who say the unusual colouring is probably due to a genetic mutation causing it to lose certain skin pigments. As its name suggests, the magnificent tree frog (Litoria splendida) is already a ...

But frogs may yet hold clues to killing pain. At least one frog does deploy an opioid: the waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), whose skin is laced with the peptide dermorphin. Although the ...

The Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) has made its way to Jamaica, bringing with it significant ecological and ...

Of all vertebrates, gray foam-nest tree frogs exhibit the most extreme form ... while females in the pools absorb water through their skin. When she’s hydrated enough, a female heads for an ...

Poison? What poison? Some bacteria may treat the powerful toxins bathing poison dart frog skin like a buffet. The alkaloid chemicals that poison dart frogs wield on their skin increase the variety ...

and Ranwella's horned tree frog (Polypedates ranwellai). P. ranwellai belongs to a genus of frog known to have deadly tetrodotoxin in its skin secretions - although to date the Ranwella's horned tree ...

They are also distinguishable by a row of skin flaps along their arms and legs, which resembles a serrated knife. Green-eyed tree frogs are abundant in the rugged wet tropics of northeast ...

Sylvia’s Tree Frog, Cruziohyla sylviae ... The scientist at the University combined the unique characteristics of the Central American frog with skin peptide profiling and a genetic assessment. And ...

While poking around the garden the other day I found an adorable visitor. A small frog called a gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) resting among the brightly colored flowers. This amazing little ...