Family

Lungless Salamanders

Plethodontidae

99 species in our catalog · found in 50 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderCaudata (Salamanders)
FamilyPlethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Ensatina eschscholtzii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Batrachoseps attenuatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Eurycea wilderae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Speleomantes strinatii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

NT Endemic

Plethodon jordani

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Plethodon cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Plethodon vehiculum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Plethodon elongatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Desmognathus monticola

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT Endemic

Desmognathus imitator

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Eurycea guttolineata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon serratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pseudotriton ruber

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT Endemic

Desmognathus wrighti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Aneides vagrans

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Eurycea bislineata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Desmognathus adatsihi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Isthmura bellii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Bolitoglossa nympha

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bolitoglossa mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon glutinosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon metcalfi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Desmognathus santeetlah

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon cylindraceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nototriton brodiei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Oedipina elongata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bolitoglossa franklini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Aneides klamathensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Eurycea longicauda

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Desmognathus fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

EN Endemic

Bolitoglossa cuna

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

CR Endemic

Plethodon shenandoah

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Batrachoseps pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon teyahalee

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon ventralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Desmognathus conanti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

CR Endemic

Bolitoglossa celaque

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Oedipina uniformis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bolitoglossa peruviana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Batrachoseps nigriventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Bolitoglossa pesrubra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hemidactylium scutatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bolitoglossa lignicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bolitoglossa rufescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bolitoglossa conanti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

CR Endemic

Oedipina tomasi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bolitoglossa altamazonica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bolitoglossa dofleini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Plethodon chlorobryonis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Desmognathus intermedius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Bolitoglossa diaphora

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Batrachoseps gregarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bolitoglossa equatoriana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Eurycea cirrigera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT Endemic

Batrachoseps kawia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oedipina savagei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

NT Endemic

Batrachoseps campi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Desmognathus ocoee

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Hydromantes platycephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Showing the 60 most likely of 99 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lungless Salamanders

