Earthworm as a Better Feed Component for Growth And Metamorphosis of <i>Bufo stomaticus</i>

Abstract

Laboratory rearing of Bufo stomaticus tadpoles indicated that change In food types affected larval growth rate and duration of metamorphosis. Tadpoles fed with only earthworm tissue of its combination grew better and metamorphosed earlier than those fed only goat meat or its combination. Hence utilisation of earthworm tissue in place of goat meat ts suggested to prepare the mixed diet for laboratory culture of anuran tadpoles.