Limbless larva about a month old with internal gills
Tadpole with hind-legs, about two months old
With the fore-limbs emerging
With all four legs free
A young frog, about three months old, showing the almost complete absorption of the tail and the change of the tadpole mouth into a frog mouth.
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Avant l'éclosion
Larves juste après l'éclosion s'accrochant à des algues
Avec des branchies extérieures
Les branchies extérieures sont recouvertes et sont absorbées
Larves sans membres d'environ un moi avec des branchies internes
Têtard avec jambes arrières, d'environ deux mois
Avec les jambes avant qui paraissent
Avec les quatre jambes libres
Une jeune grenouille d'environ trois mois, montrant une absorption presque totale de la queue ainsi que le changement de la gueule de têtard en celle de grenouille.
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{{Information |Description=1, Before hatching; 2, newly hatched larvæ hanging on to water-weed; 3, with external gills; 4, external gills are covered over and are absorbed; 5, limbless larva about a month old with internal gills; 6, tadpole with hind-leg