A toad with up to 5 legs was accidentally found near Attenborough nature reserve, England.

This mutant amphibian animal accidentally appeared on the path of Faye Sweeney, 27 years old, living in Chilwell, not far from the city of Nottingham, while she was walking her dog.

At first, Sweeney did not detect any unusual signs of the toad until she picked it up with the intention of helping it avoid danger if someone accidentally ran over it, then discovered that the small animal had an extra layer. extra leg.

Despite having an extra front leg, the strange toad can still walk normally.

Immediately after that, Sweeney brought the strange animal to the Notts Wildlife Trust wildlife center so scientists could study the cause of this animal’s strange mutation.

Erin McDail of the Notts Wildlife Trust said this is a very rare case in frogs and toads. ” This is definitely the first case I have witnessed ” – he said.

Mr. McDail observed the strange animal and tried to find out similar cases occurring in toads and frogs and found that this was not the first known case in the UK or in the world, but its cause was unknown. is not yet specifically known.

On March 20, a man in Jiangsu, China also caught two strange frogs at a market, one of which had 7 legs and the other had 5 legs.

Both of these animals are larger than normal and they can jump very quickly on the ground. A scientist in Jiangsu believes that their mutation is the result of genetic mutation due to water pollution.

” In some cases, they are attacked by parasites while in the tadpole stage, leading to deformation of a certain body part. But there are also other theories that water pollution is also the cause. The cause of the above mutation ” – Mr. McDail said.

In the case of the 5-limbed toad in England, scientists are more inclined to hypothesis number 1.