Bolitoglossa dofleini
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Doflein's salamander (Bolitoglossa dofleini) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. An example ecoregion of occurrence is the Belizean pine forests. The species is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Palm Salamander sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June–July and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Giant Palm Salamander in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, August–September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Giant Palm Salamander sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and 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 Giant Palm Salamander sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Bolitoglossa
The closest relatives of the Giant Palm Salamander that you can see in Cusuco National Park (genus Bolitoglossa, Mushroom-tongued Salamanders) are Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander (about 30%) and El Cusuco salamander (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Giant Palm Salamander is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Cusuco National Park (15 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.
