Mexican Burrowing Toad
Rhinophrynus dorsalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyRhinophrynidae (Mexican burrowing toads)
- GenusRhinophrynus (Mexican Burrowing Toads)
- SpeciesRhinophrynus dorsalis (Mexican Burrowing Toad)
Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Yellow Toad
Incilius luetkenii
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Forrer's Grass Frog
Lithobates forreri
Turbo White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus poecilochilus
Dry Forest Toad
Incilius coccifer
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Mexican White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus fragilis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Burrowing Toad in Santa Rosa National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Mexican Burrowing Toad sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mexican Burrowing Toad in Santa Rosa National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Burrowing Toad in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.