Family

True Salamanders and Newts

Salamandridae

21 species in our catalog · found in 39 parks

Species in this group

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

Salamandra salamandra

40–50% · Likely

Tylototriton uyenoi

40–50% · Likely

Cynops pyrrhogaster

40–50% · Likely

Notophthalmus viridescens

Taricha granulosa

Lissotriton boscai

Calotriton asper

Ichthyosaura alpestris

30–40% · Possible

Lissotriton helveticus

Pleurodeles waltl

Salamandra atra

Triturus pygmaeus

Triturus dobrogicus

Taricha sierrae

Lissotriton vulgaris

Chioglossa lusitanica

Taricha torosa

Triturus cristatus

Lissotriton montandoni

Insufficient data

Triturus marmoratus

Insufficient data

Triturus carnifex

0–10% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

20–30

Feb

20–30

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

20–30

Sep

30–40

Oct

20–30

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Salamanders and Newts

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	P(≥1)
1	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4	80–90%
	Bosca's newt			40–50%
	Spanish Newt			30–40%
	Fire Salamander			30–40%
	Pygmy Marbled Newt			30–40%
2	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5	70–80%
	Fire Salamander			30–40%
	Alpine Newt			30–40%
	Palmate Newt			30–40%
	Gold-striped salamander			10–20%
	Marbled Newt			Insufficient data
3	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	5	70–80%
	Fire Salamander			40–50%
	Alpine Salamander			30–40%
	Alpine Newt			20–30%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
	Italian Crested Newt			Insufficient data
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	4	70–80%
	Fire Salamander			40–50%
	Pyrenean Brook Salamander			20–30%
	Palmate Newt			20–30%
	Marbled Newt			0–10%
5	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	60–70%
	Pyrenean Brook Salamander			30–40%
	Fire Salamander			30–40%
	Palmate Newt			10–20%
6	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	4	60–70%
	Fire Salamander			40–50%
	Palmate Newt			20–30%
	Marbled Newt			Insufficient data
	Alpine Newt			Insufficient data
7	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4	50–60%
	Fire Salamander			30–40%
	Alpine Newt			20–30%
	Smooth Newt			10–20%
	Great Crested Newt			Insufficient data
8	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	4	50–60%
	Fire Salamander			40–50%
	Alpine Newt			10–20%
	Carpathian Newt			Insufficient data
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
9	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	40–50%
	Fire Salamander			40–50%
	Italian Crested Newt			0–10%
10	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	4	40–50%
	Fire Salamander			10–20%
	Smooth Newt			10–20%
	Danube Crested Newt			10–20%
	Italian Crested Newt			Insufficient data
11	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	40–50%
	Chiang Mai Crocodile Newt			40–50%
12	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3	40–50%
	Palmate Newt			30–40%
	Smooth Newt			10–20%
	Great Crested Newt			Insufficient data
13	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	40–50%
	Japanese Fire Belly Newt			40–50%
14	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	Eastern Newt			40–50%
15	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	40–50%
	Rough-skinned Newt			40–50%
16	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	30–40%
	Danube Crested Newt			20–30%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
17	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	6	30–40%
	Fire Salamander			10–20%
	Pygmy Marbled Newt			10–20%
	Spanish Newt			0–10%
	Alpine Newt			0–10%
	Marbled Newt			<5%
	Bosca's newt			Insufficient data
18	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	30–40%
	Rough-skinned Newt			30–40%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5	30–40%
	Smooth Newt			10–20%
	Alpine Newt			0–10%
	Fire Salamander			0–10%
	Great Crested Newt			Insufficient data
	Palmate Newt			Insufficient data
20	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	20–30%
	Pyrenean Brook Salamander			20–30%
21	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	20–30%
	Palmate Newt			20–30%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
22	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	20–30%
	Sierra Newt			10–20%
	California Newt			10–20%
23	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Eastern Newt			20–30%
24	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Eastern Newt			20–30%
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Rough-skinned Newt			20–30%
26	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Sierra Newt			20–30%
27	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	20–30%
	Smooth Newt			20–30%
28	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	20–30%
	Pygmy Marbled Newt			10–20%
	Spanish Newt			Insufficient data
	Bosca's newt			Insufficient data
29	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2	20–30%
	Great Crested Newt			Insufficient data
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
30	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	20–30%
	Rough-skinned Newt			20–30%
31	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Eastern Newt			10–20%
32	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	10–20%
	Smooth Newt			Insufficient data
	Great Crested Newt			Insufficient data
33	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	10–20%
	Spanish Newt			10–20%
	Pygmy Marbled Newt			Insufficient data
34	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Eastern Newt			10–20%
35	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Eastern Newt			Insufficient data
36	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Eastern Newt			0–10%
37	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Eastern Newt			0–10%
38	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	0–10%
	Great Crested Newt			Insufficient data
39	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Eastern Newt			<5%

True Salamanders and Newts

Species in this group

Fire Salamander

Chiang Mai Crocodile Newt

Japanese Fire Belly Newt

Eastern Newt

Rough-skinned Newt

Bosca's newt

Pyrenean Brook Salamander

Alpine Newt

Palmate Newt

Spanish Newt

Alpine Salamander

Pygmy Marbled Newt

Danube Crested Newt

Sierra Newt

Smooth Newt

Gold-striped salamander

California Newt

Great Crested Newt

Carpathian Newt

Marbled Newt

Italian Crested Newt

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see True Salamanders and Newts

Parks Ranked