Van Dyke's Salamander
Plethodon vandykei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilyPlethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
- GenusPlethodon (Woodland Salamanders)
- SpeciesPlethodon vandykei (Van Dyke's Salamander)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Western Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon vehiculum
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
Olympic Salamander
Rhyacotriton olympicus
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
Cope's Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon copei
Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
📅 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 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Van Dyke's Salamander in Olympic National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Van Dyke's Salamander sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Van Dyke's Salamander in Olympic National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Van Dyke's Salamander in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.