Mount Lyell Salamander
Hydromantes platycephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilyPlethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
- GenusHydromantes (Web-toed Salamanders)
- SpeciesHydromantes platycephalus (Mount Lyell Salamander)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
📅 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 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mount Lyell Salamander in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Mount Lyell Salamander sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mount Lyell Salamander in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
July has the highest sighting rate for Mount Lyell Salamander in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.