Ornate Forest toad
Rhinella ornata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusRhinella (Beaked Toads)
- SpeciesRhinella ornata (Ornate Forest toad)
Rhinella ornata is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in Brazil and possibly Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. Rhinella ornata will mate with a sister species, Rhinella crucifer, to form the hybrid species Rhinella pombali. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Cururu Toad
Rhinella diptycha
Yellow Cururu Toad
Rhinella icterica
ocellated tree frog
Itapotihyla langsdorffii
Blacksmith Tree Frog
Boana faber
Cuvier’s Foam Frog
Physalaemus cuvieri
Mustached Frog
Leptodactylus mystacinus
Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog
Scinax fuscovarius
Two-colored oval frog
Elachistocleis bicolor
Dwarf Tree Frog
Dendropsophus nanus
Pointedbelly Frog
Leptodactylus podicipinus
Hidden Walking Leaf Frog
Phyllomedusa tetraploidea
Lesser Tree Frog
Dendropsophus minutus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ornate Forest toad at Iguazú National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 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 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |