Dry Forest Toad
Incilius coccifer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusIncilius (Central American Toads)
- SpeciesIncilius coccifer (Dry Forest Toad)
Incilius coccifer (common name: southern round-gland toad or southern roundgland toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southern Mexico and southeastward in the Central America through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua to northwestern Costa Rica. Several species that were formerly included in this species have been named as distinct species: Incilius porteri, Incilius ibarrai, Incilius pisinnus, and Incilius signifer. Its natural habitats are lowland dry and moist forests, and it occurs also in disturbed areas such as pastures, roadside ditches, gardens, and vacant lots in urban areas. It is an abundant and widespread species that is not facing significant threats. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Dry Forest Toad sighting in Carara National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Rainforest Toad
Incilius aucoinae
Yellow Toad
Incilius luetkenii
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Leaf Litter Toad
Rhaebo haematiticus
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
Dendrobates auratus
Harlequin Treefrog
Dendropsophus ebraccatus
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Red-eyed Treefrog
Agalychnis callidryas
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
Leptodactylus savagei
Fitzinger's Robber Frog
Craugastor fitzingeri
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog
Scinax elaeochroa
Masked Tree Frog
Smilisca phaeota
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dry Forest Toad in Carara National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Dry Forest Toad sighting in Carara National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dry Forest Toad in Carara National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Dry Forest Toad in Carara National Park in our monthly data.