I’ve got tadpole observations. The Life Stage choices are:
Adult
Larva
Egg
Juvenile
What is Larva vs Juvenile? My tadpoles don’t have legs that I can see, if that matters. I Googled it and sometimes people separate tadpole into tadpole, tadpole with legs, and froglet.
Larvae are the aquatic stage of a frog or toad’s life. If it is still spending all its time in the water, and uses its gills to breath underwater, that’s larvae! Juvenile is when the young frog or toad makes it on to land. At this point they will look basically like tiny versions of the adults, with front and back legs; what tail they have remaining will start to shrink. So in summary, if it’s still living exclusively in the water that’s larva, if it’s moved on to spending some time on land that’s a juvenile. Hope this helped!
Thanks! Without legs, I guess mine are larvae.
Yes, those are larvae, they will grow legs (first hind, then fore) and only after growing to a stage of a little frog with tail they will leave water and be considered young individuals.
Welcome to the forum! Thanks for the helpful answer!
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