Pixie tadpoles

[spec]

howm can i identify them?

[Kurt]

Well a guide field guide should help you ID American bullfrog tadpoles.

[John]

howm can i identify them?

If they aren't metamorphosing in 2 weeks then they're not Pyxicephalus.

[onedge30]

Spec,

Sorry to say, but those are some type of ranid tadpoles, not Pyxicephalus. Take a look at the care sheet. Two huge physical features that these do not have, are the eyes on top and a noticeable stripe down the center of the back.

I was really hoping that they were pixie bullfrogs.

[John911]

Spec,

I was really hoping that they were pixie bullfrogs.

x2. I hope to get one myself eventually and I know I am going to end up paying some good money for one.

[John]

those are some type of ranid tadpoles, not Pyxicephalus.

You need to get your terms straight. Pyxicephalus are Ranids (family Ranidae). You are thinking of the genus Rana, not the family Ranidae.

Two huge physical features that these do not have, are the eyes on top and a noticeable stripe down the center of the back.

They only get those when they finish growing their back legs. Until then they are not marked in that way.

[onedge30]

Thanks, John. Yea, you are right on the rana. Since they are both Ranidae.

Now on the features, I compared the tadpoles with photos under the caresheet and other sources on the net. The eyes are distinctly on the top and line is there even on the tadpoles. And they are not that green, they are more of a blue grey. Are these photos not a good representation of the correct look?

Thanks. Always looking to learn more.

[onedge30]

Comparing green tadpoles to African Bullfrog tadpoles.

[Kevin1]

Those are american bullfrog tadpoles not Pyxicephalus tadpoles. I've raised many of them.