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World’s first fluorescent frog discovered in Argentina

2017-03-17 19:35:43 GMT+8
Editor Sun Xiao
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A series of photos of a fluorescent frog was released by researchers Carlos Taboada and Julian Faivovich from the Argentina Museum of Natural Sciences in Buenos Aires on Thursday. /VCG Photo

The glowing frog is defined as one of the species of polka-dot tree frogs and lives in South America. According to Nature, a global leading weekly and international scientific journal, the frog displays a mixture of green, yellow and red under normal light, but gives off a blue and green glow under dim light. /VCG Photo

Researchers say that the frog uses fluorescent molecules to emit its glow, and it's the first case of natural fluorescence in amphibious tree frogs. /VCG Photo

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