European Toad
Bufo bufo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusBufo (Old World Toads)
- SpeciesBufo bufo (European Toad)
Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 7 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 10 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Toad in Cairngorms National Park?
About 64% of visitor-days record a European Toad sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 240 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Toad in Cairngorms National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for European Toad in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.