Rhinella ornata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Rhinella ornata is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in Brazil and possibly Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Rhinella ornata will mate with a sister species, Rhinella crucifer, to form the hybrid species Rhinella pombali. Frost, D. R.; Grant, T.; Faivovich, J. N.; Bain, R. H.; Haas, A.; Haddad, C. L. F. B.; De Sá, R. O.; Channing, A.; Wilkinson, M.; Donnellan, S. C.; Raxworthy, C. J.; Campbell, J. A.; Blotto, B. L.; Moler, P.; Drewes, R. C.; Nussbaum, R. A.; Lynch, J. D.; Green, D. M.; Wheeler, W. C. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 297: 1–291. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5781. S2CID 86140137. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Forest toad sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 65 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 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ornate Forest toad in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ornate Forest toad sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Ornate Forest toad sightings, São Paulo ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, about 10%) and Santos (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ornate Forest toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in São Paulo (65 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.
