A golden-backed frog was discovered with a tiny mushroom growing out of its flank, leaving scientists to question what might be the cause for the unique fungal growth. CNN values your feedback 1.

This type of mushroom primarily thrives on decaying organic matter like plants and rotting wood, which is why experts were baffled about why one was seemingly growing on a living frog.

The frog — identified as Rao's intermediate golden-backed frog (Hylarana intermedia) — was spotted sitting among 40 other individuals from the same species, perched on a twig with a white ...

Maybe frog and fungi are friends. By Jude Coleman Over the summer, Lohit Y.T., a river and wetlands specialist at World Wildlife Fund-India, set off with his friends in the drizzly foothills of ...