Frogs

Female green and golden bell frogs in Australia will eat their male counterparts when the males' mating call displeases them.

Researchers in Australia spotted a magnificent tree frog with blue skin — the result of a rare genetic mutation called axanthism, which suppresses yellow pigments that usually tint the frogs green.

First ever documented evidence of a fungus, suspected to be a Mycena species, growing on the body of a seemingly healthy frog.

Gravid frog found in 100 million-year-old deposits in China is oldest fossil of its kind ever discovered.

Researchers found a new species of fanged frog when they noticed clutches of eggs laid on leaves and mossy boulders unusually far above water.

Female European common frogs will play dead to avoid mating during their "explosive" breeding, where several males attempt to mount one female at the same time.

The funny-looking puffed up frog is only found on the forested slopes of the southern Cape fold mountains in South Africa and spends most of its time underground.

Scientists in Brazil may have observed the first example of an amphibian pollinating a flowering plant.

A previously unknown frog species was discovered in Ecuador and named after fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien.

Glassfrogs can render themselves nearly invisible while they sleep with a unique trick; they pack nearly 90% of their red blood into one of their organs.