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 ...

Its underside is whitish with scattered blotches that ... LIFE CYCLE: Eggs usually become tadpoles within two weeks of hatching, and tadpoles transform into immature toads in about four to eight weeks ...

From above, the oriental fire-bellied toad seems fairly nondescript—a ... to reveal the bright red-and-black coloration of their underside. This behavior, known as the unken reflex, warns ...

After hearing about The Buffalo Zoo’s Puerto Rican Crested Toad project – a joint effort with the Toronto Zoo to raise tadpoles in order to then release them in their native Puerto Rican ...

Some tadpoles have not grown into frogs this year due to the poor weather Tadpoles have decided not to turn into frogs because of this year's bad weather. The young amphibians usually begin their ...

A carnivorous amphibian, the Puerto Rican crested toad feeds on a variety of arachnids and insects, including ants, beetles, crickets, and spiders. Tadpoles aren’t very picky either, and will ...

Other genetic solutions are in development. Tadpole cannibalism has inspired a team at Macquarie University to engineer “Peter Pan” tadpoles, so called because the genes which allow them to grow up ...