Hynobius leechii
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Korean salamander (Hynobius leechii), or Gensan salamander, is the most common species of salamander on the Korean Peninsula, is also found and on Jeju Island and in the north-eastern Chinese provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. Wikipedia →
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No species of the same family or order lives in Seoul, so these are its closest relatives here: other amphibians.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northeastern China Hynobiid Salamander sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 9 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Northeastern China Hynobiid Salamander in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Seoul's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 360 mm in July.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northeastern China Hynobiid Salamander sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Northeastern China Hynobiid Salamander sightings, Seoul ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Daegu (South Korea, about 40%) and Daejeon (South Korea, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northeastern China Hynobiid Salamander is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Seoul (66 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
