Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilyPlethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
- GenusHemidactylium (Four-toed Salamanders)
- SpeciesHemidactylium scutatum (Four-toed Salamander)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
Northern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea bislineata
Seal Salamander
Desmognathus monticola
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
Plethodon cylindraceus
Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus fuscus
Shenandoah Salamander
Plethodon shenandoah
Red Salamander
Pseudotriton ruber
Spring Salamander
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus
Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea longicauda
Southern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea cirrigera
Three-lined Salamander
Eurycea guttolineata
Valley and Ridge Salamander
Plethodon hoffmani
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Four-toed Salamander at Shenandoah National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |