Abnormal Frogs Less Common Than Feared (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Abnormal Frogs Less Common Than Feared

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A national survey of wildlife refuges found that the rate of physical abnormalities in frogs and toads was about 2 percent, although there were local "hotspots." The findings suggest that were these abnormalities occur, the causes are local. Pictured: A healthy bull frog.

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Bill Buchanan, USFWS

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