Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon cinereus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
70–80
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Red-backed Salamander in Shenandoah National Park?

About 46% of visitor-days record a Eastern Red-backed Salamander sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 449 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Red-backed Salamander in Shenandoah National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Red-backed Salamander in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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