Tadpole

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Tadpole NH Icon.png Tadpole  
Artwork of tadpole
Real-world info
Name: Hyla japonica
(Japanese tree frog)

Family: Hylidae (tree frogs and relatives)
Main appearances

Other appearances
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 (オタマジャクシ, Otamajakushi) is a fish (technically an amphibian) introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It lives in ponds, sharing its spot with crawfish, killifish, and frogs. 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

Tadpole
"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 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp

#100

Tadpole

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 Heart PC Icon.png Friendship Points


In New Horizons

#14

Tadpole
"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
Spawn requirement Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 100 Bells
 C.J. 150 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


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!"

Gallery

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

Japanese オタマジャクシ
otamajakushi
Tadpole (lit. "ladle")

Korean 올챙이
olchaeng-i

Simplified Chinese 蝌蚪
kēdǒu

Russian Головастик
Golovastik

Dutch Kikkervisje Tadpole (literally: frog fish)

German Kaulquappe Tadpole

European Spanish Renacuajo Same as in English.

European French Têtard

Italian Girino