Bufo spinosus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The spiny toad, spiny common toad, or giant toad (Bufo spinosus) is a species of toad native to the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, extreme northwestern Italy, and North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia), with an isolated population in Jersey in the Channel Islands. For much of the 20th century, it was considered either a synonym or a subspecies of common toad Bufo bufo, but it is now classified as a separate species.
Adult males measure 58.6–112 mm (2.3–4.4 in) and adult females 65–180 mm (2.6–7.1 in) in snout–vent length. These toads feed on a number of invertebrates from earthworms to insects and woodlice. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon Oceanarium | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 2 | Zoo La Barben | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Aquarium of Gijón | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Fluviário de Mora | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Toad sighting in Barcelona on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 6th most-seen of the 6 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Toad in Barcelona on a given day, against under 5% in March–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 pm and midnight
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Toad sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Giant Toad sightings, Barcelona ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Porto (Portugal, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Barcelona (6 verified sightings), 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.
