Common Toad Tadpole
Bufo bufo (tadpole)
Common toad tadpoles live in ponds, ditches, and slow pools, often forming dark clusters in warm shallows. They graze on algae, biofilm, detritus, and tiny organic particles while avoiding fish and aquatic insects. Their dark bodies and steady schooling near the pond edge help them warm quickly in sunlight. Like the adult, they are distasteful to many predators because they carry defensive toxins.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Common Toad Tadpole
- Common Toad Toadlet
- Common Toad