Once hatched, the toad eggs and frog eggs result in tadpoles. Frog tadpoles, often found in ponds and lakes, have streamlined bodies and long tails for efficient swimming, while toad tadpoles are ...

Shane Gross (Canada) looks under the surface layer of lily pads as a mass of western toad tadpoles swim past. Shane snorkelled in this lake on Vancouver Island for several hours. Any disturbed silt ...