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AJfr0ggy
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Posted: 08 Aug 2003 at 10:26pm |
Hello, Along with the large ammount of young toads ive found ( I think they have had quite a succesful year around my area), i found one which did look unusual. It has grey-black skin, which is sort of transloucent. Underneith it is pale, and i can almost see the organs inside it. THe most unususl think about it is that its eyes are compley black, there is not the distingtive bronzy eyes like a normal toad. It doesnt appear to have any of the brownd pigment in it skin, so im wondering wether it could be classed as an albino. I will try and get a picture but it could be weeks or even months Thanks AJfr0ggy Edited by AJfr0ggy |
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sounds interesting, there is a picture on Page 94 of the recently published Amphibians and Reptiles a natural history of the British Herpetofauna (soft back issue) showing an albino common toad, though it's black and white the eye looks like it is pink as would be normal for an albino animal, perhaps yours is melanistic?
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I was thinking it may be melatistic, but i think it is completly lacking they pigment which causes brown, which sort of means it would be an albino. Would melanistic have grey transloucent skin? AJfr0ggy |
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Hi, albino would strictly mean lacking any pigment at all, the picture I referred to shows a white animal with pink eyes. I'm not sure of the term for lacking brown pigment, maybe someone else knows?
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wow, i'd love to find an albino if it were anerythristic, would that be on the ressesive or somminant allele? thanks Ajfr0ggy |
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Im gutted, the little thing has escaped! I did however take some photos of some wild ones in my garden, i think these are from this year, wuite big allready!
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Last week I found this strange male, obviously with the same mutation as the last one: It is now with a female, and i hope it successfully breeds in my nearby lake where i found it. AJfr0ggy |
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