Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Red-backed Salamander in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 34% of visitor-days record a Eastern Red-backed Salamander sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Red-backed Salamander in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Red-backed Salamander in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.