Ensatina
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Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Redwood National Park
328 Verified records at Redwood National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii) is a species complex of plethodontid (lungless) salamanders found in coniferous forests, oak woodland and chaparral from British Columbia, through Washington, Oregon, across California (where all seven subspecies variations are located), all the way down to Baja California in Mexico. The genus Ensatina originated approximately 21.5 million years ago. It is usually considered as monospecific, being represented by a single species, Ensatina eschscholtzii, with several subspecies forming a ring species. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Ensatina sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park

California Slender Salamander
LC Endemic

California Slender Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Batrachoseps attenuatus

50–60% · Likely
Wandering Salamander
LC

Wandering Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Aneides vagrans

20–30% · Possible
Clouded Salamander
LC Endemic

Clouded Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Aneides ferreus

5–10% · With luck
Dunn's Salamander
LC Endemic

Dunn's Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon dunni

<5% · Rare
Coastal Giant Salamander
LC

Coastal Giant Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dicamptodon tenebrosus

60–70% · Likely
Rough-skinned Newt
LC

Rough-skinned Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Taricha granulosa

30–40% · Possible
Northwestern Salamander
LC

Northwestern Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Ambystoma gracile

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
70–80
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
60–70
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
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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 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
5 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ensatina in Redwood National Park?

About 61% of wildlife watchers report a Ensatina sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 328 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ensatina in Redwood National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Ensatina in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.

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