I am located in Starke Florida and I have a small lake or pond outback of where I live.
I went out and caught alot of tadpoles to raise as to I am a frog lover but then I came across these little guys and thought they were so cute.
I am just not sure what species they are. I thought maybe spring peepers due to a upside down V on their back and 2 broken spotted stripes forming an upright V at the top and a distinct stripe across the top of their head from eye to eye.
I know they are not cricket frogs, green tree frogs, or toads.
I also caught some spring peeper tadpoles in which i identified by their size, spots, and white stripe between their nostrils.pic below.
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So cool, that's a lot of tree frogs! I would guess they are grey tree frogs. They look very much like my little guy did when he was still young! Good luck with all those babies!![]()
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Hate to burst your bubble on the spring peeper or grey tree frog guess.... But those are toads. Gotta love saying the word toad. XD Probably southern, oak, or american toads still to small to really tell though; but I would guess southern toad. Cute little things aren't they. XD You can tell that they are toads because of the markings above their eyes and the spots on their backs.
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Those guys have toe pads and are climbing the side of the enclosure. Unless he has in tilted they would not be climbing the sides of the tank if they were toads would they?![]()
They do look pretty toady. When this small and wet, any frog or toad can suction itself up a smooth plastic or glass wall.
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I must agree that they are adorable, what ever they may be.![]()
They cannot be oak toads as to they dont breed untill summer and it is still spring here and they dont have a yellow stripe going down their backs and also they can't be sothern toads as to UF Wildlife states that this species of toad does not have spots. Maybe they are grey tree frogs because UF Wildlife says grey tree frogs breed from April to October but they also can breed in the winter.
Any more suggestions. Thanks for the help and they are cute and also now my tadpoles i gathered are morphing.
Does anyone know how long it takes a spring peeper tadpole to start to morph?
I will post more close up pics of the tiny froglets after work.
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Those are not tree frogs. The part that gives them away from being a tree frog is the markings above the eyes. Southern toads do have spots as babies, I see them all the time out here in NC. As for the metamorphosis of a spring peeper is usually around 3 months. I saw the UF website the pictures on that site the left one is a baby southern toad, and the right is an adult southern toad. Some southern toad keep their spots even as adults.
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I can see why everyone keeps saying they are not tree frogs but when I enlarge the pics they look to have toe pads. That is the only reason I thought three frog in the first place. It looks like there may be a variety of different frogs/toads in that pic. I would love to see more pics of them. Like I said before, what ever they are; they're adorable! I just love baby forglets and toadlets.![]()
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