Amphibian Illustrations


tadpoles

Tadpoles, watercolor

About the illustration:
Illustrates the growth from a tadpole to a frog. Also see illustration of frog egg cell division.
Tadpole Drawings
Click to view preliminary sketch

Commissioned by: Wisconsin Sea Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
See image at client's web site:
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/frogs/frogs_life.html


About Frog Metamorphosis:
Metamorphosis in frogs can take from a couple of weeks to a couple of years, depending on the species. The stages progress from larva to polliwog to frog. During this process, gills disappear, lungs appear, the tail disappears, and legs develop.


More information about the frog life cycle and metamorphosis:

Interesting information about tadpoles: http://latham.dropbear.id.au/frogs/frog11.htm

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