Scientists in Australia have discovered a tree frog with bright blue skin instead of the usual green color, new pictures show. The blue pigmentation is due to a rare genetic mutation, experts say.

Scientists on a routine wildlife survey in Australia were stunned by the “once-in-a-lifetime” sight of an abnormally colored creature. Its “spectacular” coloring was caused by a rare genetic mutation.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Jack Ragosta was “over the moon,” his mother said, after finding the glistening blue frog and researching the unusual find. It ain’t easy being blue, either. A Rhode Island family made the remarkable ...

A new rarely-found amphibian has been discovered in the western Amazon dazzles with its mesmerising bright-blue body and unusual copper highlights on its limbs that makes it even more appealing and ...

Large and in charge, green tree frogs are here to keep us guessing – whether it’s their colouring, or their cuisine. They might look cute to us, but green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) are a total ...

Throughout South America, frogs of the Ranitomeya genus typically occupy very particular habitats. It has been over a decade since a new species within this genus was discovered, making this a ...