Tadpole

:For other uses, see Tadpole (disambiguation)

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A tadpole (also known as a pollywog) is a larval frog, toad, salamander, or newt. In this stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills, is at first lacking legs, and has a finlike tail. As a tadpole matures, it metamorphoses by gradually growing limbs and then (in the case of frogs and toads) absorbing its tail. Most tadpoles are herbivorous, subsisting on algae. In a few species, some tadpoles turn cannibalistic under harsh conditions and feed on other tadpoles living in the pond.

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• 1953 in Timeline_of_underwater_technology.

Salamander: Cryptobranchoidea...

Newt: This article is about the animal called newt. For other meanings, see Newt (disambiguation)....

Gill: In aquatic organisms, gills are a respiratory organ for the extraction of oxygen from water and for the excretion of carbon dioxide....

Tadpole related Images and Photos (experimental)

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