Topic: larger tadpoles

[alit]

Hi, i have noticed that some of my tadpoles this year are much larger than i have seen before.  they have almost inch long tails and big heads that are a more adult frog/toad  colour.  normally my tadpoles are small and black and get legs without getting huge like this.  i still have some normal looking black ones too.  does anyone know what this big ones could be.

Alit  :)

[shirlton]

They may be newts. If they are then they will eat the frog taddy's They have really bully heads. Have a browse on the net and you will see the newt s life cycle

[Toadspawn]

Do you have frog and toad tadpoles in your pond?
Frogs spawn earlier than toads and therefore the tadpoles are bigger. They are brown in colour whereas toad tadpoles are black. I thought newt tadpoles were relatively small and tended to be long and thin rather than just a head and tail.

[mc55]

hmm, all of my tadpoles are a brown speckled ... can't believe they are all newts, as I didn't have any to begin with and the pond has been overrun with frogs.  Some of them are just starting to grow legs