Larva Larva A larva (plural: "larvae" ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The larva's appearance is generally very different from the adult form ("e.g." caterpillars and butterflies) including different unique structures and organs that do not occur in the adult form. Their diet may also be considerably different. Larvae are frequently adapted to environments separate from adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live almost exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water
Berber toad Mountains. It breeds in fresh or brackish still or slow-flowing bodies of water. The females deposit approximately 5,000–10,000 eggs. During the day the adults hide under rocks or in tunnels. Originally placed in the genus "Bufo" but was placed in the African genus "Amietophrynus" for the former 20-chromosome ""Bufo"" in 2009 and then "Amietophrynus" was renamed "Sclerophrys" as the type species "Sclerophrys capensis" was named as such, so "Amietophrynus" is a junior synonym of "Sclerophrys". Berber toad The Berber toad, also known as Mauritanian toad, Moroccan toad, pantherine toad or Moorish toad ("Sclerophrys mauritanica"), is a species of toad in