Eastern Cane Toad
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Eastern Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
50 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The cane toad (Rhinella marina), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, but which has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania and the Caribbean, as well as Northern Australia. It is a member of the genus Rhinella, which includes many true toad species found throughout Central and South America, but it was formerly assigned to the genus Bufo. A fossil toad (specimen UCMP 41159) from the La Venta fauna of the late Miocene in Colombia is morphologically indistinguishable from modern cane toads from northern South America. It was discovered in a floodplain deposit, which suggests the R. marina habitat preferences have long been for open areas. The cane toad is a prolific breeder; females lay single-clump spawns with thousands of eggs. Its reproductive success is partly because of opportunistic feeding: it has a diet, unusual among anurans, of both dead and living matter. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Cane Toad sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

South American Common Toad
LC

South American Common Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella margaritifera

50–60% · Likely
Sharp-nosed Toad
LC

Sharp-nosed Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella dapsilis

5–10% · With luck
Roque's Toad
LC

Roque's Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella roqueana

Insufficient data
Sharp-nosed Forest Toad

Sharp-nosed Forest Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhinella acutirostris

Insufficient data
Smooth-sided Toad
LC

Smooth-sided Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Rhaebo guttatus

30–40% · Possible
Ecuadorian Forest Toad
LC

Ecuadorian Forest Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Rhaebo ecuadorensis

Insufficient data
Ecuador Poison Frog
LC

Ecuador Poison Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ameerega bilinguis

60–70% · Likely
Common Big-headed Frog
LC

Common Big-headed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Oreobates quixensis

40–50% · Possible
Smoky Jungle Frog
LC

Smoky Jungle Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus pentadactylus

30–40% · Possible
White-lined Leaf Frog
LC

White-lined Leaf Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Phyllomedusa vaillantii

30–40% · Possible
Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
LC

Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Osteocephalus taurinus

20–30% · Possible
Painted Forest Toadlet
LC

Painted Forest Toadlet

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Engystomops petersi

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
60–70%
2 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
60–70%
3 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
4 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
50–60%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
9 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
10 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
11 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
12 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
13 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
14 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
15 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
16 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
17 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
18 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
19 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
20 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
21 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
22 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
23 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
24 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
25 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
26 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
27 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Cane Toad in Yasuní National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Eastern Cane Toad sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Eastern Cane Toad in Yasuní National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Cane Toad in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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