Giant Marine Toad
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Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Darién National Park
27 Verified records at Darién National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Rhinella horribilis is the scientific name used for populations of the cane toad or giant toad located in Mesoamerica and north-western South America when they are considered to be a separate species from Rhinella marina, a name which is then mostly restricted to Amazon basin populations. R. horribilis was originally described from Mexico as Bufo horribilis before later being considered a synonym of Bufo marina and later Rhinella marina. The specific epithet horribilis has now been revived after a 2016 study argued that these populations make up two separate species. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Darién National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Forest Toad
LC

Forest Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rhinella alata

30–40% · Possible
Cerro Mali Beaked Toad
EN

Cerro Mali Beaked Toad

Amphibian

Rhinella acrolopha

Insufficient data
Leaf Litter Toad
LC

Leaf Litter Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Rhaebo haematiticus

10–20% · With luck
Pirri Harlequin Frog
CR

Pirri Harlequin Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Atelopus glyphus

5–10% · With luck
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
LC

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Dendrobates auratus

30–40% · Possible
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
LC

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Engystomops pustulosus

20–30% · With luck
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
LC

Fitzinger's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor fitzingeri

10–20% · With luck
Milk Frog

Milk Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Trachycephalus macrotis

10–20% · With luck
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus savagei

10–20% · With luck
Turbo White-lipped Frog
LC

Turbo White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus poecilochilus

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Foam-nest Frog
LC

Spotted Foam-nest Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus insularum

5–10% · With luck
Tink Frog
LC

Tink Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Diasporus diastema

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
60–70%
2 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
5 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
9 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
10 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
13 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
14 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
15 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
16 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
17 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
19 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
20 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
21 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
22 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
23 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
20–30%
24 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
25 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
27 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
28 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
29 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
30 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
31 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
32 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
33 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
34 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
35 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
36 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
37 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
38 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
39 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
40 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
41 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
42 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
43 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
44 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
45 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
46 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
47 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
48 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Marine Toad in Darién National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Darién National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Marine Toad in Darién National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Marine Toad in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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