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
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