Silhouette: Dennis C. Murphy, after http://bit.ly/4q6IESe · PhyloPic

Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Silhouette: Dennis C. Murphy, after http://bit.ly/4q6IESe · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyBufonidae (True Toads)
GenusRhinella (Beaked Toads)
SpeciesRhinella horribilis (Giant Marine Toad)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Masaya Volcano National Park

1 Verified sightings at Masaya Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,065 Verified sightings across all 48 parks From 2019 to 2026

🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis is the scientific name used for populations of the cane toad or giant toad located in Mesoamerica and north-western South America when they are considered to be a separate species from Rhinella marina, a name which is then mostly restricted to Amazon basin populations. R. horribilis was originally described from Mexico as Bufo horribilis before later being considered a synonym of Bufo marina and later Rhinella marina. The specific epithet horribilis has now been revived after a 2016 study argued that these populations make up two separate species. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park

Smilisca baudinii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Agalychnis callidryas

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Engystomops pustulosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~60%
2	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
3	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
4	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
8	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
9	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
11	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
12	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
15	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
16	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
17	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
19	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
20	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
21	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
22	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
23	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
24	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
25	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
27	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
28	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
29	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
30	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
31	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
32	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
33	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
34	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
36	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
37	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
40	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
42	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
43	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
44	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
45	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
46	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
47	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
48	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data

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Giant Marine Toad

About the Giant Marine Toad

Recent sightings of Giant Marine Toad in Masaya Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park

Mexican Smilisca

Red-eyed Treefrog

Guayaquil Dwarf Frog

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found