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Tadpole
Image gallery
Real-world info
Name: Hyla japonica (Japanese tree frog) Family: Hylidae (tree frogs and relatives)
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  オタマジャクシ  蝌蚪  Têtard  Renacuajo  Girino  Головастик  올챙이  蝌蚪  Têtard  Renacuajo  Kaulquappe  Kikkervisje

The tadpole is a fish introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf (though biologically speaking, it is an amphibian). It appears as a tiny shadow that can be found in ponds all day from spring to mid summer. They sell for only 100 Bells, making them the cheapest fish in the game. It is unspecified what species of frog the tadpoles are, but they are assumed to be the same species as the frogs are.

Catch details

In New Leaf

#13

"I caught a tadpole... I'm sure it will grow on me."

Time of year	Mar – Jul
Time of day	All day
Peak times	N/A
Location	Pond
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	4 cm
Selling price	100 Bells
Furniture size

In Pocket Camp

#100

Event availability	None
Location	Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size	Tiny
Fish size	3.3 cm - 4.7 cm
Rarity	★
Catch rate	Cannot be caught at this time
Selling price	100 Bells
Request reward	100 Bells, 2 Friendship Points

In New Horizons

#14

"I caught a tadpole... It's just a tad small."

Time of year	North: Mar – Jul South: Sep – Jan
Time of day	All day
Location	Pond
Shadow size	Tiny
Rarity	Common
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  100 Bells  C.J.:  150 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

In New Leaf

Upon donation to the museum, the information board in front of the tank that houses the tadpole says the following:

"Tadpoles are nothing more than baby frogs and generally inhabit ponds and streams. Their round heads and quirky style of movement give them a different kind of cuteness from adult frogs. They become more frog-like when they eventually grow legs and start to lose their tails. Unlike fish, though, their skin is very delicate because they do not have scales, so handle carefully."

In New Horizons

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"Undoubtedly you know that tadpoles eventually turn into frogs. I must say, I find them impossibly adorable with their squiggly little tails. But even cuter... when they sprout legs! Why, we can witness accelerated evolution in these squirmy little ones. Hoo, it makes me so emotional!"

The tadpole can be found in the open, recessed tank in the freshwater fish room in the museum, beneath the frog.

Fishing Tourney

In New Leaf

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a tadpole, Chip will say the following:

"Tadpoles are something my mom used to make for us as a snack for watching home movies. They're not bad! Sort of like a kinda beaver-only popcorn! Nyuk nyuk! ...Anyway, bottoms up!"

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Real-world information

Some real-life tadpoles

Tadpoles are frogs in their larval stage. They have no arms or legs until adulthood and usually live underwater.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	オタマジャクシ Otamajakushi	Tadpole (lit. "ladle")
	올챙이 Olchaeng-i
	蝌蚪 Kēdǒu
	Головастик Golovastik
	Kikkervisje	Tadpole (lit. "little frog fish")
	Kaulquappe	Tadpole
	Renacuajo	Tadpole
	Têtard
	Girino

Pocket Camp fish

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