The Pacific Chorus Frog (also called Pacific Tree Frog) (pseudacris regilla) is a very loud creature in spring at Kalkar Pond. Males sing different pitches to fill the night chorus to attract mates. They lay eggs that hatch tiny tadpoles. The video shows the tadpole shortly before metamorphosis into the frog phase is complete. You can see the tadpole breathing (via gills) and see the legs that indicate the tadpole is well into metamorphosis. The small critters "swimming" around the tadpole are Daphnia (a small crustacean). Video by Ron Goodman.
The image shows a froglet (name for a frog recently-transformed from tadpole stage) perched on a tule (bulrush) stem. It will get 2 to 3 times this size by adulthood. Photo by Song Nelson.
