Triprion petastatus, Yucatan casque headed tree frogs
An unusual tree frog with a sculpted, casque-like head and a love of sheltered sleeping spots.
A little mystery comes as standard! All livestock are sold unsexed unless stated otherwise. Confirmed males and females typically come with a higher price tag—knowing who’s who has its perks!
Collection in person preferred, or arrange a specialist animal courier. Collection details are below and shown at checkout.
15 in stock
Description
An unusual tree frog with a sculpted, casque-like head and a love of sheltered sleeping spots.
Your mini jungle
Build upwards with secure branches, broad leaves and shaded resting places. Provide clean, dechlorinated water in an accessible dish and let leaf surfaces dry between mistings. Add upright cork tubes or suitable tree-hole-style retreats, with a moist sheltered area inside each.
Minimum vivarium
60 × 45 × 60 cm (width × depth × height). A compatible adult pair. Larger groups need more space and careful monitoring.
Bigger is typically better for your mini jungle. These are minimum enclosure dimensions, not a target to squeeze in extra frogs. Allow for the space taken by drainage, substrate and planting, and increase the enclosure size if usable space is reduced.
Temperature and humidity
- Daytime target: 24–27°C. Around 21–24°C at night.
- Relative humidity: 60–80% with humid retreats. Brief rises after misting are normal; provide airflow and avoid keeping the whole enclosure constantly soaked.
Check conditions where the frogs actually sit, with a thermometer and hygrometer. Use a thermostat for any heating and keep the enclosure out of direct sun.
Food and egg feeding
Feed suitably sized live insects, with appropriate amphibian calcium and vitamin supplementation.
Obligate egg-feeding tadpoles? No. Tadpoles do not depend on unfertilised eggs supplied by their mother; use a suitable species-specific rearing diet.
About these frogs
The Yucatan casque headed tree frog is an unusual looking frog, the top of the head of all Triprion species are heavily modified with bony ridges and projections, in this species a bony ridge around the front of the snout and the top of the head make for a protective shield with frogs utilising spikey bromeliads to refuge in, once backed down the bromeliad urn the head then forms a protective door sealing in the moisture!
UK captive bred Yucatan casque headed tree frogs, around 3 months out of water and looking fantastic. Perfect miniatures of their parents.
photos of actual frogs from the group.
A little mystery comes as standard! All livestock are sold unsexed unless stated otherwise. Confirmed males and females typically come with a higher price tag—knowing who’s who has its perks!
Collection and transport
We much prefer collection in person: meet us, see your frogs and talk through their care. If you cannot collect, you must arrange and pay for a specialist live-animal courier with the authorisation required for the journey to collect from our site. Please agree the collection date with us before booking. We do not post frogs: Royal Mail does not accept them, and ordinary parcel delivery is not available.
Cancellation and refunds
If you cancel an accepted frog order outside any statutory cancellation right, we may deduct only reasonable, evidenced costs directly caused by the cancellation that we cannot recover or avoid. Any deduction will be the lower of those costs, 20% of the price paid for the cancelled frogs, or £100 per order. It is not an automatic fee. We will take reasonable steps to reduce our loss, account for resale and other recoveries, and explain any proposed deduction before refunding. Contact us promptly with your order number if you need to cancel. Your statutory rights are unaffected. No charge under this policy applies when you exercise a statutory right to cancel, or where we cancel or fail to fulfil the order. This policy applies to new orders placed from 3 October 2026; it does not add charges to earlier orders.
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