Tadpole


 
 
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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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....


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Tadpole Shrimp  Dorsal View  Backlit
Tadpole Shrimp Dorsal View Backlit

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Introduction
 
FR: Têtard


 

~ Related Subjects ~

Cannibal (1) - Respiratory (1) - Herbivorous (1) - Alga (1) - Water (1) - Carbon dioxide (1) - Organ (1) - Oxygen (1) - Salamander (1) - Newt (1) - Frog (1) - Toad (1) - Tail (1) - Metamorphoses (1) - Gill (1) -
 

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