Ghost!

[Marco Caccianiga]

Hi everybody!
Some updates.. This year my toads were particularly active... They laid eggs four times since may, the last eggs found yesterday! This year too Im full of tadpoles and toadlets...
But there is something new: one tadpole was almost completely white, you could see gills and everything inside. Now metamorphosis is almost over, and a sort of ghost toadlet is in my tank!
He's not actually a real albino, eyes are not red and there are some spots, although very pale: I think he's leucistic. Have you ever seen something like this?
Now I wait for the complete metamorphosis to see the color of the belly.
Here some pictures to share: the little guy during the development..

[blackberry16199]

Wow! That's really interesting its probably a new color morph.

[MantisMan]

cute! mine were more active this year as well

[Heatheranne]

He's awesome! Will you keep him or sell him?

[MantisMan]

He's awesome! Will you keep him or sell him?

imagine if it's a female! all the ghostie babies she'd produce...

[MatthewM1]

Male or female I doubt it would produce any probably just hets. You'd have to breed back one of its offspring to it to produce more

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[Marco Caccianiga]

I'll keep him (her?) for sure, but later I'll try to breed to his brothers/sisters. Leucism is recessive, but I think I'll have some chance to have more like him with some inbreeding.
By now, let him reach adulthood! I'll keep you updated!

[YourSoJelly]

That is seriously so cool...

[demon amphibians]

I'll keep him (her?) for sure, but later I'll try to breed to his brothers/sisters. Leucism is recessive, but I think I'll have some chance to have more like him with some inbreeding.
By now, let him reach adulthood! I'll keep you updated!

If you get more of them or decide to sell let me know, you will make a bundle off of me.

[Bombina Bob]

That is so cool! that could be a leusistic fire belly!

[Mentat]

Congrats on your luck, appears leucistic from pics and shows attractive too! It's parental pair could make another one, so would try breeding them again. Also, you can breed back to other sex parent in hopes it's one with leucistic genes; breed as you plan with sibling; and then breed back to it's F1. Do watch for bad genes showing up during inbreeding and add new gene pool as required. Good luck !

[Marco Caccianiga]

Update.. Ghost is growing. He lost tail, eats fruitflies and seems to do well. Here's a picture of him as a toadlet. He (she?)'s still white but he developed a very, very pale green on the back and head: it's the same pattern normal toadlet show when the start to turn green from the dark brown they are after metamorphosis, but he seems to lack completely the brown pigment.
Interesting.. and he's really cute!

[Jenste]

Wow! Lovely froglet. Congrats on a successful raising - hope you breed this little guy/gal in the future

[Mentat]

Same here; Ghost froglet colors are awesome !

[XDragonFrogX]

Hes pretty! What kind of froggy is he?

[XDragonFrogX]

I didnt read the whole thread lol, fire belly toad of course! Hes beautiful.. Any updates??

[Marco Caccianiga]

Hi everybody!

Here some updates: ghost is growing, and he's doing well! The color is still very strange and different from that of his brothers and sisters: he's very pale green above and almost white on legs and on the side; only black spots became darker.
I post some pictures (not very good, I'l try to do better with more light)