Deformed hind limb seen on adult female tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) during the 2009 breeding season in Southeastern Michigan. Despite the deformed hind limb, this female salamander seemed healthy and appeared full of eggs. Hopefully she produced plenty of offspring this year!

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NARCAM: Amphibian Deformities