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    Greetings fellow frog and toad enthusiasts,

    Can anyone take a gander at this little polliwog? I know there is another fellow behind it but it's probably too far away to tell. I also know it's a real challenge to ID a tadpole but I thought I'd take a chance and ask around. I estimate it at about 3 cm end-to-end. I hear almost exclusively Tree Frogs outside (I'm in Maryland) but this looks very similar to a Wood Frog... it's light brownish grey with a metallic golden gut and tan/brown/gold speckles all over, with crazy coppery eyes. Thoughts?

    Thanks all!
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    it looks like a tree frog tad of some sort
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    I think it's getting late in the year to find a wood frog tadpole. The kind of environment it was found in can be a clue as well, Wood Frogs will usually breed in vernal pools for example. Are the eyes dorsal are lateral (view from above)? Have a look at Guide to Tadpoles

    Or a table of some of the more common tadpoles: Tadpole Identification Table

    My usual link to the full key seems to be kaput, but in case it comes back to life: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/tadpole/tutorial.htm

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    unclechester/brian: you're right that link is "kaput" i went to the main site and it said it was not working... the taddies came from a big planter i filled with water, plunked a giant rock in the middle, situated it next to my pond, and stood back and waited... i have a happy northern green frog that enjoys my pond and i think a bullfrog too, the only frogs i can hear at night are tree frogs, the grey ones i think. eyes are definitely lateral. i will post a few more pix in the next post...

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    more pix! it's about 3 - 3/12 cm long. Name:  tummy.JPG
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