Canaima National Park
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🐸 Spot Elusive Poison Dart FrogsCanaima is tepui country — flat-topped sandstone tables above savanna — and the animals that define it live nowhere else. The Roraima bush toad, a black pebble of a frog that walks rather than hops, turns up on eight climbs in ten.
5.459° N 61.870° W
Wildlife
⭐ Iconic Species
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Roraima Bush Toad
Oreophrynella quelchii
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Peters' Lava Lizard
Tropidurus hispidus
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Yellow-headed Poison Frog
Dendrobates leucomelas
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Pristimantis aureoventris
Pristimantis aureoventris
📊 Most Spotted
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Pantepui Thrush
Turdus murinus
Tepui Brush-Finch
Atlapetes personatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Greater Flowerpiercer
Diglossa major
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
📊 Most Spotted
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Weeper Capuchin
Cebus olivaceus
Southern Tamandua
Tamandua tetradactyla
📊 Most Spotted
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Pantepui Thrush
Turdus murinus
Tepui Brush-Finch
Atlapetes personatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Greater Flowerpiercer
Diglossa major
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
Barba Amarilla
Bothrops atrox
Red Neusticurus
Neusticurus rudis
Amazon Racerunner
Ameiva ameiva
Rainbow Whiptail
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus
Speckled Forest Pit Viper
Bothrops taeniatus
White-spotted Riolama
Riolama leucosticta
Amazon Puffing Snake
Spilotes sulphureus
Plee's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas pleii
Leaf Anole
Anolis planiceps
Grass Anole
Anolis auratus
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Blind Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus typhlus
⭐ Iconic Species
★ Roraima Bush Toad
Oreophrynella quelchii
★ Yellow-headed Poison Frog
Dendrobates leucomelas
★ Pristimantis aureoventris
Pristimantis aureoventris
📊 Most Spotted
Auyantepui Tree Frog
Boana jimenezi
Rusty Tree Frog
Boana boans
Longnose Frog
Leptodactylus longirostris
Rhinella nattereri
Rhinella nattereri
La Escalera Tree Frog
Boana sibleszi
Sapito Robusto De Steyermark
Otophryne steyermarki
Eastern Tepui Rocket Frog
Anomaloglossus roraima
Drylands Tree Frog
Boana xerophylla
Guyana White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus rugosus
Whistling Grass Frog
Leptodactylus fuscus
Bolivar White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus sabanensis
Roraima Treefrog
Stefania roraimae
Recent sightings in Canaima National Park
LIVEiNaturalistAnimal Events
1Roraima Bush Toads on the Summits
Roraima bush toads are active on the tepui summits, recorded on more than nine climbs in ten.
2Poison Frogs in the Savanna
Yellow-banded poison frogs call from the rocks and leaf litter of the Gran Sabana.
3Lizards and Tree Frogs in the Late Rains
Hispid lizards bask on the open rock while golden-bellied rain frogs call after dark.
Sighting Calendar
Average chance of spotting the park's most-spotted species, month by month
- 1Roraima Bush Toads on the Summits
- 2Poison Frogs in the Savanna
- 3Lizards and Tree Frogs in the Late Rains
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
Essentials
Climate
Quick answers
What animals can you see in Canaima National Park?
The most likely sightings are Roraima Bush Toad (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Rufous-collared Sparrow (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Peters' Lava Lizard (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Tropical Kingbird (seen by about 60% of wildlife watchers), Blue-and-white Swallow (seen by about 50% of wildlife watchers) — among 1532 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to visit Canaima National Park for wildlife?
June has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.
Can you see Roraima Bush Toad in Canaima National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Roraima Bush Toad sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Peters' Lava Lizard in Canaima National Park?
Yes — about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Peters' Lava Lizard sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Yellow-headed Poison Frog in Canaima National Park?
Yes — about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-headed Poison Frog sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Can you see Pristimantis aureoventris in Canaima National Park?
Yes — about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pristimantis aureoventris sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 3 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where Wildlife Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife?Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
