Cave Salamander

Cave Salamander

Eurycea lucifuga

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea wilderae

40–50% · Likely
Long-tailed Salamander
LC Endemic

Long-tailed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea longicauda

10–20% · Possible
Three-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Three-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea guttolineata

0–10% · With luck
Junaluska Salamander
VU Endemic

Junaluska Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea junaluska

0–10% · With luck
Southern Two-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Two-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea cirrigera

0–10% · With luck
Brownback Salamander

Brownback Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea aquatica

Insufficient data
Red-cheeked Salamander
NT Endemic

Red-cheeked Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon jordani

40–50% · Likely
Spring Salamander
LC

Spring Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

40–50% · Possible
Seal Salamander
LC

Seal Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Desmognathus monticola

30–40% · Possible
Imitator Salamander
NT Endemic

Imitator Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus imitator

30–40% · Possible
Southern Red-backed Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon serratus

30–40% · Possible
Red Salamander
LC

Red Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudotriton ruber

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cave Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Cave Salamander sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cave Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Cave Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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