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A new species of frog undergoes a remarkable transformation as it grows into an adult, report scientists.
Shiny black juvenile frogs with yellow spots dramatically change into peach coloured adults with bright blue eyes.
Scientists discovered the unique frog in a remote part of south-eastern Papua New Guinea.
The bright pattern of the young frog could act as a warning to predators, they say, but it is a mystery why the adult then loses this colour.
The scientists from Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, US, report their findings in the journal Copeia.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8483000/8483739.stm
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