Tadpole identification assistance

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Gray tree frogs have lateral eyes, and wood frogs have bilateral eyes

[teslas intern]

Phootobucket isn't working (invalid file type), not that my photos are any good anyway... The pupils are circular, but have a dark area on either side, that makes them appear elongated.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Here is the link I found this out from
https://www.trentu.ca/biology/berril...ationTable.htm

[teslas intern]

That's actually helpful, I think I have gray's. The eyes can be seen bulging out a bit when looking at them from above, so that means tree frog, not wood frog. I guess I'll just wait it out...

[teslas intern]

As an update, three of the tadpoles died, and one of them transformed, into something that was clearly not a gray tree frog. So I left them all go where I found them. I guess I'll hunt down some tadpoles next year, life is too busy for me to worry about it for now anyway...

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Could they have been chorus frogs?

[teslas intern]

Not in my area I don't think. Perhaps peepers, but I think they were too big for that. I'm guessing wood frogs, because they didn't turn green, upon transforming. I guess I'll have to see some tree frog tads to understand the thing with the eyes. Oh well, I'll try again next year.

[LilyPad]

Give it a couple of weeks and then hunt for the grey tads. I know around here, they aren't quite going yet. I am TERRIBLE at tad ID, but just keep listening for them to be calling at the water areas at night. I usually go out in the field several times during the spring to see who is breeding where...you get a really good idea of what tads will be where.

[teslas intern]

I hear grays, everywhere! Though last night I did notice they were louder at areas that previously they weren't calling from... I'll look again this weekend maybe.