Giant Marine Toad

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

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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	60–70%
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	40–50%
12	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
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	30–40%
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	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
28	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
30	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
31	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
33	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
34	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
35	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
36	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
37	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
38	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
39	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
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 Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 152 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Giant Marine Toad in Arenal Volcano National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Marine Toad in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.