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.

This type of mushroom primarily thrives on decaying organic matter like plants and rotting wood, which is why experts were baffled about why one was seemingly growing on a living frog.

Maybe frog and fungi are friends. By Jude Coleman Over the summer, Lohit Y.T., a river and wetlands specialist at World Wildlife Fund-India, set off with his friends in the drizzly foothills of ...

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 ...

A healthy frog has been spotted with a mushroom growing out its side, the first time such a growth on live animal tissue has been seen. Not surprisingly, it stunned scientists (and had us ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Fate of the mushroom frog. ... “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 ... Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing.

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 ...