Seal Salamander
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Seal Salamander

Desmognathus monticola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park
142 Verified records at Shenandoah National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The seal salamander (Desmognathus monticola) is a species of lungless salamander that is endemic to the Eastern United States. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Seal Salamander sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 142 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park

Dusky Salamander
LC

Dusky Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus fuscus

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
LC

Eastern Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Northern Two-lined Salamander
LC

Northern Two-lined Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea bislineata

20–30% · Possible
White-spotted Slimy Salamander
LC Endemic

White-spotted Slimy Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon cylindraceus

10–20% · With luck
Shenandoah Salamander
CR Endemic

Shenandoah Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Plethodon shenandoah

10–20% · With luck
Red Salamander
LC

Red Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudotriton ruber

10–20% · With luck
Spring Salamander
LC

Spring Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

10–20% · With luck
Long-tailed Salamander
LC Endemic

Long-tailed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea longicauda

5–10% · With luck
Southern Two-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Two-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea cirrigera

5–10% · With luck
Three-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Three-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea guttolineata

5–10% · With luck
Four-toed Salamander
LC

Four-toed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hemidactylium scutatum

Insufficient data
Valley and Ridge Salamander
LC Endemic

Valley and Ridge Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon hoffmani

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

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

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Seal Salamander in Shenandoah National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Seal Salamander sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 142 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Seal Salamander in Shenandoah National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Seal Salamander in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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