Dry Forest Toad
Dry Forest Toad

Dry Forest Toad

Incilius coccifer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Santa Rosa National Park
15 Verified records at Santa Rosa National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Incilius coccifer (common name: southern round-gland toad or southern roundgland toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southern Mexico and southeastward in the Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to northwestern Costa Rica. Several species that were formerly included in this species have been named as distinct species: Incilius porteri, Incilius ibarrai, Incilius pisinnus, and Incilius signifer. Its natural habitats are lowland dry and moist forests, and it occurs also in disturbed areas such as pastures, roadside ditches, gardens, and vacant lots in urban areas. It is an abundant and widespread species that is not facing significant threats. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Dry Forest Toad sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park

Yellow Toad
LC

Yellow Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Incilius luetkenii

40–50% · Likely
Wet Forest Toad
LC

Wet Forest Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius melanochlorus

Insufficient data
Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

40–50% · Likely
Milk Frog

Milk Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Trachycephalus macrotis

60–70% · Likely
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

60–70% · Likely
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

40–50% · Likely
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
LC

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Engystomops pustulosus

40–50% · Likely
Stauffer's Tree Frog
LC

Stauffer's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax staufferi

30–40% · Possible
Forrer's Grass Frog
LC Endemic

Forrer's Grass Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates forreri

20–30% · Possible
Turbo White-lipped Frog
LC

Turbo White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus poecilochilus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

20–30% · With luck
Mexican Burrowing Toad
LC

Mexican Burrowing Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinophrynus dorsalis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
4 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
7 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dry Forest Toad in Santa Rosa National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Dry Forest Toad sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dry Forest Toad in Santa Rosa National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Dry Forest Toad in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.

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