Quote Originally Posted by IvoryReptiles View Post
Okay, I keep hearing folks talking about albinism and how what we are calling albino in our frogs is not True Albinism. So I went researching and found this much :


Quote source: Buzzle.com

I also found some useful info on this page : What Causes Albinism in Animals?
And this page as well: What Is an Albino Frog?
In conclusion, any frog that is yellow/pink/peach in it's coloring and possesses red/pink eyes is a True Albino.
The Phantom Frogs supplied by Samurai in Japan are actually a combination of :
Axanthic : lack of yellow pigmentation
Anytheristic : lack of red pigmentation

And then there is this:
Amelanistic: lack of black & brown pigmentation

Now, I have noticed that in our tadpoles & froglets, we have what we have been calling "Albino" because of the yellow/pink/peach coloring and lack of dark pigments are actually two types of frogs in the end........some have normal eye pigments while others have the red/pink eye coloring associated with albinism.

After a discussion with some Science Folks involved in Biology & Herpetology that are acquaintances of ours, we have come to the conclusion that the frogs with regular pigmented eyes are actually Amelanistic, while the frogs with the red/pink eyes are True Albinos.

I am now on a mission to get photographs of the differences so that I can in the future distinguish between the two and when selling them, will be accurate in labeling them correctly.

Just thought I would share this information with everyone..........discussion is welcome!
Very nice info. I believe I understand the differences in the these types. So Albino Pacs with the yellow/peach color are also Partial true albino. This is ver interesting.