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title: "Leaf Litter Toad"
description: "Rhaebo haematiticus — Amphibians. Rhaebo haematiticus (formerly Bufo haematiticus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/leaf-litter-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Leaf Litter Toad

> Rhaebo haematiticus — Amphibians. Rhaebo haematiticus (formerly Bufo haematiticus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhaebo haematiticus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 3759
- Wikidata: [Q28031176](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28031176)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67078](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67078)

## Names

- en: Leaf Litter Toad
- de: Blattlaubfall-Kröte
- es: Sapo hojarasquero

## Countries with the most observations

CR (2553), PA (395), CO (247), EC (222), NI (32), HN (9)

## Summary

Rhaebo haematiticus (formerly Bufo haematiticus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in eastern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, northwestern Venezuela (Serranía del Perijá), and northwestern Ecuador. Its altitudinal range is from sea level to 1,300 m (4,300 ft) asl. Its natural habitats are primary tropical moist forest and submontane humid forest. It is a nocturnal, leaf-litter species that during the breeding seasons is found along small streams and large rivers. It tolerates some habitat degradation but only occurs close to forest. Threats to it are habitat loss caused by…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaebo_haematiticus

## Photo

![Leaf Litter Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/leaf-litter-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Curtis Eckerman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310102591

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/leaf-litter-toad?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).