Indirect development is considered the ancestral condition in anuran amphibians and includes a free-swimming larval stage called tadpole that grows and develops in temporal or permanent water bodies Naumann et al., 2021). Tadpoles differ greatly from their adult forms, showing a stunning diversity of habitats, morphology, and feeding behaviors .The metamorphosis of aquatic larvae into juvenile forms involves morphological, physiological, biochemical, and behavioral changes
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