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    beyond colour
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    The rarity of the hypomelanistic frog comes from the age of the frog. My Tarapoto Imitators produce them some make it to adults but most dont live past the frog-let stage. As far as the price its like anything, its worth what someone wants to pay. Thanks for sharing the photo.

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    Its definitely not bleached out from the pool. I rescue critters from the pool on a daily basis but have never seen any bleached out. I keep my chlorine levels as low as safely possible anyway, just so I've got a better chance of rescuing the creatures that happen to get in their and "do their thing."

    I'll work on finding other insects in the yard for the little guy and only give mealworms as backup.

    I guess for the right price, I'd sell him...but I'm one of those people where fascination of rarity sometimes outweighs the potential financial gain so it would have to be worth it. Any ideas on what some have sold for in the past?

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    Gerards
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    I sent you another PM.

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    beyond colour
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    I said hypomelanistic because the eys looked pink. Leucism is a form of hypomelanism (a term referring to an absence or a reduction in melanin in the skin). Due to the lack of melanin production in both the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) and iris, albinos typically have red eyes due to the underlying blood vessels showing through. In contrast, most leucistic animals have normally coloured eyes. As Heather mentioned.

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