Where to see
Anaxyrus terrestris
Big Cypress National Preserve leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Southern Toad during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States |
Big Cypress National Preserve
In Big Cypress National Preserve, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Toad sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Everglades National Park and more
After Big Cypress National Preserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Southern Toad are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 50%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 40%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and August in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 70%), January, March–June and November in Everglades National Park (about 50%) and October in Congaree National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Southern Toad on a given day. Each park's Southern Toad page has the full month-by-month chart.
