Wyoming+Toad+2010

By: Devin B

The Wyoming Toad is a rare amphibian that only exits in captivity and close to Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the USA state of Wyoming. The Wyoming toad became an endangered species in 1984. The Wyoming Toad adult length is about 2.2 inches. Females grow slightly larger than males. The surface of the body has rounded warts in size between those of the Great Plains toad. The Wyoming Toad frequents floodplains and the short grass edges of ponds and lakes. They frequently use pocket gopher and ground squirrel burrows as hibernacula. In their reproduction females lay eggs between mid May- early June. This frog is endangered because of people throwing toxins I the water, like poison, dirty food and waste. Plus that is what is taking away their habitat. To save the Wyoming Toad is to not put dirty stuff in the water because you can take away their habitat. Plus they are endangered in the wild so they might be in ponds.