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Keeping [[dendrobatid]] frogs in captivity began in the |
Keeping [[dendrobatid]] frogs in captivity began in the 1970's. |
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The first documented successful captive propagation of dendrobatids in the USA is an account by David Grow that describes breeding success for [[Dendrobates |
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In the USA, Chuck Powell was the first person to keep these frogs in captivity. |
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auratus]] at the Sedgwick County zoo in Wichita, Kansas. (Grow, D. 1977. Reproduction of Dendrobates auratus at the SCZ. Kansas Herpetological Society Newsletter 1977: 9-12) |
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By the 1980's frogs had leaked out to hobbyists from zoos and scientific institutions forming the nucleus of the present hobby. |
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Domestic frogkeepers were also active in [[Europe]] at this time. |
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In the UK, the British Dendrobatid Group (BDG) was set up in the late 1980's by Bob Davies and others. Despite its name, the BDG was an international group of people all of whom are concerned with one common subject: the conservation and captive breeding of a small group of South American frogs belonging to the Dendrobates, Phyllobates, Colostethus and related genera such as Mantella spp. |
In the UK, the British Dendrobatid Group (BDG) was set up in the late 1980's by Bob Davies and others. Despite its name, the BDG was an international group of people all of whom are concerned with one common subject: the conservation and captive breeding of a small group of South American frogs belonging to the Dendrobates, Phyllobates, Colostethus and related genera such as Mantella spp. |
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Revision as of 09:01, 23 February 2006
Keeping dendrobatid frogs in captivity began in the 1970's.
The first documented successful captive propagation of dendrobatids in the USA is an account by David Grow that describes breeding success for [[Dendrobates auratus]] at the Sedgwick County zoo in Wichita, Kansas. (Grow, D. 1977. Reproduction of Dendrobates auratus at the SCZ. Kansas Herpetological Society Newsletter 1977: 9-12)
By the 1980's frogs had leaked out to hobbyists from zoos and scientific institutions forming the nucleus of the present hobby.
Domestic frogkeepers were also active in Europe at this time.
In the UK, the British Dendrobatid Group (BDG) was set up in the late 1980's by Bob Davies and others. Despite its name, the BDG was an international group of people all of whom are concerned with one common subject: the conservation and captive breeding of a small group of South American frogs belonging to the Dendrobates, Phyllobates, Colostethus and related genera such as Mantella spp.