Tadpole Pics!!

[Chris84]

I received my Frog tadpoles today any Idea what they can be?. Here's photos as I promised. also a couple of them were swimming erratically is that normal?.

[Heatheranne]

Tough to tell yet. About how long are they? Did they know about how old they are?

[Murray of the Deep]

I received my Frog tadpoles today any Idea what they can be?. Here's photos as I promised. also a couple of them were swimming erratically is that normal?.
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possibly a Rana Erythraea same looking tadpoles as mine last time can you show a picture if they got back legs so that we can identify what is the color of the frog when it grows wait till it get back legs and show us.

[Chris84]

Tough to tell yet. About how long are they? Did they know about how old they are?

There really young about a week old there's one that's 2 1/2 inches the other is a inch long there assorted he sent me nine as he was worried about dead on arrival but they were all alive.

[Chris84]

possibly a Rana Erythraea same looking tadpoles as mine last time can you show a picture if they got back legs so that we can identify what is the color of the frog when it grows wait till it get back legs and show us.

none of them have back legs yet but I will post pics once they grow them.

[Murray of the Deep]

none of them have back legs yet but I will post pics once they grow them.

do they somehow look like this?
Asian greenback tadpoles | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
a week old
yad | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
small back legs
tasdd 2 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
legged froglets
froggggg | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
here's a back legged tadpoles
these tadpole pictures are Rana Erythraea(the one at my pic).

[Heatheranne]

Pretty big tads... Might be bullfrogs? Hard to say yet. It will be easier to see their markings and patterns as they grow.

[Chris84]

do they somehow look like this?
Asian greenback tadpoles | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
a week old
yad | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
small back legs
tasdd 2 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
legged froglets
froggggg | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
here's a back legged tadpoles
these tadpole pictures are Rana Erythraea(the one at my pic).

It looks similar but there heads are a darker color, like gray.

[Murray of the Deep]

It looks similar but there heads are a darker color, like gray.

Yes it's darker because while it grows it forms color and turning to other colors,the one in my pic it's just that they are new hatched babies and also for the legged one it has formed it's color(sorry i didnt manage to take a picture of it),and also can show me an overhead view of them.Just to give you an advice if you see that it has spots ,wait for the small legs to come out ,the tadpole skin will swell(gill shaped)and burst out its arms (you can use a magnifying glass to make it see easier).Send me an overhead view so that i can help you more.

[UncleChester]

Since you've said they were from Florida in another thread, here's a detailed guide to the tadpoles from the southeastern US: Guide to Tadpoles

Most of the native species are included. Yours won't be Rana erythraea unless something really odd has happened.

[Murray of the Deep]

Since you've said they were from Florida in another thread, here's a detailed guide to the tadpoles from the southeastern US: Guide to Tadpoles

Most of the native species are included. Yours won't be Rana erythraea unless something really odd has happened.

that's why I have to see the tadpole with legs so that we can identify it,because it's adulthood color would be shown.

[UncleChester]

that's why I have to see the tadpole with legs so that we can identify it,because it's adulthood color would be shown.

Take a look at the tadpole guide I linked to, there are quite a few pictures of tadpoles with their legs out and pictures of the adult version on the same page. The tadpoles legs are not miniature adult legs, they generally have the immature colour and pattern that the tadpole itself has.

The OPs are not Rana erythraea because that is a frog from Asia, not Florida.

[Murray of the Deep]

Take a look at the tadpole guide I linked to, there are quite a few pictures of tadpoles with their legs out and pictures of the adult version on the same page. The tadpoles legs are not miniature adult legs, they generally have the immature colour and pattern that the tadpole itself has.

The OPs are not Rana erythraea because that is a frog from Asia, not Florida.

How come last time my Rana Erythraea show it's color in adulthood when it spread out its legs? and also isnt his tadpole a bullfrog? it's quite big

[UncleChester]

How come last time my Rana Erythraea show it's color in adulthood when it spread out its legs?

I'm just saying it's not a rule that the tadpoles legs are the same as the adults, and that they often don't match for the Florida natives.

and also isnt his tadpole a bullfrog? it's quite big

There are other tadpoles that get 2.5" (and larger) and he said some were 1". Bullfrog is possible, but it's hard to tell from these pictures.

[Murray of the Deep]

I'm just saying it's not a rule that the tadpoles legs are the same as the adults, and that they often don't match for the Florida natives.



There are other tadpoles that get 2.5" (and larger) and he said some were 1". Bullfrog is possible, but it's hard to tell from these pictures.

yeah because it's zoomed in maybe a overhead view would help right?

[Heatheranne]

It will be hard to tell until they morph.

[Treefrogged]

They probably are bull frogs