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Common toad tadpole
Bufo bufo
46.5131, 6.94744
Field Notes
Description:
The tadpole of the common toad or European toad, Bufo bufo. The tadpoles are aquatic and have oval bodies and long, vertically flattened tails. Eggs were laid in spring and there is a bit more to go until metamorphosis.
Habitat:
This tadpole (and dozens of others) was spotted at a pond which is a protected site for amphibian reproduction. The pond is a in a pre-alpine area at an altitude of 1000 m.
Notes:
In the summer up to 100 toads can be seen around this pond...
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