Marbled Reed Frog

Marbled Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmorata)

The Marbled Reed Frog comes in various shadings and markings.They are African in origin. Although they can often have a marbled appearance, it is often common for this frog to be spotted and even striped.

Males have a round bulge in the centre of their throats. On the frogs' undersides they are whitish yellow. They have red thighs, palms and soles.

The marbled reed frog is normally found around ponds and lakes in the damp and humid vegetation. In captivity they live in an arboreal vivarium setup and can live happily there is large groups.

If you are keeping a pet marbled reed frog in a vivarium, the bottom of the vivarium should be supplied with a large area of water with tall aquatic plants. The section that is dedicated to the land area could have peat covered with moss. On this land section, live plants should be placed such as Scindapsus.

As the frogs do enjoy a climb around, make sure that you arrange a small network of branches. Keep the vivarium humid through the use of a mist spray. Daytime temperatures should be maintained at between 22 - 28 degrees centigrade, with a slight drop in temperature at night to no less than 18 degrees centigrade.These little frogs are very sensitive to unclean surroundings,so please take care of them and keep vivarium setups clean and hygenic to ensure the good health of your frog.

They are also agile so catch them only when necessary and hold them securely in your enclosed hands.

It is important that Reed frogs are quarantined before introducing them into an existing collection.

A similar breed of frog is the Clown Reed Frog, Afrixalus dorsalis.

During the day the marbled reed frog will sit on leaves high up in the corner of the vivarium, usually with legs and arms pulled tightly in. When you mist spray in the evening they will quickly become alert and active. They will climb around using their sticky toe- and finger-pads.

They will eat crickets and love flies. You could dust these with calcium and vitamin supplement.

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