Do you want to know how to refer to a male frog? Are you not sure what term is correct to use? Well, it’s perhaps more simple than you might think.
So, what is a male frog called? A male frog is called a frog, or a male frog – there is no standard or recognized name used to differentiate them from females. However, male frogs may be referred to as a tadpole, or a froglet, depending on their age and the stage of metamorphosis they are in.
Essentially, it’s largely dependent on their development; even then, they share the same terminology with females, too.
So all frogs, male or otherwise, are known as frogspawn, tadpoles, or froglets.
But when is each term applicable?
My life cycle image below will helpfully explain that!
So, this is when to use each term:
- Frogspawn – if the frog is still an egg in transparent jelly,
- Tadpole – while in the larval stage,
- Froglets – while they are a young frogs and still resemble signs of a tadpole,
- Frog – when fully adults.
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A frog can be either a male or a female.
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A toad can either be a male or a female frog.
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