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	29	>90%
	Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander			~50%
	Red-cheeked Salamander			~50%
	Spring Salamander			~40%
	Seal Salamander			~40%
	Imitator Salamander			~40%
	Southern Red-backed Salamander			~30%
	Red Salamander			~30%
	Pygmy Salamander			~30%
	Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander			~30%
	Northern Slimy Salamander			~20%
	Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander			~20%
	Santeetlah Dusky Salamander			~20%
	+17 more at the park page…
2	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7	>90%
	Ensatina			~60%
	California Slender Salamander			~50%
	Del Norte Salamander			~40%
	Wandering Salamander			~30%
	🐸 Klamath Black Salamander			~20%
	Clouded Salamander			Insufficient data
	Dunn's Salamander			~10%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	13	~90%
	Eastern Red-backed Salamander			~50%
	Northern Two-lined Salamander			~30%
	Seal Salamander			~30%
	White-spotted Slimy Salamander			~20%
	Dusky Salamander			~20%
	Shenandoah Salamander			~20%
	Red Salamander			~20%
	Spring Salamander			~20%
	Southern Two-lined Salamander			~10%
	Long-tailed Salamander			~10%
	Three-lined Salamander			~10%
	Four-toed Salamander			Insufficient data
	+1 more at the park page…
4	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	9	~80%
	Nymph Salamander			Insufficient data
	Merendon Moss Salamander			Insufficient data
	Central American Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
	Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander			~10%
	Rufescent Salamander			Insufficient data
	Conant's Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Cusuco Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
	Giant Palm Salamander			Insufficient data
	El Cusuco salamander			Insufficient data
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~60%
	Western Red-backed Salamander			~50%
	Wandering Salamander			~20%
	Ensatina			Insufficient data
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~50%
	Eastern Red-backed Salamander			~40%
	Four-toed Salamander			~10%
	Northern Two-lined Salamander			<5%
7	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~50%
	Three-lined Salamander			~30%
	Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander			~10%
	Southern Two-lined Salamander			~10%
	Mud Salamander			Insufficient data
	coastal plain dwarf salamander			Insufficient data
8	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~50%
	French Cave Salamander			~50%
9	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	4	~40%
	Ensatina			~20%
	Gregarious Slender Salamander			~10%
	Sequoia Slender Salamander			~10%
	Mount Lyell Salamander			~10%
10	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~40%
	Eastern Red-backed Salamander			~30%
	Four-toed Salamander			Insufficient data
11	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander			~20%
	Nymph Salamander			Insufficient data
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~30%
	Western Red-backed Salamander			~20%
	Ensatina			~10%
	Wandering Salamander			<5%
	Van Dyke's Salamander			<5%
13	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~30%
	Celaque Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Giant Palm Salamander			Insufficient data
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~30%
	Camp Sasardi Salamander			~20%
	Colombian Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
	Two-lined Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Finca Chibigui Salamander			Insufficient data
15	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	~30%
	Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Rufescent Salamander			Insufficient data
	Central American Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
16	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	7	~30%
	Red-legged Webfoot Salamander			~10%
	Talamanca Highland Webfoot Salamander			Insufficient data
	Tico Salamander			Insufficient data
	Ridge-headed Salamander			Insufficient data
	Cukra Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	🐸 Black Web-footed Salamander			Insufficient data
	🐸 Black-headed Webfoot Salamander			Insufficient data
17	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Channel Islands Slender Salamander			~20%
	Black-bellied Slender Salamander			~10%
	Arboreal Salamander			Insufficient data
18	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6	~30%
	Ensatina			~10%
	Mount Lyell Salamander			~10%
	Gregarious Slender Salamander			Insufficient data
	Arboreal Salamander			Insufficient data
	Limestone Salamander			Insufficient data
	Hell Hollow Slender Salamander			Insufficient data
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	8	~20%
	Wood Colored Salamander			~10%
	Magnificent Web-Footed Salamander			Insufficient data
	Savage's Worm Salamander			<5%
	Ridge-headed Salamander			Insufficient data
	Cocle Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Shadowy Web-footed Salamander			Insufficient data
	Dwarf Climbing Salamander			Insufficient data
	Red-spotted Webfoot Salamander			Insufficient data
20	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Savage's Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
	Tico Salamander			Insufficient data
	Wood Colored Salamander			Insufficient data
	Red-legged Webfoot Salamander			Insufficient data
21	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Bell's False Brook Salamander			~20%
22	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	Peruvian Climbing Salamander			~10%
	Ecuadorian Mushroomtongue Salamander			~10%
23	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Wandering Salamander			~10%
	Western Red-backed Salamander			~10%
	Ensatina			<5%
24	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander			~10%
	Rufescent Salamander			Insufficient data
25	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	Peruvian Climbing Salamander			~10%
	Ecuadorian Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~20%
	Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Narrow-footed Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
	Santa Barbara Bromeliad Salamander			Insufficient data
27	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Wood Colored Salamander			~10%
	Allen's Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
28	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Franklin's Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
29	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	Yucatán Salamander			~10%
	Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Giant Palm Salamander			Insufficient data
30	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Amazon Climbing Salamander			~10%
	Caldwell’s Lungless Salamander			Insufficient data
31	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
32	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Pacific Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
	Allen's Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
	Wood Colored Salamander			Insufficient data
33	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Red-legged Webfoot Salamander			Insufficient data
	Tico Salamander			Insufficient data
34	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Ringtail Salamander			Insufficient data
	Common Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
35	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Amazon Climbing Salamander			Insufficient data
36	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Cukra Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Common Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
	Monteverde Moss Salamander			Insufficient data
37	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
	Narrow-footed Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
38	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Inyo Mountains Salamander			Insufficient data
39	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	La Palma Salamander			Insufficient data
	Cukra Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
40	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Yucatán Salamander			Insufficient data
41	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Amazon Climbing Salamander			Insufficient data
42	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Magnificent Web-Footed Salamander			Insufficient data
43	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Ridge-headed Salamander			Insufficient data
44	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Cocle Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
45	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Cukra Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
46	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Two-lined Mushroomtongue Salamander			Insufficient data
47	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Amazon Climbing Salamander			Insufficient data
48	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Allen's Worm Salamander			Insufficient data
49	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Wood Colored Salamander			Insufficient data
50	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Colombian Worm Salamander			Insufficient data