Bolitoglossa diaphora
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The El Cusuco salamander (Bolitoglossa diaphora) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras, and more specifically only to El Cusuco National Park. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an El Cusuco salamander sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 12 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an El Cusuco salamander in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 pm and 1 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most El Cusuco salamander sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Cusuco National Park, in our data
Cusuco National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate El Cusuco salamander sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Bolitoglossa
The closest relatives of the El Cusuco salamander that you can see in Cusuco National Park (genus Bolitoglossa, Mushroom-tongued Salamanders) are Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander (about 30%) and Giant Palm Salamander (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the El Cusuco salamander is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Cusuco National Park (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
