News

Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree ... blue-and-yellow flanks. This technique, called startle coloration, may give a bird or snake pause, offering a precious instant for the frog to spring ...
Red-eyed tree frogs ... feet and bright blue-and-yellow flanks. This technique, called startle coloration, may give a bird or snake pause, offering a precious instant for the frog to spring ...
An amphibian has lived up to its name, swapping out its usual green coloring for bright blue, in the first-ever record of a magnificent tree frog with this appearance. It's stunned scientists ...
This red-eyed tree frog must be hopping mad hauling his mate ... They also display their blue-and-yellow striped sides and thighs and orange/red feet to confuse the predator further.
Also known as the smiley tree frog or simply the Australian green tree frog, there are many reasons to love them. ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S more popular exports happens to be a frog. Our green tree frog ...
As Kermit the Frog observed, it’s not easy being green. That also goes for frogs that are blue, yellow, orange, and brown, which face threats from habitat loss, climate change, and deadly ...
from vibrant poison dart frogs to cartoon-looking red-eyed tree frogs. And another one just joined the ranks: the polka-dot tree frog, Hypsiboas punctatus. Though the species appears banal in ...
Related: Paradoxical frog: The giant tadpole that turns into a little frog Magnificent tree frogs are usually green with white spots on their backs, according to AWC. They grow to around 4 inches ...
which is a common colour for tree frogs and is thought to camouflage them. “I knew as soon as I saw it that it was rare,” says Barker. “It’s not often that you get to see a blue frog.” ...
DNA analysis revealed the frog as a new species of the Ranitomeya genus. The team promptly named it Ranitomeya aetherea, after its dominant trait—long, sky-blue lines along the length of its body.
Scientists in Western Australia have found a tree frog which is bright blue, rather than the usual green, due to a rare genetic mutation. The blue magnificent tree frog was spotted in the Charnley ...