Rhinella arenarum
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Argentine Toad sighting in Cordoba on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Argentine Toad in Cordoba on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–August, the lowest months. Those are among Cordoba's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in August.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Argentine Toad sightings, Cordoba ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 20%), Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 20%).
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Argentine Toad that you can see in Cordoba (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Mustached Frog (about 10%), Weeping Frog (about 10%) and Lesser Snouted Tree Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Argentine Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Cordoba (14 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.
