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.

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 ...

But in the case of this unusual frog-fungus pair, the animal and the mushroom both appeared to be alive and well. “The frog was not collected, so no prognosis is possible,” the authors wrote.

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.

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 ...

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.

Fungal infections in frogs are very common, however, and if the mushroom were to “grow extensively on the skin or burrow within the animal’s body, the animal may develop signs of a fungal ...

Fate of the mushroom frog. Upon first seeing the report of the frog with a mushroom attached to its flank, Alyssa Wetterau Kaganer, ... Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing. watch · 0:59.

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 — the animal had a tiny mushroom ...

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 ...