Tadpole Identification
|
Species
|
Spring
Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
|
Chorus
Frog (Pseudacris triseriata)
|
Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)
|
Wood
Frog (Rana sylvatica)
|
Leopard
Frog (Rana pipiens)
|
Green
Frog (Rana clamitans)
|
Bull
Frog (Rana catesbeiana)
|
American
Toad (Bufo americanus)
|
|
Anus Location |
Dextral
|
Dextral
|
Dextral
|
Dextral
|
Dextral
|
Dextral
|
Dextral
|
Medial
|
|
Eye
Placement
|
Lateral
|
Lateral
|
Lateral
|
Dorsal
|
Dorsal
|
Dorsal
|
Dorsal
|
Dorsal
|
|
Size Range |
small-small
|
small-small
|
small-medium
|
small-medium
|
small-medium
|
small-large
|
small-x-large
|
x-small
|
|
Tail
Fin Patterns
|
blotched
with a clear area around muscle
|
unicolored
or clear with small black dots
|
patterned with red coloration |
dark
markings and terminates at the spinacle
|
clear
with or without small dots
|
green
with black dots and is partly opaque
|
green
with black dots and is partly opaque
|
dark
unicolored and very narrow
|
|
Back
Coloration
|
light
brown with gold speckles
|
dark
with gold speckles
|
brownish
|
brown
with gold speckles
|
green
with small black markings
|
greenish
with distinct black dots
|
dark
and unicolored with no markings
|
|
|
Stomach
and throat
|
not
pigmented
|
throat
not pigmented
|
gut
not visible
|
gut
visible and
marked throat
|
||||
|
Teeth
rows
|
2-4
|
2-4
|
3-4
|
4
|
3
|
2-3
|
2-3
|
3
|
|
Tadpole
Page
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |