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Tadpole Collection

Background imageTadpole Collection: British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, WW1

British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, WW1
British Mark IV tank with Tadpole Tail, introduced in 1917 and used during the latter part of the First World War. The Tadpole Tail was an elongation of the rear horns to increase trench-crossing

Background imageTadpole Collection: Frogs, toads and tadpoles

Frogs, toads and tadpoles. European tree frog, Hyla arborea, rattle-voiced tree frog, Auletris crepitans, edible frog, Rana esculenta, shrinking frog, Pseudis paradoxa, Surinam horned frog

Background imageTadpole Collection: Tadpole shrimps

Tadpole shrimps: Triops cancriformis 1, and Lepidurus species 2. Fillopi; Apo cancriforme, Lepiduro. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Background imageTadpole Collection: Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus

Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Percilopi Limulo polifemo. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageTadpole Collection: Toad, Bufo bufo

Toad, Bufo bufo (Common toad, Rana bufo) female with chains of ova or spawn, tadpoles and immature toads. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Arnoldi after an illustration by George Shaw from his

Background imageTadpole Collection: Veined tree frog, Trachycephalus venulosus

Veined tree frog, Trachycephalus venulosus
Veined tree frog or common milk frog, Trachycephalus venulosus (Merian frog, Rana meriana). With tadpoles and immature frog

Background imageTadpole Collection: European tree frog, Hyla arborea

European tree frog, Hyla arborea (tree frog, Rana arborea). Shown hanging from a rose bush, male inflating its throat, adhesive abdomen, tadpole and frogspawn

Background imageTadpole Collection: Paradoxical frog, Pseudis paradoxa

Paradoxical frog, Pseudis paradoxa
Paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, Pseudis paradoxa (paradoxical frog, Rana paradoxa). Adult frog and giant tadpole. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hill after an illustration by George Shaw

Background imageTadpole Collection: European fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina

European fire-bellied toad, Bombina bombina (Fire frog, Rana ignea). Adult, tadpole and frog spawn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General

Background imageTadpole Collection: Edible frog, Pelophylax esculentus

Edible frog, Pelophylax esculentus (Green frog, Rana esculenta), adult, tadpole and frog spawn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General

Background imageTadpole Collection: Common frog, Rana temporaria

Common frog, Rana temporaria, adult, tadpoles and frogspawn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Heath after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia, London, 1801

Background imageTadpole Collection: Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public

Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public by John Leech from The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith. Date: circa 1848

Background imageTadpole Collection: Raniceps raninus, or Tadpole Fish

Raniceps raninus, or Tadpole Fish, also known as Lesser Forkbeard. Date: 1864

Background imageTadpole Collection: WW1 - British Tadpole Tank

WW1 - British Tadpole Tank
WW1 - British Mark IV tank, also known as the Tadpole. The Mark IV was first used in mid 1917 at the Battle of Messines Ridge. It remained in official British service until the end of the War

Background imageTadpole Collection: Common brown frog, Rana temporaria

Common brown frog, Rana temporaria.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Amphibia, Augsburg, 1794

Background imageTadpole Collection: Metamorphosis of the common brown frog, Rana temporaria

Metamorphosis of the common brown frog, Rana temporaria.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Amphibia, Augsburg, 1794

Background imageTadpole Collection: Midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans, tadpole

Midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans, tadpole, and dyeing dart frog, Dendrobates tinctorius.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

Background imageTadpole Collection: Children learning to swim at the Tadpole Club

Children learning to swim at the Tadpole Club, Cornwall

Background imageTadpole Collection: Frog Spawn / Tadpoles

Frog Spawn / Tadpoles
Young tadpoles germinating from frog spawn. Date: 1960s

Background imageTadpole Collection: Frog Tadpole

Frog Tadpole
A magnified photograph of the tadpole of the Common Frog. Date: 1960s

Background imageTadpole Collection: Male Tadpole Tank, Wwi

Male Tadpole Tank, Wwi
British male tadpole tank, specially built to cross the widest German trenches, moves forward in battle line


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