Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilyAmbystomatidae (Mole Salamanders)
- GenusAmbystoma (Mole Salamanders)
- SpeciesAmbystoma gracile (Northwestern Salamander)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Coastal Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
Clouded Salamander
Aneides ferreus
Dunn's Salamander
Plethodon dunni
📅 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 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northwestern Salamander in Redwood National Park?
About 35% of visitor-days record a Northwestern Salamander sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northwestern Salamander in Redwood National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Northwestern Salamander in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.