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Has anyone seen this variation before?

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#1 ·
My auratus froglets are coming out with a pretty unique pattern, almost like a Microspot, except with only two black spots, one directly in front of the other. Has anyone seen froglets like this before, or are these PGBs an entirely new pattern?

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#2 ·
I wouldn't say they are a new pattern.

Many auratus locals can greatly change in appearance as the age, I think they will gain more black as they get older. This of course is speculation, and if they do retain these characteristics they are not a new form of auratus rather their phenotype is just expressed differently.

Justin
 
#3 ·
I bet it will change. I've had auratus come out similar to that, and the black, bronze, green, turquoise, etc. usually changes as the frog ages.
Technically, every frog is a "new pattern" because each frog has slightly different patterns (different DNA). Even if this frog did have an unusual pattern and kept it as it aged, it wouldn't be a new type of auratus.
Bryan