Giant Marine Toad
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Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
18 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Central American Gulf Coast Toad
LC

Central American Gulf Coast Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius valliceps

30–40% · Possible
Mexican Smilisca
LC

Mexican Smilisca

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Smilisca baudinii

Insufficient data
Yellow Treefrog
LC

Yellow Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Insufficient data
Long-Legged Streamfrog
NT

Long-Legged Streamfrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Craugastor sabrinus

Insufficient data
Vaillant's Frog
LC

Vaillant's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates vaillanti

10–20% · With luck
Julian's Frog
LC Endemic

Julian's Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Lithobates juliani

Insufficient data
Stauffer's Tree Frog
LC

Stauffer's Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax staufferi

Insufficient data
Elegant Narrow-mouthed Toad
LC

Elegant Narrow-mouthed Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Gastrophryne elegans

Insufficient data
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

Insufficient data
Chac's Rainfrog
LC

Chac's Rainfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Craugastor chac

Insufficient data
Blue-spotted Mexican Tree Frog
LC

Blue-spotted Mexican Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca cyanosticta

Insufficient data
Sheep Frog
LC

Sheep Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Hypopachus variolosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
60–70%
2 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
3 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
5 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
9 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
10 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
13 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
14 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
15 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
16 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
17 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
19 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
20 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
21 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
22 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
23 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
20–30%
24 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
25 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
27 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
28 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
29 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
30 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
31 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
32 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
33 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
34 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
35 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
36 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
37 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
38 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
39 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Marine Toad in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Giant Marine Toad in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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