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What type of larva is this

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Yesterday I visited a semi permanent pool in central pa. It contained many water predators, some toad eggs, a few small and dark tadpools, as well as these tiny black things that were all laying on their sides. They have a head with bumps that may be gills. The tail is flat side to side but they dont appear to have legs. They dont look like any larva pictures I have seen on here so I was wondering what they were.
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Pretty sure that's a newly hatched tadpole. Could be a toad or frog tadpole. Some species of frogs have dark tadpoles in the early stages and toads have jet black tadpoles till they just about morph.
 
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Ty everyone for your responses. As they develop they are indeed looking like tad:errr:pools. In all my years I have never seen this stage of tadpool, feel kinda silly but at least I can learn lol.
 
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