Larval Amphibians - Frogs and Toads
Report your sighting!Fowler's Toad

- Tadpole length 11-27mm; eyes dorsal; blunt snout
- Body dark brown with light spots on body and tail; small tadpoles appear black
- Tail musculature dark, may be lighter on lower half; tail fin transparent, may have light specks
- Vent medial; tooth rows: 2/3
- Eggs: about 8000-10,000, laid in long strings on water surface; each string a single layered tubular membrane NOT separated by partitions; deposited in shallow water near shoreline
- Habitat: shallow sandy ponds and marshes; in Canada only found along northern shores of Lake Erie
- COSEWIC:THREATENED; OMNR: THREATENED
