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 ...

University of Newcastle researchers have documented one of the clearest examples of iridescence ever recorded in an amphibian ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to ...

Kissing a frog may not conjure a prince, but mucus from one colorful Indian variety could one day lead to new ways to fight off the flu, the Verge reports. A study published in the journal Immunity ...

In eastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest, poisonous "pumpkin toadlets" use their vivid colors to warn off predators. But these tiny frogs also broadcast a secret visual signal: They glow bright blue under ...

Poison frogs living just a few miles apart along a Colombian river sound nothing alike, and the reason goes far beyond body ...

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 ...