Wyoming Toad Sneak Peak

Our Wyoming toad tadpoles are growing up! They're starting to sprout legs and transform into tiny toadlets. At about one month old, they begin by growing their back legs first, followed by their front legs. Even though they all hatched around the same time, some tadpoles start developing legs a little sooner than others. They'll grow their back legs for a few weeks before their front legs appear. Once those front legs come in, it's only a matter of days before they hop onto dry land! Learn more

Over 300 of our Wyoming toad tadpoles were held back to become part of the Species Survival Plan breeding population, and to become our next generation of headstart toads. These toads will grow from now until May, when we will release them as adults into their Wyoming habitat. Most of our tadpoles have already developed their hind legs, which is one of the earlier steps in the toad metamorphosis process. Their forelimbs will develop after their hind limbs, and at that point they really start loo

Wyoming Toad Breeding Program

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