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Leaf Litter Toad

Rhaebo haematiticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tortuguero National Park
12 Verified records at Tortuguero National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Rhaebo haematiticus (formerly Bufo haematiticus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in eastern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, northwestern Venezuela (Serranía del Perijá), and northwestern Ecuador. Its altitudinal range is from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) asl. Its natural habitats are primary tropical moist forest and submontane humid forest. It is a nocturnal, leaf-litter species that during the breeding seasons is found along small streams and large rivers. It tolerates some habitat degradation but only occurs close to forest. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf Litter Toad sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Giant Marine Toad
LC

Giant Marine Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhinella horribilis

40–50% · Likely
Green Climbing Toad
LC

Green Climbing Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Incilius coniferus

10–20% · With luck
Wet Forest Toad
LC

Wet Forest Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius melanochlorus

Insufficient data
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
LC

Strawberry Poison-dart Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Oophaga pumilio

70–80% · Very likely
Red-eyed Treefrog
LC

Red-eyed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Agalychnis callidryas

50–60% · Likely
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus savagei

40–50% · Likely
Red-webbed Tree Frog

Red-webbed Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Boana rufitela

30–40% · Possible
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax elaeochroa

20–30% · Possible
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
LC

Fitzinger's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor fitzingeri

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Masked Tree Frog
LC

Eastern Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca manisorum

10–20% · With luck
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

10–20% · With luck
Tink Frog
LC

Tink Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Diasporus diastema

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
8 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
12 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
14 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Leaf Litter Toad in Tortuguero National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Leaf Litter Toad sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Leaf Litter Toad in Tortuguero National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Leaf Litter Toad in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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