who keeps these, i wont name directly, but he does breed and donate N. kaiseri, if that helps.

Ben

 

[ajc]

There was an importation into the UK in 2004 but none since then AFAIK. I no longer keep them and I suspect all the originals are probably dead.

 

[John]

Many thanks to Seth Doty for this care article on the Bumble Bee Walking Toad, Melanophryniscus stelzneri:

Bumble Bee Walking Toad - Melanophryniscus stelzneri - Care and Breeding - FrogForum

 

[Greatwtehunter]

I broke down and got a group of 15. This years imports seem to look like a mixed bag of juveniles and adults, mostly juvies so I suspect it will be sometime before CB start showing up regularly.

 

[juan_manuel]

I have a wild group Melanophryniscus montevidensis 3.3 from two years ago.
They are very easy to care dislike humidity, eat a lot during the morning should be well ventilated. Withstand temperatures from 0 to 35 º C. Drown in 5cm of water ...
Once I got a spawning but the tadpoles were killed by mistake.
A few photos that I keep:

This species lives in areas of dunes near of the ocean. [Site data removed by John - we don't allow the posting of actual collection locations]