Two tree frogs share an intimate moment. The eye-popping yellow of the male only emerges in mating season. Martin J. Whiting When seeking out potential mates, frogs, like humans, will often alter ...

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A newfound frog species undergoes a "striking" change from a black, yellow-spotted youngster to a peach-colored, blue-eyed adult, scientists say. Oreophryne ezra was discovered in 2004 in a tiny, ...

Seventy frogs whose habitats range from South America to Africa to Illinois have taken up temporary residence at Chicago's Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. They're part of the traveling exhibit “Frogs: ...

Some ocean animals have a clever form of camouflage—they’re transparent. But being see-through is far less common on land. “And there’s a few reasons why that may be.” Jim Barnett is a postdoctoral ...

As everyone knows, things can get confusing when you’re piled in a huge orgy with various other members of your species. So scientists think male frogs change colors mid-sex-spree — from ...

The latest onslaught on winter weather is hardly the most appropriate time to talk about frogs, unless you’re the education/wildlife specialist for a Soil and Water Conservation District. As I’m ...

A team of researchers has discovered new insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads -- collectively known as anurans. Animal color patterns can help them camouflage with their ...