Giant Marine Toad
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Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
41 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026
2,065 Verified sightings across all 48 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Yellow Toad
LC

Yellow Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Incilius luetkenii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Dry Forest Toad
LC

Dry Forest Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius coccifer

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Milk Frog

Milk Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Trachycephalus macrotis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus savagei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Stauffer's Tree Frog
LC

Stauffer's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax staufferi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Turbo White-lipped Frog
LC

Turbo White-lipped Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus poecilochilus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Masked Tree Frog
LC

Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca phaeota

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog
LC

Boulenger's Snouted Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax boulengeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
LC

Fitzinger's Robber Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor fitzingeri

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Marine Toad in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Marine Toad in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

May has the highest sighting rate for Giant Marine Toad in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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