Quote Originally Posted by tgampper View Post
Hi Joh:

Thanks for keeping us informed of your progress with your tads. I am sure you have X. laevis. One important characteristic between X. laevis and X. muelleri are the length of the sensory tentacles. In laevis, the tentacles are about the width of the body while muelleri is twice the width. It looks like you are located in the southern fringe of muelleri range.

Well, that's good to know. Thank you for the information. I am located on the southern fringe of X. muelleri'sdistribution range, I believe that I live almost at the southernmost point of its distribution. I will post the rest of the pictures as soon as I have sufficient data. The tadpoles are now about 4 centimetres long, and are beginning to grow hind legs now. I don't know if this is common with the tadpoles of domesticated clawed frogs, but my tadpoles have a habit of floating along the bottom of the tank, and then blowing upon the food on the bottom. This pushes the food into the water, where the tadpoles easily suck the food into their mouths.