The findings are consistent with the results of
the time to metamorphosis observed in the present study
(Fig. 1A) since the tadpoles in the corresponding treatment groups
metamorphosed at an early age. Further, exposure to pollutants
have been reported to increase the overall abnormality frequency
among anurans (Egea-Serrano et al., 2012) which could be due to
the teratogenic action of various pollutants.