tadpole: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	polliwog • pollywog

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Littlejohn's tree frog tadpole

Diagram showing the life cycle of the European common frog, from fertilized egg and hatching embryo to early and late tadpole stages with gills and limb development, ending with a fully formed adult frog.

Illustration of a male rocket frog (Colostethus nubicola) with several tadpoles clinging to its back, showing a stage of amphibian reproduction.

See toads engage in amphibious amplexus and witness metamorphosis of tadpoles into toads

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