Abstract
Amphibian tadpole develops in water, draws nourishment from common pond sources including planktonic suspension, vegetation, detritus and from larvaevory. Microhyla ornata is a plankton feeding microphage; Bufo stomaticus is vegetation rasper macrophage; while both Limnonectes species are macrophagus raspers as well as microphagus plankton feeders.  However, Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis is detritivorous and Hoplobatrachus tigerinus is a larvivorecarnivore. Despite difference in diet, each spcies employs similar buccopharyngeal technology to glean the particulate food from water current.