Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a forest of southern India, a pregnant creature maneuvered its way through the dry leaves. Visiting scientists noticed the ...

In the forests of northeastern Australia, a “slender” creature laid its eggs in the tree bark and went about its day. For years, the “cryptic” animal has gone largely unnoticed or, when captured, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Perched on a leaf in the cool night air, a creature stops to rest. The nine babies on her back stay balanced despite the slope. A ...

Scientists found a “cryptic” animal able to alter its coloring in a forest of Peru and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Hans Luiggi via Unsplash Perched in a forest of Peru, a ...

Scientists found a “cryptic” animal with a colorful tongue in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Yunnan Province. Phoenix Han via Unsplash Hidden in ...

Some of the world’s most spectacularly colorful animals are amphibians — especially frogs and salamanders. Many of these colorful animals are toxic or have developed some sort of chemical defense, and ...

Scientists found a scaly animal with “cryptic” coloring in mangroves of Myanmar and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative mangrove forest. Photo from cansa studio via ...

Scientists found a “cryptic” animal with gold eyes and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Kangaroo Island. Photo from Athithan Vignakaran via Unsplash On an ...

Scientists scuba diving at night in Palau found a “cryptic” sea creature with 17 arms and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Chen Irene via Unsplash Swimming through the shadowy waters ...

Eclipsed by the much-louder animals nearby, a “cryptic” creature sat quietly on a wet leaf in a mountain forest of Peru. Something about the “rubber” animal caught the attention of passing scientists.