Scientists on a routine wildlife survey in Australia were stunned by the “once-in-a-lifetime” sight of an abnormally colored creature. Its “spectacular” coloring was caused by a rare genetic mutation.

Someone in northwestern Australia heard a “laughing” sound coming from the backyard. They recorded the sound and submitted it to a citizen science database. Scientists listened to this laugh-like ...

In a remote part of Australia, researchers recently stumbled upon an unusual, blue-skinned tree frog. This individual is a rare genetic mutant of the magnificent tree frog, a large amphibian that’s ...

Newly discovered evidence of Australia’s earliest species of tree frog challenges what we know about when Australian and South American frogs parted ways on the evolutionary tree. Previously, ...

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Spotted tree frogs are critically endangered in New South Wales. Jason Edwards via Getty Images Officials have released eighty critically endangered spotted tree frogs into Kosciuszko National Park in ...

Scientists at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia found an odd-colored frog due to a rare mutation. A photo shows the “once-in-a-lifetime” sight. Photo from J. Barker and the Australian Wildlife ...