A golden-backed frog was discovered with a tiny mushroom growing out of its flank, leaving scientists to question what might be the cause for the unique fungal growth.

Mushrooms don’t typically grow on living flesh. That’s why scientists were so astonished to find a mushroom growing out of the side of a frog similar to the one seen in the image at the top of ...

Whether the frog continued to live with the mushroom on its side will remain a mystery. The scientists didn't capture the small specimen, which carried on with its life.

Mushroom sprouting from live frog in India leaves scientists stunned. ... There are also however, some that can cause infections under certain circumstances, ...

The amphibian, a Rao's intermediate golden-backed frog, was spotted during a survey of amphibians in the foothills of the Western Ghats in India.

Scientists have been left concerned after making the surprise discovery of a frog with a small mushroom sprouting from its leg. The amphibian was discovered in the foothills of India’s Western ...

The mushroom-carrying frog was found near a roadside pond in Karnataka, a state, about 1,900km from New Delhi. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On a nature walk with friends, an Indian scientist uncovered something astounding — a frog that seemed to have a mushroom growing out of its back. In an interview with the New York Times, Lohit ...

“But one of the possibilities is that there is a small piece of woody debris under the skin of the frog after it got lodged in the skin and it has sprouted a mushroom from it.” Chytrid disease ...

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When observing a hoard of golden-backed frogs at a roadside pond in Karnataka, India, a group of naturalists noticed something odd about one of the amphibians ...