Tadpole ID

Mitten · 07-29-2007, 05:36 PM

I bought a mystery tadpole today for $1.98 USD and was wondering what kind of frog it will turn into.

I dunno if you can tell when its in its tadpole form what kind it is though.

The guy at the store said it'll take almost a year before it turns into a frog.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9870/img0056tu3.jpg

He's just about 2.5 inches long

fishbguy · 07-29-2007, 06:35 PM

not a clue but if you bought it at a lfs, it is either a green frog, bull frog, or leopard frog. i am pretty sure it isn't a bull frog or a green frog cause i catch them ALL the time all the way though the fall. my guess is leopard just cause it looks alittle different.

LauraFrog · 07-30-2007, 04:52 AM

Not too clued up on american species, but I'd say that it's too big to be one of the Australian hylid species. No flagellum and thick tail phlanges - very interesting. Might be a bullfrog, they take a while, or perhaps a Rana species.

Mitten · 10-23-2007, 04:08 PM

Well he's fully developed now, and I think he's a leopard by his markings but I though I'd post just to get it confirmed.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/372/img0327yd4.jpg

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/194/img0324yy6.jpg

He's grown a lot faster than I thought he would =P

Cichlidsrule · 11-08-2007, 08:42 PM

Actually, what I think you've got there is a bullfrog.

I probably don't sound like I know anything (and those who know me will probably be surprised) but I actually do know a little about bullfrogs, as I raised two from tadepole-hood.
I lived in Philadelphia at the time and I actually got it confirmed that mine was a bullfrog by one of the managers at the amphibian exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Yours looks nearly identical to mine when (s)he was a tadpole and it looks the same as mine in adulthood.
If you want to know more about bullfrogs (and LauraFrog was right-- it is a Rana species, Rana catesbeiana ), these are two excellent sites: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/amphibians/bullfrog.htm and http://www.critterzone.com/magaziner...atesbeiana.htm

(Edit: Sorry for the awkward wording, I'm feeling kinda brain-dead today ._.)

07-29-2007, 05:36 PM	#1
Mitten Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 21	Tadpole ID I bought a mystery tadpole today for $1.98 USD and was wondering what kind of frog it will turn into. I dunno if you can tell when its in its tadpole form what kind it is though. The guy at the store said it'll take almost a year before it turns into a frog. http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9870/img0056tu3.jpg He's just about 2.5 inches long

07-29-2007, 06:35 PM	#2
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,890	not a clue but if you bought it at a lfs, it is either a green frog, bull frog, or leopard frog. i am pretty sure it isn't a bull frog or a green frog cause i catch them ALL the time all the way though the fall. my guess is leopard just cause it looks alittle different. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

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07-30-2007, 04:52 AM	#3
LauraFrog Annoying Clueless Newbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 14 Posts: 16	Not too clued up on american species, but I'd say that it's too big to be one of the Australian hylid species. No flagellum and thick tail phlanges - very interesting. Might be a bullfrog, they take a while, or perhaps a Rana species.

10-23-2007, 04:08 PM	#4
Mitten Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 21	Well he's fully developed now, and I think he's a leopard by his markings but I though I'd post just to get it confirmed. http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/372/img0327yd4.jpg http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/194/img0324yy6.jpg He's grown a lot faster than I thought he would =P

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