Wet Forest Toad
Incilius melanochlorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusIncilius (Central American Toads)
- SpeciesIncilius melanochlorus (Wet Forest Toad)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Chompipe Spiny Toadlet
Incilius chompipe
Leaf Litter Toad
Rhaebo haematiticus
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
Oophaga pumilio
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Atlantic Broad-headed Litter Frog
Craugastor megacephalus
Warszewitsch's Frog
Lithobates warszewitschii
Hypsiboas rufitelus
Boana rufitela
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wet Forest Toad in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Wet Forest Toad sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wet Forest Toad in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Wet Forest Toad in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.