Blue-spotted Salamander
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Blue-spotted Salamander

Ambystoma laterale

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Isle Royale National Park
28 Verified records at Isle Royale National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-spotted salamander (Ambystoma laterale) is a mole salamander native to the Great Lakes states and northeastern United States, and parts of Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Their range is known to extend to James Bay to the north, and southeastern Manitoba to the west. Blue-spotted salamanders include unisexual lineages that can reproduce without fertilization (gynogenesis). Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-spotted Salamander sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park

Eastern Newt
LC

Eastern Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Notophthalmus viridescens

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
2 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-spotted Salamander in Isle Royale National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-spotted Salamander sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-spotted Salamander in Isle Royale National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Blue-spotted Salamander in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.

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