Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilyPlethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
- GenusEnsatina (Ensatinas)
- SpeciesEnsatina eschscholtzii (Ensatina)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
Clouded Salamander
Aneides ferreus
Dunn's Salamander
Plethodon dunni
Coastal Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ensatina in Redwood National Park?
About 63% of visitor-days record a Ensatina sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 328 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ensatina in Redwood National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Ensatina in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.