Scientists discovered in the vicinity of Yekaterinburg frogs-mutants

Among the captured on the banks of Iset river and ponds forest Park Kalinowski breakdown by University scientists found unusually colored male lake frogs. As reported by Ural Federal University, the skin of the animal's back was a blue color with a blue stripe in the middle, although the norm of this amphibian is green in color. The other frog had an extra front right limb. Nakhodka belongs to herpetologists in the Department of biodiversity and Bioecology Institute of natural Sciences and mathematics (Anim) Urfu.

"When we caught the animals with graduate student Andrey Gurvich, do you notice anything unusual. After, in the laboratory, have discovered that this male there is a fifth limb," explained Professor of the Department of biodiversity and Bioecology Anim Vladimir Vershinin.

According to the Professor, similar anomalies and changes in the genetic structure of populations and developmental disorders of animals due to pollution of the environment.

"From the moment of fertilization the whole period of development of lake frogs occurs in the environment, where embryos and then larvae exposed to natural Geochemistry and pollutants (Contaminants)", — said Vladimir Vershinin.

Marsh frog is the largest amphibian of Eurasia North of the Himalayas, in the middle Urals appeared relatively recently, since the 60-ies of XX century. The cause of this has been accidental contact with individuals in natural ponds of fish farms, medical and biological institutions using frogs in its activities.

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