Genus

Woodland Salamanders

Plethodon

17 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

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

Species in this group

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

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

LC Endemic

Plethodon serratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon glutinosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon metcalfi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon cylindraceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

CR Endemic

Plethodon shenandoah

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon teyahalee

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Plethodon ventralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Plethodon chlorobryonis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Plethodon dunni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Plethodon vandykei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Plethodon hoffmani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Plethodon aureolus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Plethodon montanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	9	~90%
	Red-cheeked Salamander			~50%
	Southern Red-backed Salamander			~30%
	Northern Slimy Salamander			~20%
	Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander			~20%
	Southern Appalachian Salamander			~20%
	Southern Zigzag Salamander			~20%
	White-spotted Slimy Salamander			Insufficient data
	Tellico Salamander			Insufficient data
	Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander			Insufficient data
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~60%
	Eastern Red-backed Salamander			~50%
	White-spotted Slimy Salamander			~20%
	Shenandoah Salamander			~20%
	Valley and Ridge Salamander			Insufficient data
3	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Del Norte Salamander			~40%
	Dunn's Salamander			~10%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~50%
	Western Red-backed Salamander			~50%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Eastern Red-backed Salamander			~40%
6	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Eastern Red-backed Salamander			~30%
7	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Western Red-backed Salamander			~20%
	Van Dyke's Salamander			<5%
8	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Atlantic Coast Slimy Salamander			~10%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Western Red-backed Salamander			~10%