But not all genetic mutations are harmful. Apparently, some of these genetic mutations caused the local population of the Eastern tree frog, Hyla orientalis, to change its skin color from bright ...

Some tree frogs offer a different call when they are high in a branch, luxuriating in a deluge. “During a rain you may hear them calling,” Hildebrand said. “ ‘It’s rain.

Eastern tree frogs (Hyla orientalis) are normally bright green, but in 2016, a team of researchers working in Chernobyl came across several frogs with black skin.They later returned to examine the ...

The already-endangered Atelopus zeteki (Panamanian Golden Frog) is now facing extermination from the Bd fungus." />The already-endangered Atelopus zeteki (Panamanian Golden Frog) is now facing ...

The color of Chernobyl tree frogs. After detecting the first black frogs in 2016, we decided to study the role of melanin coloration in Chernobyl wildlife.

Now, new research has shown that for the Eastern tree frog (Hyla orientalis), the levels seem just fine, as chronic exposure to the environment hasn’t altered their lifespan, stress, or aging.

The Hyla orientalis tree frog has been widely described: its calls, which can be heard from miles away, and its life spent in trees and near waterholes have all been well documented.

A male Eastern tree frog (Hyla Orientalis) in our lab in Chernobyl, Ukraine. May 2019. Germán Orizaola. Additionally, we wanted to know if radiation affected the rate at which these frogs age.

Male Eastern St. Anthony’s frog (Hyla orientalis) at a location outside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (Ukraine), 2019. Germán Orizaola The colour of Chernobyl tree frogs ...