Costa Rican Toad

[calnative]

Spent some time in Costa Rica and came across this toad in a mountain range. Any info on it would be great, I can't seem to find it in any books.

[cbernz]

Looks like Craugastor megacephalus, or one of the related species.

[yank gooner]

Looks like Craugastor megacephalus, or one of the related species.

That was my thought as well. Not a toad however.

[calnative]

we thought possibly the same exept this was definitly a toad no question about it

[The Real Snake Man]

we thought possibly the same exept this was definitly a toad no question about it

That is definitely not a toad, no doubt about it. I'm also going with megacephalus.

[calnative]

ok i think you are correct im no frog expert but to us we really thought toad but looking up craugastor i believe your right thats what i like about this site thanks

[cbernz]

It's a frog that is somewhat toad-like. All toads are frogs. "Toad" is generally used to describe frogs that have a certain appearance (stout, short-legged, warty) or frogs that are in the family Bufonidae (true toads). There are lots of frogs with "toad" in the common name that are not Bufonids.

There is a related species in Costa Rica, Craugastor rugosus, that is even more toad-like:

[jason folt]

Another vote for C. megacephalus. It's a nice big female too. The males are not as mega. Super cool. I have seen a bunch of males, but I have only ever seen one big female. Impressive frogs for sure.

Jason