Image of the Day: Shifting Skin

A newly described species of frog (Pristimantus mutabilis) found in the Ecuadorian Andes can change its skin texture from spiky to smooth.

The Scientist Staff

Mar 27, 2015 | 1 min read

ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

(See “Phenotypic plasticity raises questions for taxonomically important traits: a remarkable new Andean rainfrog (Pristimantis) with the ability to changeskin texture,” Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2015.)

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