What are the chances of seeing a Forest Toad in Chagres National Park?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Toad sighting in Chagres National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 8 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Forest Toad in Chagres National Park?
September
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Toad in Chagres National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, July–August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Chagres National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain against 30 mm in February.
What time of day is best to see a Forest Toad?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Toad sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Chagres National Park the best place to see a Forest Toad?
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Forest Toad sightings, Chagres National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 60%), Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%) and San Lorenzo Protected Forest (Panama, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Where does the Forest Toad sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Chagres National Park (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.