HELP ASAP Egg identification

[leo]

i just received a batch of newly laid eggs this easter weekend at my friends cottage and was wondering what kind they are. I found them in montreal, Quebec, Canada in the eastern townships and I really hope they are salamander eggs(spotted salys) but cant be sure. any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[mitch]

frog, probably rana silvatica

(Message edited by featherbutt on April 17, 2006)

 

[leo]

I looked into the wood frog possibilities of eggs and theyre describtion matched but suddenly in about a week THEY HAVE HATCHED. At close observation it would seem they have gills like salamander larvae but they are just too tiny to be sure. Im hoping someone might have a picture of newborn wood frog larvae. If not can someone take a guess at whether theyre are salamander or frog.

 

[edward]

They are not caudate egg masses....

In some of the anuran species, when the tadpoles hatch they have gills for a couple of days. This is a lot more common when dealing with anuran eggs that have hatched prematurely.

Ed