The Wonderful Life of a Frog!!

1. The Wonderful Life of a Frog!! Life Cycle of a Frog

2. Four Stages of Frog Development • Fertilized eggs in a mass called a Spawn • Tadpoles hatch from the eggs • The tadpoles then develop into Froglets • Adult Frog Life Cycle of a Frog

3. Eggs Life Cycle of a Frog

4. Spawn! • The female adult frog lays a mass of eggs (around 10,000) . • This mass of eggs is called the spawn • Inside each of these little eggs a tadpole is developing Life Cycle of a Frog

5. Tadpole Life Cycle of a Frog

6. Tadpoles Click box above to see this picture larger • The tadpoles have a small oval body, gills for breathing underwater, and long tail with fins on upper and lower parts of the tail for swimming. • These tadpoles will eventually lose the tail and gills and become an adult frog. • Tadpoles live in the water. Life Cycle of a Frog

7. Froglet Life Cycle of a Frog

8. Froglets • This is the short stage between the tadpole and the adult frog. • This is the point where the frog will first be able to leave the water and breath air. Life Cycle of a Frog

9. Adult Frog Life Cycle of a Frog

10. Adult Frog • Amphibian • Smooth skin, long jumping legs, squatty front legs, and webbed feet. • They live near the water and eat insects. • There are over 4000 species of frogs identified. Life Cycle of a Frog