Yellow Toad
Incilius luetkenii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusIncilius (Central American Toads)
- SpeciesIncilius luetkenii (Yellow Toad)
Incilius luetkenii (formerly Bufo luetkenii, common name yellow toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Mesoamerica along the Pacific versant from central Costa Rica to extreme southern Chiapas, Mexico (including the intervening Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua), as well as dry interior valleys of Guatemala and Honduras and San Juan River drainage in Costa Rica on the Atlantic versant. It occurs in open areas, including disturbed pasturelands in lowland dry forests, and to a lesser extent, in lowland moist and premontane moist forests. It breeds in temporary pools. It is a common species that is not facing major threats. Additionally, this species of toad is known for using their vocal behaviors in order to call for mating. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Toad sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Dry Forest Toad
Incilius coccifer
Giant Marine Toad
Rhinella horribilis
Stauffer's Tree Frog
Scinax staufferi
Mexican Smilisca
Smilisca baudinii
Yellow Treefrog
Dendropsophus microcephalus
Milk Frog
Trachycephalus macrotis
Sheep Frog
Hypopachus variolosus
Guayaquil Dwarf Frog
Engystomops pustulosus
Mexican Burrowing Toad
Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Forrer's Grass Frog
Lithobates forreri
Mexican White-lipped Frog
Leptodactylus fragilis
Black Jungle-Frog
Leptodactylus melanonotus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Toad in Palo Verde National Park?
About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Toad sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow Toad in Palo Verde National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Toad in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.