[SMenigoz]

My Green Sips have started to lay. I'm a bit confused with the tadpole coloration, or rather, lack of coloration. They're completely without the typical tinctorius color; all their internal organs are visible. Is this unusual?
Regards,
Scott

 

[kyle1745]

Post some pics if you can but most tads do not start to get color until around the time when legs start to pop out and even some take a bit longer. Even after they are out of the water many will not have normal colors until they are a bit older.

 

[SMenigoz]

Sorry for the delay responding. Still no color when compared to other species.

 

[melissa68]

Scott,

Only thing I could compare those to would be the Albino Infralanis we have. We averaged a 20 -30% albino ratio with them. Here is a link to our pics of tads: http://www.qualitycaptives.com/Alanistadpoles.htm . Are your tads like these in the pictures?

I also just posted some more recent pics of the froglets on my gallery, here are some of those:

 

[SMenigoz]

Thanks Melissa--perhaps I may have something unusual after looking at your gallery of tadpole shots. The first viable clutch from these guys has yielded two tadpoles without coloration and one dark...interesting.