TADPOLE MOUTHPARTS

Examination of tadpole mouthparts can be useful for distinguishing some species of tadpoles. These illustrations depict the oral disc of twelve tadpoles viewed with a dissecting scope. 

All illustrations by Jacqualine Grant
(reprinted from Dodd, 2004).

GENERAL TADPOLE
MOUTHPART MORPHOLOGY

ILLUSTRATIONS OF MOUTHPARTS OF 12
SPECIES OF TADPOLES

Ranidae-True Frogs

Hylidae-Treefrogs

Microhylidae-Narrowmouth Toad

Pelobatidae-Spadefoot Toad

Bufonidae-True Toads

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