Hello from the Japanese countryside! I'm new to the forum, this is my first post. I'm hoping someone here can help. My 4th grade daughter and future herpetologist found a white tadpole swimming with many brown ones in a rice paddy near our house (while she was snake hunting ). It is completely white with "normal" black eyes. Is it leucistic? Could pollutants have caused this? It is healthy and thriving and will hopefully morph soon. My daughter is planning on doing her "summer research" for school on this white tadpole, but we can't find any information about white tadpoles anywhere. (Kids in Japan have only one month of summer vacation and must do a research study of their choosing.) Can someone on this forum help us?