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title: "Wet Forest Toad"
description: "Incilius melanochlorus — Amphibians. Incilius melanochlorus, formerly Bufo melanochlorus, is a mid-sized species of toad with a crested head in the family Bufonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/wet-forest-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wet Forest Toad

> Incilius melanochlorus — Amphibians. Incilius melanochlorus, formerly Bufo melanochlorus, is a mid-sized species of toad with a crested head in the family Bufonidae.

- Scientific name: *Incilius melanochlorus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 1281
- Wikidata: [Q28031712](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28031712)
- iNaturalist taxon: [65848](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/65848)

## Names

- en: Wet Forest Toad
- es: Sapo de bosque humedo

## Countries with the most observations

CR (562), NI (13), PA (4)

## Summary

Incilius melanochlorus, formerly Bufo melanochlorus, is a mid-sized species of toad with a crested head in the family Bufonidae. It is primarily distinguished by its very long first finger with respect to the other fingers. It is found in southern Nicaragua, in the northern Cordillera Central (central highlands) and on the Atlantic slopes of eastern Costa Rica, and in western Panama.

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

## Photo

![Wet Forest Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wet-forest-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169478

## Machine access

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