The tadpole of Physalaemus cicada Bokermann, 1966 is described with base in specimens obtained through a spawning collected in a temporary pond in Fazenda Olho D’água, municipality of São João do Cariri, state of Paraiba, Brazil. In the stage 37, the tadpole attains a total length of 17,5 mm, body corresponding to 42% of the total length, oval in dorsal view, slightly depressed in lateral view and tooth row formula 2(2)/3(1). The presence of an oral disc with a narrow posterior labium makes possible differentiates the tadpole of P. cicada from other species of Physalaemus.
Tadpole; Physalaemus cicada; larval morphology
