common frog tadpole with legs, photographed in a tank and released afterwards.

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A common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpole midway through it's metamorphosis, with all four legs present but still retaining the tadpole's tail. Subject controlled in a specialist tank for photography and subsequently returned to the wild. Belvedere, Kent. June.

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Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: Belvedere Kent England UK United Kingdom Europe
Photo credit: © DP Wildlife Vertebrates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: amphibian, baby, common, ecology, environment, frog, juvenile, metamorphosis, nature, rana, tadpole, temporaria, wildlife