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    3. Do all frogs start out as tadpoles? We have a swimming pool, and this year have had an enormous number of teeny tiny totally developed frogs. You can scoup them out of the skimmer baskets by the handful.
    Do all frogs start out as tadpoles? We have a swimming pool, and this year have had an enormous number of teeny tiny totally developed frogs. You can scoup them out of the skimmer baskets by the handful.

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      There are actually several species groups, such as the family Leptodactylidae, that hatch from the egg as fully formed little frogs.
      Technically, though, the embryo does go through a "tadpole"-like development before hatching.
      Most of the frogs and toads you see in the woods started as tadpoles, but many species require only small puddles of water for breeding, and the tadpoles need to develop before they dry up.
      14 years ago. Rating: 5
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        Sounds delightful,wish it was me witnessing them.
        14 years ago. Rating: 3
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          I was in far western Queensland and there were hundreds of tiny frogs about the size of a # sign. They were in and around the ammenities block at a caravan park after rain. My guess would be 6dogs is correct.
          I could not get over how tiny these little buggers were.
          14 years ago. Rating: 2
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            they must have skipped a stage of evelution....it's a miracle!
            14 years ago. Rating: 2
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              Are you sure they were tadpoles? You say tiny. They could be mosquito larva.
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