Photo: This is Leusistic, right?

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Yes, you appear to have a leucistic axolotl. Why do you think otherwise?
 
I kinda figured, but a lot of the time when you're looking at them you get a pink reflection off the back of the eye... So I wasn't too sure. I've got two and they're both only about 3 inches...so they don't have the largest eyes in the world. Good to know though!
 
This is just a reflection of the retina. If it was albino, it would not have any dark pigments (melanophores) at all. Definitely a leucistic - and a nice one if I dare say so.
 
A very pretty axolotl!
 
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