When they spotted the frog with the mushroom attached amid a congregation of Rao’s Intermediate Golden-backed frogs, they decided to leave it undisturbed beyond a brief photoshoot.

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.

A tiny frog baffled scientists by growing a mushroom on its side. The frog seemed to be living its life unaware of its companion. Whether the frog continued to live with the mushroom on its side ...

Mycologists said the mushroom could be from the genus Mycena. (Image credit: Lohit Y T) In a bizarre, never-before-seen case, a live frog was found in India with a mushroom growing from its skin ...

Upon first seeing the report of the frog with a mushroom attached to its flank, Alyssa Wetterau Kaganer, a postdoctoral associate in the department of public and ecosystem health at the ...

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 something odd about one of the amphibians ...

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 ...

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.