breathing underwater through gills. Over weeks to months, tadpoles mature, gradually developing legs, lungs and other adult structures as metabolism undergoes radical restructuring. Finally the tadpole transforms into a juvenile froglet that will grow and mature on land before returning to aquatic nurser...
all frogs share a common lifecycle: egg, tadpole, and adult. With over 6,000 species, frogs continue to fascinate us with their leaping abilities, loud croaks, and metamorphosis from tadpole to froglet.