Strange colored Oriental Fire Bellied Toad

[bugmankeith]

Have you ever seen one like this before? (toad in the middle)

I was at a reptile show and they had hundreds of oriental firebelly toads, most were bright green and some dark brown. Then I saw this one toad that stood out from the rest, it was brick red and lime green, it had almost no black spots on it's body at all. It's belly was the same as the rest of the toads. I was going to buy it but I had no money for a new tank for it.

I tried googling and looking all over and I have never found another toad that looked like this one, it was one of a kind as far as I know. Has anyone found another like this?

Picture of the frog, it was a photo I scanned so quality isnt the best but you can still see the big difference.

This is the best color I could find to match it.

 

[bugmankeith]

Could it possibly be a new color morph available, but it just isn't available often yet? I was reading that they have new strains of firebelly toad in Europe, this was from someone who lives in Europe. I dont know if that's true, but if it is this may be related to stock from there this guy said, he said he's seen this pattern before.

Can anyone enlighten me on this?

 

[Beardo]

I've seen them like that before......its not super common, but its not one of a kind.

 

[bugmankeith]

Ok, so what type of color morph/variation would you call it, like if I wanted to google it because I have been unable to find any pictures of another like it online.

What causes it to be almost spotless? That's like a leopard being born without spots, it's abnormal.

 

[Beardo]

WHo knows....it could be a locality variation or just a genetic abberation (patternless morph)....nobody pays them much attention because Fire Belly Toads aren't exactly "investment" level critters lol.

 

[bugmankeith]

Oh, I was just asking to know the term for them, and because other anura keepers in other countries were asking to buy it off of me for breeding if I had it,which I dont; and where to find others like it because apparently they really liked the look of it. I'm talking Italy, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.