Bufo spinosus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Toad sighting in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 8 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Toad in Picos de Europa National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February and November–December, 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.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Giant Toad sightings, Picos de Europa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Cévennes National Park (France, about 50%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Giant Toad that you can see in Picos de Europa National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Common Midwife Toad (about 50%), Galician Common Frog (about 30%) and Iberian Frog (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Picos de Europa National Park (59 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.
