Spotted Salamander

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park

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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	30–40%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Salamander in Shenandoah National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Spotted Salamander sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spotted Salamander in Shenandoah National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Salamander in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.