Sharp-nosed Forest Toad

Sharp-nosed Forest Toad

Rhinella acutirostris

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Podocarpus National Park

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

5 Verified sightings at Podocarpus National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Sharp-nosed Forest Toad

Rhinella acutirostris is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Rhinella acutirostris, ASW 5.6/AMNH Rhinella acutirostris, Animal Diversity "Rhinella acutirostris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 January 2014. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Rhinella acutirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T54565A54341367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T54565A54341367.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021. Wikipedia →

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Ecuador · 2025

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sharp-nosed Forest Toad in Podocarpus National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-nosed Forest Toad sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 6 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 a Sharp-nosed Forest Toad in Podocarpus National Park?

May and June

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-nosed Forest Toad in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, July and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sharp-nosed Forest Toad?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Where else can you see a Sharp-nosed Forest Toad?

Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data

Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sharp-nosed Forest Toad sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Sharp-nosed Forest Toad sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sharp-nosed Forest Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Podocarpus National Park (5 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.

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