Growth stages of a Frog

asmallpicture of spawn The fertilized eggs of a frog are called spawn.The blobs inside the eggs are called embryos and are protected in a bag of jelly.

a picture of tadpoles The eggs hatch in water after a week into tadpoles, they swim around and breath through gills and will grow very quickly.

picture of froglet.After 7 weeks the tadpole grows hind legs and then front legs and will soon breath through lungs rather than gills.

a picture of adult frog. The frogs tail shortens,the legs continue to grow and at 14 weeks the frog is then an adult and can leave the water.

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