Spring Salamander

Spring Salamander

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park

Eastern Red-backed Salamander
LC

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Northern Two-lined Salamander
LC

Northern Two-lined Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea bislineata

20–30% · Possible
Seal Salamander
LC

Seal Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Desmognathus monticola

20–30% · Possible
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
LC Endemic

White-spotted Slimy Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon cylindraceus

10–20% · Possible
Dusky Salamander
LC

Dusky Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus fuscus

10–20% · Possible
Shenandoah Salamander
CR Endemic

Shenandoah Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon shenandoah

10–20% · Possible
Red Salamander
LC

Red Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudotriton ruber

10–20% · Possible
Long-tailed Salamander
LC Endemic

Long-tailed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea longicauda

10–20% · With luck
Southern Two-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Two-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea cirrigera

0–10% · With luck
Three-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Three-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea guttolineata

0–10% · With luck
Four-toed Salamander
LC

Four-toed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hemidactylium scutatum

Insufficient data
Valley and Ridge Salamander
LC Endemic

Valley and Ridge Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon hoffmani

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%

Quick answers

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

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

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Spring Salamander in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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