Red-spotted Toad
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Red-spotted Toad

Anaxyrus punctatus

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

The red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus), formerly Bufo punctatus, is a toad in the family Bufonidae found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-spotted Toad sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Great Plains Toad
LC

Great Plains Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Anaxyrus cognatus

Insufficient data
Green Toad
LC

Green Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Anaxyrus debilis

Insufficient data
Couch's Spadefoot
LC

Couch's Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scaphiopus couchii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
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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
20–30%
2 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
9 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-spotted Toad in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Red-spotted Toad sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-spotted Toad in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Red-spotted Toad in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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