Cope's Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon copei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderCaudata (Caudats)
- FamilyAmbystomatidae (Mole Salamanders)
- GenusDicamptodon (Pacific Giant Salamanders)
- SpeciesDicamptodon copei (Cope's Giant Salamander)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Cope's Giant Salamander sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Northwestern Salamander
Ambystoma gracile
Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
Western Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon vehiculum
Ensatina
Ensatina eschscholtzii
Olympic Salamander
Rhyacotriton olympicus
Wandering Salamander
Aneides vagrans
Van Dyke's Salamander
Plethodon vandykei
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cope's Giant Salamander in Olympic National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cope's Giant Salamander sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cope's Giant Salamander in Olympic National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Cope's Giant Salamander in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.