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    Default Re: Is this baby Leopard Frog too small to survive?

    Quote Originally Posted by Duriel View Post
    I'm just curious if it has a chance at life, or, if like the tiny bullfrog, it's some kind of freak of nature and is doomed to die.
    A 1" bullfrog isn't a freak of nature, and though on the small side it is still normal. See the chart of metamorph sizes here: Untitled Document and they found new metamorphs ranged from 2.5cm to 5.2cm (1" to 2") with an average length of 3.7cm (~1.5"). It's probably worth pointing out that most of the time the resulting metamorphs end up considerably smaller than the tadpoles they were only a few short weeks ago.

    Unfortunately the same website doesn't have info on leopard frogs, but they do have stats on the very similar pickerels: Untitled Document and they are even smaller than bullfrog metamorphs. This agrees with my own anecdotal pond observations of the many leopards I have nearby. So I wouldn't consider the size of a 1" leopard frog to be an impediment to it's survival.

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