Giant Marine Toad
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Giant Marine Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
35 Verified records at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
October 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Green Climbing Toad
LC

Green Climbing Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Incilius coniferus

10–20% · With luck
Wet Forest Toad
LC

Wet Forest Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Incilius melanochlorus

Insufficient data
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog
LC

Strawberry Poison-dart Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Oophaga pumilio

70–80% · Very likely
Green and Black Dart-poison Frog
LC

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Dendrobates auratus

50–60% · Likely
Red-eyed Treefrog
LC

Red-eyed Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Agalychnis callidryas

50–60% · Likely
Sylvia's Tree Frog
LC

Sylvia's Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Cruziohyla sylviae

40–50% · Likely
Masked Tree Frog
LC

Masked Tree Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Smilisca phaeota

30–40% · Possible
Striped Poison-Dart Frog
LC

Striped Poison-Dart Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Phyllobates lugubris

30–40% · Possible
Harlequin Treefrog
LC

Harlequin Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

30–40% · Possible
Striped Rocket Frog
LC

Striped Rocket Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Allobates talamancae

30–40% · Possible
Savage's Thin-toed Frog
LC

Savage's Thin-toed Frog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Leptodactylus savagei

30–40% · Possible
Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

Sipurio Snouted Treefrog

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scinax elaeochroa

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
5–10
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Marine Toad sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Giant Marine Toad in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Giant Marine Toad in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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