What kind of tadpole/toadpoles are these?

Question

We have a small pond in our front yard. While working in the yard, my grandson said there were "swimmy things" in the pond. Thinking mosquito larvae, I told my grandson to get back and I went to look..

Lo and behold, they were much too big to be mosquito larvae.. They were tadpoles. THOUSANDs of them... As a project for my grandson, we scooped some up and put them in a bowl for him to watch change.

I wanted to find out more about them to gauge when they might start changing to frogs.. One other thing about them is they appear to have some small round "thing" on their bellys. Almost looks like a very VERY small shrivled slice of black olive.. They are also about the length of a grain of rice at this time. Maybe a bit bigger..

http://xboxman.us/temp/tadpole1.jpg

I realize the detail is lacking, but can anyone identify them?

Thanx

Answer 1

here is a site that will tell you what frogs are native to Florida, sorry i can't do it for you  i live in Britain, but at the moment they look like any other tadpole, the small round things on their belly could be  the yolk sac, it is possible they are toads as toads are born with the yolk sac still attached, hope it helps you best of luck honey.

Answer 2

i went to my friend cottage he has a  pond i always see those i help my bro catch they turn into bullfrogs

Answer 3

sorry but i carnt tell you what they are because they r 2 fuzzy in the photo i think they are brown frog so do not kill them before you no for shore if you look at sites they will tell you what toad tadpoles r deffernt to frog tadpoles

GOOD LUCK THAT THEY ARE FROGS :)

Answer 4

Nobody will be able to guess conclusively based on that photo- but they appear to be toads of some sort (genus Bufo).

Answer 5

bullfrog

Answer 6

I doubt anyone can. Where did you find them(State)? How big are they. Good luck!