How do tadpoles survive the winter all by themselves?

Others will hibernate in the coming months as polliwogs. So how do tadpoles “decide” when to change into frogs? And why do some of them stay in tadpole form all winter? Let's go back to the beginning: it is spring and egg laying is in full swing. read more

Winter tadpoles do not exist. Adults frogs survive the winter by "falling" into hibernation. These are poikilotherm animals. Their body temperature depends on temterature, of the environment. This means that they can not be active in the winter. read more

It can take up to two years for bullfrog tadpoles to develop into adults. It's also possible for tadpoles to survive in ponds over the winter in a hibernation state; common bullfrog tadpoles, for instance, can burrow into the silt of lake bottoms to protect themselves from a winter freeze. read more