A tiny frog baffled scientists by growing a mushroom on its side.
Whether the frog continued to live with the mushroom on its side will remain a mystery.
Rao's intermediate golden-backed frog is a small frog that is endemic to India.
"When I first observed the frog with the mushroom, I was amazed and intrigued by the sight," Lohit told CNN.
"To the best of our knowledge, never has a mushroom sprouting from the flank of a live frog been documented," the authors said in their paper.
Persons:
Lohit, C Maliye, Matthew Smith, Smith, he'd, Alyssa Wetterau Kaganer, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Kaganer
Organizations:
Service, CNN, New York Times, University of Florida, Times, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory, Centre, Cellular
Locations:
India, Telangana