la-vie-en-rose Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 I have a fairly natural pond in the garden, and this year we have about a dozen enormous tadpoles. They are around 4 inches long, with very large bodies and smallish tails.They are not newt tadpoles (efts) as there are no external gills. Anyway, I believe newt tadpoles are small.Can some-one please help with identifying them, and advise on what to do if they are not a native species?Thanks!By the way, I Googled "huge tadpoles" and they are not as big as the ones you see on Herp Nation - which is a relief! - give yourself a treat (?) and have a look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tancrède Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Lack of iodine will cause frog tadpoles to fail to transform into frogs. They will grow into very large tadpoles, and are capable of living for several years, I believe. But lack of iodine seems an improbable state of affairs in a natural pond in Gascony.You could try giving them a nice piece of meat to nibble… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossy67 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Toad tadpoles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Immature Newts or Salamanders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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