G vanwaerebecki X G oblongonota

I was just talking about Gromphadorhina. There may be other Gromphasorhina species, but I strongly affirm that the only ones being currently kept in the hobby are G. portentosa.

 
I think varnon makes a great point. There are examples of different animals which are clearly different species that can, in fact, interbreed in captivity.

Take the lion + tiger = liger as another example. Same genus, quite obviously different species, yet hybridization is still possible.

 
Oh yes, ligers too! I forgot about them, I think they are also often fertile.

This debate just makes me want to go to Madagascar and flip logs for hissers (just for pictures). Would that be great to see them in the wild? Its so rare to find actual pictures or anything about them from the wild.

 
Sleepy Lemur said:
If we are talking species that can produce "hissing" sounds, there's also Elliptorhina laevigata, Elliptorhina Davidi, and Aeluropoda Insignis as well. If I'm not mistaken, according to bug guide, there are several more "hisser" species in different genus not in the hobby.
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Oh right, I don't know why I forgot about those. So, some of the Elliptorhina may be the same species (from each other and other genera), but people are at least suggesting, based on behavior in captivity, there are at least two species. And of course the flathorns are very likely a distinct species.

I rarely hear anything about Leozehntnera, and I've never seen any information on Ateloblatta. Any thoughts on those as being distinct genera?

 
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