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Herpetologists at the Manchester Museum have successfully bred a critically-endangered harlequin toad for the first time ever.
Brain Gratewick, CC 2.0 license
The scientists successfully recreated the habitat in which harlequin tadpoles grow up following years of meticulous work.
The breeding program will ensure that at least one of these charismatic amphibians—the veragoa stubfoot toad, has a failsafe mechanism for its survival should something happen to it in its rainforest home of Central America.
Continued below.
In World First, English Museum Successfully Breeds Endangered Harlequin Toad
Brain Gratewick, CC 2.0 license
The scientists successfully recreated the habitat in which harlequin tadpoles grow up following years of meticulous work.
The breeding program will ensure that at least one of these charismatic amphibians—the veragoa stubfoot toad, has a failsafe mechanism for its survival should something happen to it in its rainforest home of Central America.
Continued below.
In World First, English Museum Successfully Breeds Endangered Harlequin Toad
