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| Egg mass, Linn County, Oregon |
Recently-laid egg mass, Linn County, Oregon |
Eggs ready to hatch, Linn County, Oregon |
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Egg masses underwater, Linn County, Oregon. Notice the silt covering the eggs. This helps to hide the eggs, reducing predation upon them. |
In the foreground of the picture on the left, you can see the large mass of eggs shown in close-up on the right that dried out when either the water level dropped or, more likely, when a careless person removed the eggs from the water. |
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| Hatchlings, just hatched, Linn County, Oregon |
Tadpole underwater, Santa Clara County |
Tadpole underwater, Santa Clara County |
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| Tadpole with rear legs shown underwater, Santa Clara County |
Tadpole with 4 legs, shown underwater, Santa Clara County |
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| Tadpole underwater, Douglas County, Oregon |
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| Tadpole underwater, Douglas County, Oregon |
Recently-hatched tadpoles (egg cluster below left) Linn County, Oregon |
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Breeding habitat with eggs attached to rocks in foreground, Linn County, Oregon
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Breeding habitat with eggs attached to rocks in foreground, Linn County, Oregon |
Tadpole habitat, Santa Clara County |
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Tadpoles feeding in a rocky creek in Douglas County, Oregon. |
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