Seal Salamander

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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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	30–40%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%

Quick answers

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

About 37% of visitor-days record a Seal Salamander sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 279 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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