Young frogs and toads, after they first hatch from eggs, are called tadpoles. Over the next two weeks they change dramatically, called metamorphosis. First, tadpoles grow back legs ...

After weeks or months, these larvae undergo a process of metamorphosis, which see the tadpoles change into frogs—growing legs, lungs to breathe on land, changing mouthparts to eat meat rather ...

Since hatching and tadpole development can be completed in as little ... found irregularly on its back and legs. The pickerel frog has a lighter background color and squarish spots with no light ...

Following a 7,000-mile-long rescue mission for conservation, 33 tiny Southern Darwin’s frogs ( Rhinoderma darwinii) were born ...

Eleven endangered male frogs that traveled 7,000 miles in a bid to save their species from extinction have “given birth” to ...

Start here FELLSMERE, Fla. – The largest frog leg festival in Florida is back again, serving up thousands of pounds of frog legs and gator. The 34th annual Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival will kick ...

Though purple frog tadpoles were described as far back as 1917, it was as late as 2003 when an adult was finally described. However, it had already been known to local communities who had ...

Back legs grow first, then front legs. No need for their tadpole tails now. They soon drop off. Now tiny frogs hop away from the pond. As they grow, they'll discover new things to eat, like slugs ...

FELLSMERE − It's been 34 years of frog legs. “We are putting out frog leg and gator tail dinners," said Susan Adams, president of the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival. "We have our carnival.