Ensatina

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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	60–70%
2	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
6	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ensatina in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Ensatina sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ensatina in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

February has the highest sighting rate for Ensatina in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.