Pristimantis mutabilis
Pristimantis mutabilis, also known as the mutable rainfrog or "punk rock" rainfrog, is a species of frog found in the Ecuadoran Andes in the Pichincha and Imbabura Provinces. "Pristimantis mutabilis" is the first known amphibian species that is able to change skin texture from tuberculate to almost smooth in a few minutes, an extreme example of phenotypic plasticity. The specific epithet "mutabilis" (changeable) refers to this ability. The physiological mechanism behind the skin texture change remains unknown.
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frog
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Ecuador
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Andes
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Pichincha
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Imbabura Province
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phenotypic plasticity
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Pristimantis mutabilis
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