A Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of California

Rana cascadae - Cascades Frog - Eggs and Tadpoles

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Eggs

Eggs, partly submerged in shallow subalpine meadow pool, 5,600 ft., Pierce County, Washington

Egg mass, 4,000 ft., Clackamas County, Oregon	Mature eggs, about to hatch	Newly-hatched Tadpoles at egg mass
Tadpoles

Newly-hatched Tadpoles remaining at egg mass	New Hatchling	Tadpoles,6,400 ft., Siskiyou County

Tadpoles,6,400 ft., Siskiyou County

Tadpole, King County, Washington	Mature tadpoles, Pierce County, Washington	Tadpole, King County, Washington

Tadpole, King County, Washington		Mature tadpole with rear legs developing

Mature tadpole with large rear legs	Mature tadpole with 4 legs
Metamorphs

Recent metamorph with reduced tail	Recent metamorph with almost completely absorbed tail	Recent metamorph

Recent metamorph	Recent metamorph	Recent metamorph
Breeding Habitat

Habitat during the breeding season, meadow pond, 3,900 ft., Kittitas County, Washington (with a frog visible in the foreground of the picture on the far right.)

Breeding habitat, with egg masses and tadpoles, June, Pierce County	Breeding habitat, with egg masses, June, Pierce County	Snow-melt pool in subalpine meadow with clusters of recently-laid eggs (shown above) 5,600 ft., June, Pierce County, Washington
Short Video

	Cascades frog tadpoles in a still pool 6,400 ft. up in the mountains in Siskiyou County