Caudata (Salamanders)

Order

Salamanders

Caudata

149 species in our catalog · found in 95 parks

Species in this group

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

Fire Salamander
VU

Fire Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Salamandra salamandra

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Coastal Giant Salamander
LC

Coastal Giant Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dicamptodon tenebrosus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Ensatina
LC Endemic

Ensatina

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ensatina eschscholtzii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Alpine Salamander
LC

Alpine Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Salamandra atra

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
California Slender Salamander
LC Endemic

California Slender Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Batrachoseps attenuatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Alpine Newt

Alpine Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ichthyosaura alpestris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea wilderae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
French Cave Salamander
EN

French Cave Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Speleomantes strinatii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Palmate Newt
LC

Palmate Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Lissotriton helveticus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Red-cheeked Salamander
NT Endemic

Red-cheeked Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon jordani

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
LC

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Western Red-backed Salamander
LC

Western Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon vehiculum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Michoacan Stream Salamander
EN Endemic

Michoacan Stream Salamander

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Ambystoma rivulare

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Del Norte Salamander
LC Endemic

Del Norte Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon elongatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Chiang Mai Crocodile Newt
LC Endemic

Chiang Mai Crocodile Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Tylototriton uyenoi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Japanese Fire Belly Newt
NT Endemic

Japanese Fire Belly Newt

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Cynops pyrrhogaster

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Rough-skinned Newt
LC

Rough-skinned Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Taricha granulosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Spring Salamander
LC

Spring Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Eastern Newt
LC

Eastern Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Notophthalmus viridescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Bosca's newt
LC

Bosca's newt

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Lissotriton boscai

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Pyrenean Brook Salamander
LC

Pyrenean Brook Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Calotriton asper

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Spotted Salamander
LC

Spotted Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ambystoma maculatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Seal Salamander
LC

Seal Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Desmognathus monticola

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Imitator Salamander
NT Endemic

Imitator Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus imitator

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Northwestern Salamander
LC

Northwestern Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ambystoma gracile

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Three-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Three-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea guttolineata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Southern Red-backed Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon serratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Marbled Salamander
LC Endemic

Marbled Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ambystoma opacum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Spanish Newt
LC

Spanish Newt

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Pleurodeles waltl

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Western Tiger Salamander
LC

Western Tiger Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ambystoma mavortium

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Red Salamander
LC

Red Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudotriton ruber

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Pygmy Salamander
NT Endemic

Pygmy Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus wrighti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Pygmy Marbled Newt
NT

Pygmy Marbled Newt

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Triturus pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Danube Crested Newt
LC

Danube Crested Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Triturus dobrogicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Wandering Salamander
LC

Wandering Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Aneides vagrans

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Northern Two-lined Salamander
LC

Northern Two-lined Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea bislineata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander

Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus adatsihi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Japanese Clawed Salamander
LC Endemic

Japanese Clawed Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Onychodactylus japonicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Gold-striped salamander
NT

Gold-striped salamander

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Chioglossa lusitanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Bell's False Brook Salamander
LC Endemic

Bell's False Brook Salamander

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Isthmura bellii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Nymph Salamander
LC

Nymph Salamander

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Bolitoglossa nympha

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Sierra Newt
LC Endemic

Sierra Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Taricha sierrae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Alpine Stream Salamander
VU Endemic

Alpine Stream Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Batrachuperus tibetanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander
LC

Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Bolitoglossa mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Smooth Newt
LC

Smooth Newt

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Lissotriton vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Taiwan Salamander
EN Endemic

Taiwan Salamander

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Hynobius formosanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Black Salamander
LC Endemic

Black Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hynobius nigrescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Northern Slimy Salamander
LC Endemic

Northern Slimy Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon glutinosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Gray-cheeked Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon metcalfi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander
NT Endemic

Santeetlah Dusky Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus santeetlah

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
LC Endemic

White-spotted Slimy Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon cylindraceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Merendon Moss Salamander
EN

Merendon Moss Salamander

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Nototriton brodiei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Central American Worm Salamander
LC

Central American Worm Salamander

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Oedipina elongata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Franklin's Mushroomtongue Salamander
VU

Franklin's Mushroomtongue Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Bolitoglossa franklini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Klamath Black Salamander
LC Endemic

Klamath Black Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Aneides klamathensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Long-tailed Salamander
LC Endemic

Long-tailed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea longicauda

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Dusky Salamander
LC

Dusky Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus fuscus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Camp Sasardi Salamander
EN Endemic

Camp Sasardi Salamander

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Bolitoglossa cuna

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Shenandoah Salamander
CR Endemic

Shenandoah Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon shenandoah

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Channel Islands Slender Salamander
LC Endemic

Channel Islands Slender Salamander

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Batrachoseps pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Showing the 60 most likely of 149 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
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States 34
>90%
2 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 11
>90%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States 17
>90%
4 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 5
~90%
5 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia 5
~90%
6 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia 4
~90%
7 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 4
~80%
8 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 5
~80%
9 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 6
~80%
10 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 9
~80%
11 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria 2
~70%
12 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 3
~70%
13 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 5
~70%
14 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 9
~70%
15 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 4
~70%
16 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 3
~70%
17 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 4
~60%
18 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 9
~60%
19 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 4
~60%
20 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 4
~60%
21 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States 6
~60%
22 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
~60%
23 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia 4
~60%
24 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 6
~50%
25 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 4
~40%
26 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 3
~40%
27 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 1
~40%
28 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States 7
~40%
29 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 6
~40%
30 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 2
~40%
31 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
~30%
32 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~30%
33 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~30%
34 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 3
~30%
35 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 4
~30%
36 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 5
~30%
37 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 4
~30%
38 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 3
~30%
39 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 7
~30%
40 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 3
~30%
41 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 4
~30%
42 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2
~30%
43 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
~30%
44 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States 3
~30%
45 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France 2
~30%
46 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~20%
47 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 8
~20%
48 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 4
~20%
49 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~20%
50 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China 1
~20%
51 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~20%
52 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
~20%
53 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
~20%
54 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 3
~20%
55 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia 2
~20%
56 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 2
~20%
57 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
~20%
58 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 3
~20%
59 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~20%
60 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 2
~20%
61 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~20%
62 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~20%
63 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France 2
~20%
64 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 2
~20%
65 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 3
~20%
66 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States 2
~20%
67 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
68 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
~10%
69 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
70 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
71 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
~10%
72 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
73 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
74 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
75 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
~10%
76 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
77 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
78 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
~10%
79 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
80 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 2
~10%
81 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States 3
~10%
82 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
~10%
83 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
~10%
84 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
85 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
86 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
87 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
88 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
89 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland 1
~10%
90 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
91 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
92 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
93 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
94 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
95 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%