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Friday, April 11, 2008

White Frogs

Some xanthic frogs were found in a British garden. (News source.)

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Two Heads

A two-headed pit viper (species not given) was born at a wildlife center in Argentina. (News source.)

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Friday, November 2, 2007

Albino Softshell

An albino softshell turtle was found in Lake Poyang in east China's Jiangxi province. (News source.)

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Albino Lizard

An albino shingleback skink about 12cm long was found in Victoria, Australia. (News source.)

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Friday, October 12, 2007

Two-Headed Carpet Python

A juvenile two-headed carpet python has been unveiled at the World Aquarium (St. Louis), taking the place of the late two-headed rat snake, "We," that died at the age of eight years. (News source.)

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Friday, October 5, 2007

Two-Heads

A juvenile two-headed snake was caught by two young boys at the Devonian Fossil Gorge at Coralville Lake, in Iowa. Their mother plans to let them keep it a few days, then release it. (News source.)

The snake should be donated to a museum, as two-headed snakes aren't likely to survive long in the wild.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Transparent Frogs

Japanese researchers have developed a strain of Rana japonica with pale transparent skin, allowing the organs to be seen as the frogs develop from tadpoles. (News source.)

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Frog Malformations

The nutrients from farm runoff trigger a cascading series of events in the local ecology that increases frog deformities, according to a recent study. (News source.)

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