Argentine Toad

Argentine Toad

Rhinella arenarum

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Buenos Aires

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

260 Verified sightings at Buenos Aires
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Argentine Toad

Rhinella arenarum is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina (Chubut Province northward) and Bolivia (east of the Andes). Rhinella arenarum inhabits small ponds or bogs with stagnant water, in dry, temperate habitats, mostly in open areas. It is locally common. While it is collected for educational and scientific uses and also suffers from road kills, it in general is not threatened. Fossils representing this species are known with certainty from the late Pliocene to the Holocene of central Argentina. Wikipedia →

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cochabamba 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
2 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~20%
3 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
4 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Argentine Toad in Buenos Aires?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Argentine Toad sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 260 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 13 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Argentine Toad in Buenos Aires?

September to February

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Argentine Toad in Buenos Aires on a given day, against about 10% in March to August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Argentine Toad?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Argentine Toad sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Buenos Aires the best place to see an Argentine Toad?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Argentine Toad sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 20%) and Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%).

Where does the Argentine Toad sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Argentine Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Buenos Aires (260 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.

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