Forest Toad

Forest Toad

Rhinella alata

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Utría National Natural Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

9 Verified sightings at Utría National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
782 In all 6 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Sounds

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~60%
2 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~40%
3 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
4 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
6 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Forest Toad in Utría National Natural Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Toad sighting in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 9 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Forest Toad in Utría National Natural Park?

February and June

In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Toad in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, July, September and December–January, the lowest months. May has too few records to rate.

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

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest 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.

Is Utría National Natural Park the best place to see a Forest Toad?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Forest Toad sightings, Utría National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Forest Toad sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Forest Toad is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Utría National Natural Park (9 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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