Giant Marine Toad
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Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
15 Verified records at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
April 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve

Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

20–30% · Possible
Campbell's Rainforest Toad
LC

Campbell's Rainforest Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius campbelli

Insufficient data
🐸 No photo available
NT Endemic

Large-crested toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius macrocristatus

Insufficient data
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

20–30% · Possible
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

10–20% · With luck
Stauffer's Tree Frog
LC

Stauffer's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax staufferi

5–10% · With luck
Browns' Frog
LC Endemic

Browns' Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Lithobates brownorum

Insufficient data
Vaillant's Frog
LC

Vaillant's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates vaillanti

5–10% · With luck
Common Leaf-Litter Frog
LC

Common Leaf-Litter Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Craugastor loki

Insufficient data
Leprus Chirping Frog
LC

Leprus Chirping Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Eleutherodactylus leprus

Insufficient data
Painted Tree Frog
LC

Painted Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Tlalocohyla picta

Insufficient data
Alfred's Rainfrog
LC

Alfred's Rainfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Craugastor alfredi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
20–30
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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Marine Toad in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Giant Marine Toad in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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