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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

And just like that, last week’s Wyoming toad eggs have become tiny tadpoles! 5,703 CMZoo-hatched tadpoles were released in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin yesterday. (Yes, we counted them all.) Others will stay at CMZoo to continue developing - later participating in our breeding program and/or being released to the wild as toads. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has supported Wyoming toad conservation since 1992. Since 2008, the Zoo has partnered with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and others to breed, raise and re