While humans are generally content to do up their hair and don flattering clothing, amphibians on the make take a more radical approach: they change the color of their skin. The tree frog family ...

After years of failed attempts, a cohort of Oregon Zoo-reared northern leopard frogs has finally survived through the winter at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Washington. “We’ve ...

So scientists think male frogs change colors mid-sex-spree — from greenish-brown to vibrant yellow — to help their frog-bros focus on the ladies. Going yellow is their way of saying ...

Though a few other frogs are known to switch colors as they mature, "I don't think the difference in color pattern is as startling as what's seen in this species," said Fred Kraus, a vertebrate ...

How did they manage to do this? Researchers think it could come down to rapidly developing a different skin color. Eastern tree frogs (Hyla orientalis) are normally bright green, but in 2016 ...

The night vision of frogs and toads appears to be superior to that of all other animals. They have the ability to see colour even when it is so dark that humans are not able to see anything at all.

IT is certainly a common opinion in this part of the country that when frogs become of a bright yellow colour fine weather may be expected. The brightness of colour can scarcely be due to the ...

Mutant black frogs are spawning near the Chernobyl power plant 36 years after its catastrophic meltdown unleashed one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. Eastern tree frogs are meant to ...

Groundbreaking insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 11 / 221117184205.htm ...

Mating whirring tree frogs. The baseline color of whirring tree frogs is mostly brown, but during the breeding season, males undergo a dynamic color change and are able to change to a conspicuous ...

the frogs issue from the crevices of the trap-rock to spawn, when the ma'es (some of which are 18 inches in length from tip of toe to end of digit) assume a bright mustard-yellow colour ...