Yellow Toad
Incilius luetkenii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusIncilius (Central American Toads)
- SpeciesIncilius luetkenii (Yellow Toad)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Rainforest Toad
Incilius aucoinae
Dry Forest Toad
Incilius coccifer
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Leaf Litter Toad
Rhaebo haematiticus
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
📅 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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Toad in Carara National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Yellow Toad sighting in Carara National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow Toad in Carara National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Toad in Carara National Park in our monthly data.