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Texas Toad

Anaxyrus speciosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Big Bend National Park
47 Verified records at Big Bend National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The Texas toad (Anaxyrus speciosus) is a species of medium-sized (to 9 cm (3.5 in)) toad that occurs in the southern United States and northern Mexico. It breeds in temporary water pools after heavy rains. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Toad sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Red-spotted Toad
LC

Red-spotted Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Anaxyrus punctatus

20–30% · Possible
Green Toad
LC

Green Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Anaxyrus debilis

5–10% · With luck
Rio Grande Leopard Frog
LC

Rio Grande Leopard Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Lithobates berlandieri

20–30% · Possible
Couch's Spadefoot
LC

Couch's Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scaphiopus couchii

10–20% · With luck
Canyon Tree Frog
LC

Canyon Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dryophytes arenicolor

5–10% · With luck
American Bullfrog

American Bullfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Lithobates catesbeianus

5–10% · With luck
Green Treefrog
LC

Green Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dryophytes cinereus

5–10% · With luck
Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
LC

Western Narrow-mouthed Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Gastrophryne olivacea

5–10% · With luck
Cliff Chirping Frog
LC

Cliff Chirping Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eleutherodactylus marnockii

5–10% · Rare
Mexican Spadefoot
LC

Mexican Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Spea multiplicata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Texas Toad in Big Bend National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Texas Toad sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Texas Toad in Big Bend National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Texas Toad in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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