Where to see
Salamandra salamandra
Plitvice Lakes National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Fire Salamander during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 10 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Plitvice Lakes National Park
In Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Fire Salamander sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Triglav National Park and more
After Plitvice Lakes National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Fire Salamander are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 60%), Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 50%) and Pyrénées National Park (France, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and April in Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 90%), October in Triglav National Park (about 90%) and May and October in Picos de Europa National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Fire Salamander on a given day. Each park's Fire Salamander page has the full month-by-month chart.
