Above, the real deal; below, the clay models used to test predators' reactions to local and foreign frog markings. Sometimes, you have to make a thousand frogs from modelling clay to make your point.

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 ...

Discover how the dyeing poison frog uses vibrant patterns for both warning and camouflage in research highlighting distance-dependent coloration. It's not hard to imagine how these little frogs become ...

Natural selection has played a role in the development of the many skins patterns of the tiny Ranitomeya imitator poison dart frog. Natural selection has played a role in the development of the many ...

Frogs’ vertebral stripe evolves hundreds of times, based on their terrestrial habitat Add as a preferred source on Google Abu Dhabi: A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has discovered new ...

The study points to the possibility of iris patterns functioning as signals for social interactions among frogs, like eye colour in birds and fish. Building on the positive correlation between plain ...