Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilyAmbystomatidae (Mole Salamanders)
- GenusAmbystoma (Mole Salamanders)
- SpeciesAmbystoma macrodactylum (Long-toed Salamander)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
Cope's Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon copei
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
Western Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon vehiculum
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Olympic Salamander
Rhyacotriton olympicus
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
Van Dyke's Salamander
Plethodon vandykei
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-toed Salamander in Olympic National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Long-toed Salamander sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-toed Salamander in Olympic National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Long-toed Salamander in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.