Japanese Toad
Bufo japonicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusBufo (Old World Toads)
- SpeciesBufo japonicus (Japanese Toad)
The Japanese common toad, Japanese warty toad or Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Japan. Its natural habitats are subarctic forests, temperate forests, temperate shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, arable land, rural gardens, urban areas, ponds, and irrigated land. Amplexus is the mating behaviour involved in the Japanese common toad during the breeding season. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Toad sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
Daruma Pond Frog
Pelophylax porosus
Forest Green Treefrog
Zhangixalus arboreus
Japanese Brown Frog
Rana japonica
Schlegel's Green Tree Frog
Zhangixalus schlegelii
Montane Brown Frog
Rana ornativentris
Kajika Frog
Buergeria buergeri
Tago's Brown Frog
Rana tagoi
Black-spotted Frog
Pelophylax nigromaculatus
Proto wrinkled frog
Glandirana reliquia
📅 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 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Toad in Nikko National Park?
About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Toad sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Japanese Toad in Nikko National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Toad in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.