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Whats the difference between an albino w/ black eyes and leucistic axolotl?
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Want the science bit? Albinos cannot produce melanin - the brown/black pigment - so they are pink or gold in colour, including their eyes.
Leucisitics can produce pigment, but they can't distribute it through their body - the pigment cells do not migrate during development. That means they usually only have some dark or yellow markings on their face and spine - they are pink with black eyes, and sometimes black or grey freckles on their face, in their gills or down their back.