Tadpoles Living in Onsen (IMAGE)

Hiroshima University

Tadpoles Living in Onsen

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Tadpoles of the Japanese stream tree frog can live in water the highest ever-recorded temperatures for any amphibian tadpole, 46.1oC (115oF), in the natural hot springs on Kuchinoshima, a Japanese island. The research from Hiroshima University directly connects the physical ability to adapt to environmental conditions and the ability to disperse over a wide geographic range.

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Image by Shohei Komaki.

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