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 →
Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park
Porter's Toad
Incilius porteri
Central American Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius valliceps
Jalapa toad
Incilius ibarrai
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Highland Frog
Lithobates maculatus
Black-eyed Tree Frog
Agalychnis moreletii
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
Copan Stream Frog
Ptychohyla hypomykter
Forrer's Grass Frog
Lithobates forreri
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Dry Forest Toad at Celaque National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 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 |