"It's morphin' time"....

This tadpole is the first offspring of this pair of "Varadero" race Ranitmeya imitator frogs.

This first photo was taken in the terrarium on June 29th. The tadpole is in a white film canister attached to the side of the terrarium with a suction cup:



This was taken on the night of July 7th 2010 in a small deli cup (Click the photo to enlarge):



You can see the colors of the frog coming in - even the legs are starting to get a little. I'll admit I'm quite worried about this tadpole because, being the first, it's the most likely to have Spindly Leg Syndrome (SLS), a malformation of the front limbs caused by a nutritional deficiency in young dart frog parents, often seen in their first few tadpoles. Keep your fingers crossed.

I'll keep you updated.