Marbled Salamander

Marbled Salamander

Ambystoma opacum

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%

Quick answers

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

About 7% of visitor-days record a Marbled Salamander sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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