From the BBC:
New species of Papua New Guinea frog changes colour
By Jody Bourton
Earth News reporter
A new species of frog undergoes a remarkable transformation as it grows into an adult, report scientists.
Shiny black juvenile frogs with yellow spots dramatically change into peach coloured adults with bright blue eyes.
Scientists discovered the unique frog in a remote part of Papua New Guinea.
The bright pattern of the young frog could act as a warning colouration to predators, they say, but it is a mystery why the adult then loses this colour.
The scientists from Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, US report their findings in the journal Copeia.
The obviously unusual biology of this frog made its discovery especially exciting
Dr Fred Kraus
Bishop Museum, Hawaii, USAmphibian species come in a range of colours and patterns, from the brightly patterned poison dart frogs to the plainer greens of the common toad.
After metamorphosising from a tadpole, some frogs change in colour as they get older.
However, it is unknown for juveniles and adults of a species to have strikingly different colour and pattern schemes.
The research team came across the new species of frog Oreophryne ezra while on a expedition to find new species on Sudest Island, Louisiade Archipelago, off the south-eastern tip of New Guinea.
Of the new species they found, the frog particularly caught their attention.
Remarkable new ‘Colour changing’ frog discovered on New Guinea island: here. And here.
Scientists have revealed how frogs perform the architectural feat of building floating foam nests: here.
Singapore amphibians: here.
Amphibians and reptiles in Britain: here.
What turns a tadpole into a killer? Here.
Toad evolution: here.
Asia’s biggest logging company accused of bribery, violence in Papua New Guinea: here.
“8 Mile”: images from a Papua New Guinea shanty town: here.
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