The creature in question is called the Trichobatrachus Robustus, who looks a lot like a frog but has hair on its body and legs. Where things really get interesting though is how the creature can ...

Scientists believe that when the frog is threatened, it extends bone claws out of its toe pads in a way that is reminescent of Wolverine. "At rest, the claws of T. robustus, found on the hind feet ...

A frog has stunned amphibian experts with its ability to grow claws that burst through its skin as weapons to defend itself from predators - just like X-Men's Wolverine. Trichobatrachus Robustus is a ...

If you've haven't already heard, there's another creature out there that may make your heart skip a beat. New Scientist reported in 2008 that the Trichobatrachus robustus frog “actively breaks its own ...

“Amphibian horror” isn’t a movie genre, but on this evidence perhaps it should be. Harvard biologists have described a bizarre, hairy frog with cat-like extendable claws. Trichobatrachus robustus ...

In June 2021, a picture supposedly showing a "hairy frog" turned up in our inbox (where you can send us tips and questions), along with a question about whether or not this photo shows a real-world ...

Those superhero claws that snick out of some tough guy’s hands when the fighting starts — they’re real all right. Just a little small. And on frogs. And maybe the strangest part is that these pop-out ...

Horror frogs are also known as hairy frogs due to the bizarre fleshy filaments the males develop during mating season.

"'Amphibian horror' isn't a movie genre, but on this evidence perhaps it should be," says the New Scientist. "Harvard biologists have described a bizarre, hairy frog with cat-like extendable claws.

What do you think of this frog? Kind of cute, you think? Perfectly harmless, you think? Not at all like the living embodiment of the Saw movies, you think? Well, you’re wrong. The “horror frog” more ...