Melanophryniscus moreirae
Silhouette: Michael Scroggie, from original photograph by Gary M. Stolz, USFWS (original photograph in public domain). · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Maldonada redbelly toad (Melanophryniscus moreirae) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, and intermittent freshwater marshes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Maldonada redbelly toad sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Maldonada redbelly toad in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months. That is one of Itatiaia National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 25 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Maldonada redbelly 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.
Only Itatiaia National Park, in our data
Itatiaia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Maldonada redbelly toad sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maldonada redbelly toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Itatiaia National Park (63 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.
