Q. You once wrote that blue pigment is not known to exist in any terrestrial or freshwater animals with backbones. I found a blue bullfrog in a marsh in Virginia. It was mostly blue with some gray ...

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 ...

In a remote part of Australia, researchers recently stumbled upon an unusual, blue-skinned tree frog. This individual is a rare genetic mutant of the magnificent tree frog, a large amphibian that’s ...

The American green tree frog is a staple of summer nights in the U.S. South, where its groaning call echoes through countless swamps, forests, fields, and backyards. Yet even for many people who share ...

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 these amazing amphibians. There are currently around 7,600 known species ...

Cuban tree frogs are large frogs that originated in Key West and are typically found in Florida. They have gradually spread to Georgia, particularly in the Savannah, Brunswick and St. Simons areas.

Wait … is that frog blue? That's what many might question after seeing a rare blue-green bullfrog spotted last weekend in Rhode Island by the Ragosta family, the ...

A good question! Frogs are amphibians. This means they can’t regulate their own body temperatures and start life as water-dwelling creatures. As they mature, they grow legs and lungs to live on land.

Green tree frogs are some of the most commonly seen tree frogs in the world. Two primary species share the specific name “green tree frog”: the American species and the Australian species. Australian ...

Scientists at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia found an odd-colored frog due to a rare mutation. A photo shows the “once-in-a-lifetime” sight. Photo from J. Barker and the Australian Wildlife ...

In the dim twilight hours, many frogs may be capable of emitting a faint green or orange glow. A survey of hundreds of frogs in South America shows that far more frogs are biofluorescent than ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Have you ever seen a blue frog? The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) tells 12 News a rare blue-green frog was spotted last week in the Ocean State.