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title: "Falllaubkröte"
description: "Rhinella margaritifera — Amphibien. The South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera; also mitred toad, in Spanish sapo crestado) is a species complex of toads in the family Bufonidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/south-american-common-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Falllaubkröte

> Rhinella margaritifera — Amphibien. The South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera; also mitred toad, in Spanish sapo crestado) is a species complex of toads in the family Bufonidae.

- Scientific name: *Rhinella margaritifera*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibien)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `jungle` (Dschungel)
- iNaturalist observations: 4577
- Wikidata: [Q28031624](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28031624)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67128](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67128)

## Names

- en: South American Common Toad
- de: Falllaubkröte
- es: Sapo Crestado
- fr: Crapaud perlé

## Countries with the most observations

EC (1060), GF (681), PE (389), BR (224), CO (64), GY (35), SR (20), BO (15), VE (5)

## Summary

The South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera; also mitred toad, in Spanish sapo crestado) is a species complex of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are found throughout the Amazonian South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and eastern Panama. It was originally believed to be a single species, but is now known to represent a complex of more than one.
Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland, premontane and montane tropical moist forests (including terra firme and seasonally flooded forests). It is a generalist species that can…

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

## Photo

![Falllaubkröte](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/south-american-common-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ken Kneidel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70415821

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/south-american-common-toad?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).