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Monday, August 20, 2007
Gold mutant frogs
These mutant frogs with gold skin and red eyes were reportedly found by school children in Shimanto, Japan. They're now on display at the Shimanto River Gakuyukan science center. Some people believe the frogs are a sign of good luck. From a Pink Tentacle post about the story:
Link to Pink Tentacle, Link to original news at Asahi (Thanks, Lindsay Tiemeyer!)According to a center spokesperson who says the golden specimens are highly unusual, the 2.4-centimeter (almost 1-inch) amphibians appear to be black-spotted pond frogs (Pelophylax nigromaculata, a.k.a. Rana nigromaculata) whose skin turned gold because of an albino mutation that prevents the formation of pigment cells.
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