About 3 weeks ago I discovered some tadpoles living in my little sister's kiddie-pool. I captured six out of the hundreds in the pool, and the rest died when we drained the pool. Here is a picture of the tadpoles I rescued and am now raising:
I know its not too clear. But I decided that these are Bufo Toad tadpoles? I never saw the eggs so I dont know for sure.
But today I went out to my little sister's pool, and found these eggs in it:
They were floating on the surface like that. Are they frog eggs? I live in Miami, Florida and the only frogs I see are tree frogs (which don't lay eggs like this right?) Any idea what these eggs may be? I scooped out some of the eggs and I'm waiting to see what they turn into.
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They are frog eggs yes. The eggs could be a species of treefrog (Hyla) or a species of Pseudacris. The tadpole photo isn't exactly great but it could be Hyla or Pseudacris. If that's all the eggs you found then I'd say Pseudacris.
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By the way, generally toad tadpoles tend to be very dark brown or black unless you shine a bright light at them and they then appear to have golden spots. Toad tadpoles are also more bulbous and have shorter tails with much less fin height/depth.
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Aren't toad eggs also laid in threads, rather than a lump mass? (I honestly don't remember if that's an absolute rule, or just one for the species in my region. Isn't it funny how, when you've had a factoid stored long enough, you start to blur its specifics?)
It depends on the toads. Many Bufonids lay strings but some do other things (such as lay single eggs or a few stuck together at a time).
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