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Caleb Forum Coordinator Joined: 17 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 448  View other posts by Caleb |
Posted: 20 Apr 2004 At last, I've found the pictures I had of two albino toads from 1990. Apologies for the poor quality: 
These were caught on two separate occasions in Ramsey, Cambs., in March 1990. They were both adult males, one of which went on to spawn in captivity with a normally-marked female. I raised quite a few of the resulting tadpoles, but the metamorphs were pretty weak, and none survived past winter 1990. I kept the two males for a while after that- one died while in my captivity, and I passed the other one on to a friend when I went to university. He kept it for about another year before it died, I think. Both of these toads had red eyes (which are not apparent in the pictures), and had a definite yellow tinge to the skin. They were both very poor feeders, presumably due to bad eyesight. |
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AJfr0ggy Member Joined: 08 Aug 2003 No. of posts: 28 View other posts by AJfr0ggy |
Posted: 07 May 2004 Very nice, allthough it is a shame that they struggle to even survive in captiviy with their eyesight problem. Were any of the babies albino, or just carriers? AJfr0ggy |
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Caleb Forum Coordinator Joined: 17 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 448 View other posts by Caleb |
Posted: 09 May 2004 None of the young were albino- they will all have been heterozygous carriers of the albino gene. They didn't appear significantly different to 'normal' common toad juveniles. |
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will Senior Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 No. of posts: 330 View other posts by will |
Posted: 02 Sep 2009 I've just been sent this pic by Steve Pash, a naturalist based in the Middlesex area, of one of several albino toads using a small garden pond in NW London. Also seen in this pond was an albino smooth newt. Coincidence or...?  |
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Mark_b Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2008 No. of posts: 79 View other posts by Mark_b |
Posted: 02 Sep 2009 Wow thats stunning! A smooth newt as well, interesting... 
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Caleb Forum Coordinator Joined: 17 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 448 View other posts by Caleb |
Posted: 03 Sep 2009 Very nice picture. Presumably taken earlier in the year, as the nuptial pads are quite clear. As my pictures seem to have disappeared, here they are again (and apologies once more for the quality). 
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Baby Sue Senior Member Joined: 19 Feb 2008 No. of posts: 412  View other posts by Baby Sue |
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Uwe, they're ugly.  I wanted presents from lots of you. Snot fair that Ben Rigsby was the only one to send me Xmas & birthday presents. 
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Dave1812 Member Joined: 21 Sep 2008 No. of posts: 42  View other posts by Dave1812 |
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' Who originally said that? David Hind Wildlife Trust (Cumbria) - Member Solway AONB - Volunteer |
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frogworlduk Senior Member Joined: 19 Aug 2003 No. of posts: 72  View other posts by frogworlduk |
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 those are incredible. look slightly like the yellow toads in this months wildlife magazine. i though albino smooth newts are VERY rare or almost non existant aren't they? |
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Peter Senior Member Joined: 17 Jan 2008 No. of posts: 260 View other posts by Peter |
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Caleb, is it me or do the eyes of the animals in your pic look darker than Will`s animal?
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Caleb Forum Coordinator Joined: 17 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 448 View other posts by Caleb |
Posted: 26 Jan 2010 Yes, the eyes of 'my' toads were darker. They were clearly red, though the photos don't really show it. I don't think albino smooth newts are that rare (certainly not as rare as albino toads)- I've seen quite a few photos of them. Albino common frogs seem more common, though- there are photos in the media almost every spring. |
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