Yellow Cururu Toad
Rhinella icterica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusRhinella (Beaked Toads)
- SpeciesRhinella icterica (Yellow Cururu Toad)
Rhinella icterica (common name: yellow cururu toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in northeastern Argentina (Misiones Province), southern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay. "Cururu" is its indigenous name and refers to the male advertisement call that is a melodious tremolo. "Cururu toad", without the specifier "yellow", is a common name used for a few other closely related species. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Ornate Forest toad
Rhinella ornata
ocellated tree frog
Itapotihyla langsdorffii
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
Cuvier’s Foam Frog
Physalaemus cuvieri
Mustached Frog
Leptodactylus mystacinus
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Dwarf Tree Frog
Dendropsophus nanus
Pointedbelly Frog
Leptodactylus podicipinus
Hidden Walking Leaf Frog
Phyllomedusa tetraploidea
Lesser Tree Frog
Dendropsophus minutus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow Cururu Toad at Iguazú National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |