Plethodon (Woodland Salamanders)

Genus

Woodland Salamanders

Plethodon

16 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

Species in this group

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

Red-cheeked Salamander
NT Endemic

Red-cheeked Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon jordani

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
LC

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Western Red-backed Salamander
LC

Western Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon vehiculum

40–50% · Likely
Southern Red-backed Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon serratus

30–40% · Possible
Northern Slimy Salamander
LC Endemic

Northern Slimy Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon glutinosus

10–20% · Possible
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon metcalfi

10–20% · Possible
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
LC Endemic

White-spotted Slimy Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon cylindraceus

10–20% · Possible
Shenandoah Salamander
CR Endemic

Shenandoah Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon shenandoah

10–20% · Possible
Southern Appalachian Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Appalachian Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon teyahalee

10–20% · Possible
Southern Zigzag Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Zigzag Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon ventralis

10–20% · With luck
Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander
LC Endemic

Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander

Amphibian

Plethodon chlorobryonis

10–20% · With luck
Dunn's Salamander
LC Endemic

Dunn's Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon dunni

Insufficient data
Van Dyke's Salamander
LC Endemic

Van Dyke's Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon vandykei

<5% · Rare
Valley and Ridge Salamander
LC Endemic

Valley and Ridge Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon hoffmani

Insufficient data
Tellico Salamander

Tellico Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon aureolus

Insufficient data
Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander
LC Endemic

Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon montanus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Woodland 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 9
80–90%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 4
60–70%
3 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 1
40–50%
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
40–50%
5 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
30–40%
6 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
20–30%
7 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
10–20%
8 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 1
0–10%
9 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
0–10%