Apparently, some of these genetic mutations caused the local population of the Eastern tree frog, Hyla orientalis, to change its skin color from bright green to black (Figure 2). “Tree frogs ...

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 ...

Unlike traditional eastern tree frogs, which have bright green skin, the majority of the Chernobyl frogs instead have black skin. A 2022 study seems to highlight how the melanin in the skin of ...

"Tree frogs living within the Chernobyl ... In essence, as opposed to randomly mutating to turn black due to the radiation, the frogs may have instead evolved resistance to the radiation.

As the name suggests, black-eyed tree frogs have distinctive black eyes with a striking, contrasting white or yellowish rim ...

That year, close to the damaged nuclear reactor, we detected several Eastern tree frogs (Hyla orientalis) with an unusual black tint. The species normally has a bright green dorsal coloration ...

Instead, vampire tree frog tadpoles have a pair of hard black hooks sticking out from the undersides of their mouths—the first time such fangs have been seen in a frog tadpole. (See more frog ...

While the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute describes the White’s tree frog as “rather large,” it says the frogs range in size from 3 to 4.5 inches in length.

In 2016, the team on the new study found a few Eastern tree frogs in the Chernobyl exclusion zone that were black, rather than their usual bright green color. The researchers wondered if this was ...

Their warty skin often ranges from creamy white ... a Cuban tree frog, which can grow up to 6 inches. They do have natural predators: Several Florida snakes will eat them, like black racers ...