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An Albino Specimen of the Common Frog

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ON February 22, Mr. L. Gentry, of Blacksmith Hill, Sanderstead, Surrey, found an albino specimen of the common frog (Rana temporaria) in his garden. He presented the frog to this Museum, and it is now living in the Aquarium.

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WILLIAMS, G. An Albino Specimen of the Common Frog. Nature 183, 1408 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831408a0

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