Michael Shrom

Journeyperson machinist / Herpetoculturist- Ephrata, Penna. U.S.
Interests: Dart frogs, Surinam toads, colubrid snakes, amphibians, waterlilies, and photography.
Member: Aquarium Club of Lancaster County (past president), American Dendrobatid Group, United European Dendrobate Research Society, American Federation of Herpetoculturists, Frognet, Anuran-Digest, and Ephrata Church of the Brethren.
Species bred: Pleurodeles waltl, Dendrobates auratus, Dendrobates tinctorius (cobalt), Dendrobates leucomelas, Dendrobates imitator (wo-hoo), Phyllobates vittatus, Epipidobates tricolor, Rana clamitans, Rana catesbeiana, Xenopus laevis, Elaphe guttata, and Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloe.
Breeding projects: Phylobates lugubris, Dendrobates tinctorius (powder blue), Dendrobates tinctorius (yellow back), Lampropeltis triangulum campelli, Heterodon nasicus, Pipa pipa, and Pipa parva.
Want to obtain; Pipa frogs other than P. pipa. Would be glad to import if possible. Information on keying Pipa frogs.

Pipa parva	P. parva	P. parva	P. parva
P. parva	Pipa pipa	Pipa pipa	My partner

Description of pictures Pipa parva is a tentative identification. The small frogs appear to be P. parva. Pictures 1-5 are a pair of P. parva or Small Surinam Toads breeding. They swim in a nuptial loop and the eggs are placed on the females back as they are layed. The male uses his back feet to help the female position the eggs. The eggs sink in and develop into tadpoles in the mothers back. In a few months they will hatch out and develop into frogs on there own. The last two frog pictures are Pipa pipa. They are much larger than P. parva but have a similar mating ritual. Fully developed frogs will hatch out of the females back. P. pipa are easily identified by the cross on their belly. The final picture is our Jack Russell Terrier. Jack is pictured observing a colony of Dendrobates auratus. He is a small muscular dog that is very active. In his leisure time he enjoys watching squirrels, frogs, or television.