It's been raining a lot here in Tampa, and with heavy rains, that means lots of tadpoles! Just about every flood field, depression, and ditch is teeming with tadpoles right now. I'm trying to hone my tadpole ID skills, so I thought I'd bounce some of them off of the forum to see what you all think. Based on a suggestion from Noah, my vision is to create a SE Chapter forum guide for tadpoles and metamorphs, as they are notoriously hard to ID based on the variability and small size. My idea is to list each species found within our geographic area and post photos submitted by forum members that are confirmed vouchers of a species. It will be a living guide that is updated regularly and will hopefully serve as a good reference point for forum members. There aren't many resources online for tadpole identification, and most guides only have one or two photos of a species' tadpole at most, which is often not enough to help with an ID. By having multiple photos from different areas, I hope to paint a clear picture of what tadpoles of a given species look like.
I'll start things off with tadpoles I absolutely can ID - Eastern Narrowmouths! I found these unique-looking tadpoles for the first time the other day, and they might be my favorite yet. They look remarkably similar to their adult forms.



Next up are what I believe are Cuban Treefrogs. My trick to identifying them is to look for the reddish eyes, but beyond that, I don't know to distinguish them a Squirrel Treefrog tadpole.
Here's a recent metamorph that is definitely Cuban.

Another metamorph

Tadpoles - ID's appreciated



Now, the remaining tadpoles are what I believe to be Squirrel Treefrogs, but this species is highly variable and I am unable to find any good photos online for reference. Some of these may very well be Cuban Treefrogs, but all of these tadpoles were found at spots where I have heard Squirrels calling before. I can't think of any other species that they might be, though one spot was located very close to where Green Treefrogs call.
To start, here is a recent metamorph.

Now for the tadpoles. I'll number each (some are multiple shots of the same individual or indivudals) in case you all have some input to provide.
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I hope you enjoyed these tadpoles! I look forward to starting up this project, but I'll need everyone's help, if you are willing to participate. Let me know what you think!