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I recently bought three fire bellied toads and have them set up in a ten gallon tank.
i noticed when i bought them that one had brown patches of skin on his back and eye lids. now he doesnt act sick in any way that im noticing, and he eats just fine. i was just wondering what this could be? i havent been able to find any info on the internet so far on this.

P.S. the waters brown from some eco earth falling in it by accident, there is a filter in the tank.
and i included some pictures of the set up!
 

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Looks like a unique pigmentation to me. That shade of brown is about right for a Bombina orientalis. Then again so is the green. I have never seen one that is both brown AND green before. Interesting find!

One note, these do change color. Often specimens that are light, bright green turn dark green and light brown ones can turn almost black. I am curious to see if this one keeps this odd coloration. This is a very interesting color variation for this species if so!

You should have a go at frogforum.net, John's frog and toad site. I know there are quite a few folks over there that would enjoy seeing these pictures, and perhaps offer better advice than I.
 
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thanks for your input. so far he hasnt changed his color in the two weeks ive had him, but im keep checking. all of them have been pretty brightly green with the smallest being a little darker but also having more warts than the others as well.
 
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Mine slowly darkened up over a period of weeks and then stayed that way. I have theories why they do this, but no grounds to make a factual statement on the behavior. My green pair is now so dark green in color it can be hard to distinguish the black patterning. My brown pair went from a light brown like the shade on your specimen to a very dark "chocolate" color.
 
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