California Reptiles & Amphibians

Rana cascadae - Cascades Frog,
Pg. 2 - Eggs and Tadpoles

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Page 1 - Cascades Frogs, habitats, information, range map


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

Newly-hatched Tadpoles at egg mass	Hatchling	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	Recent metamorph with reduced tail	Recent metamorph with almost completely absorbed tail

Recent metamorph	Recent metamorph

Recent metamorph		Breeding habitat, used by tadpoles, July, Kittitas County, Washington

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