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Cururu Toad

Rhinella diptycha

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Iguazú National Park
13 Verified records at Iguazú National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Rhinella diptycha, sometimes referred to as Cope's toad, Schneider's toad, cururu toad, or rococo toad, is a toad found in northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, and eastern and southern Brazil. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Cururu Toad sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park

Yellow Cururu Toad
LC

Yellow Cururu Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella icterica

Insufficient data
Ornate Forest toad
LC Endemic

Ornate Forest toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella ornata

Insufficient data
ocellated tree frog
LC

ocellated tree frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Itapotihyla langsdorffii

10–20% · With luck
Blacksmith Tree Frog
LC

Blacksmith Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Boana faber

5–10% · With luck
Cuvier’s Foam Frog
LC

Cuvier’s Foam Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Physalaemus cuvieri

5–10% · Rare
Mustached Frog
LC

Mustached Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Leptodactylus mystacinus

5–10% · Rare
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax fuscovarius

Insufficient data
Two-colored oval frog
LC

Two-colored oval frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Elachistocleis bicolor

Insufficient data
Dwarf Tree Frog
LC

Dwarf Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus nanus

Insufficient data
Pointedbelly Frog
LC

Pointedbelly Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus podicipinus

Insufficient data
Hidden Walking Leaf Frog
LC

Hidden Walking Leaf Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Phyllomedusa tetraploidea

Insufficient data
Lesser Tree Frog
LC

Lesser Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus minutus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
2 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
4 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
5 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
7 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
9 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
10 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cururu Toad in Iguazú National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Cururu Toad sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cururu Toad in Iguazú National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cururu Toad in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.

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