Scoliosis due to vitamin B deficiency, tadpole

Scoliosis due to vitamin B deficiency, tadpole

Photograph of a Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis tadpole with scoliosis. This tadpole and its cohorts developed scoliosis as a result of vitamin B deficiency. Subsequent clutches were normal when supplemented with vitamin B complex.

Courtesy of the National Aquarium.