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 Palo Verde National Park
Dry Forest Toad
Incilius coccifer
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Mexican Burrowing Toad
Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Forrer's Grass Frog
Lithobates forreri
Mexican White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus fragilis
Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
📅 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 Palo Verde National Park?
About 31% of visitor-days record a Yellow Toad sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow Toad in Palo Verde National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Toad in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.