Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusAnaxyrus (North American Toads)
- SpeciesAnaxyrus punctatus (Red-spotted Toad)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Arizona Toad
Anaxyrus microscaphus
Canyon Tree Frog
Dryophytes arenicolor
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
Relict Leopard Frog
Lithobates onca
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
📅 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-spotted Toad in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Red-spotted Toad sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-spotted Toad in Grand Canyon National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-spotted Toad in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.