Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 36 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Accepted Answer

May. In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–February, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander?

Accepted Answer

Between noon and 3 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Where else can you see a Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander?

Accepted Answer

Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander live in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Desmognathus. The closest relatives of the Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander that you can see in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (genus Desmognathus, Dusky Salamanders) are Seal Salamander (about 40%), Imitator Salamander (about 40%) and Pygmy Salamander (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (31 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.

Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander

Recent sightings of Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Seal Salamander

Imitator Salamander

Pygmy Salamander

Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander

Santeetlah Dusky Salamander

Spotted Dusky Salamander

Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander

Red-cheeked Salamander

Spring Salamander

Southern Red-backed Salamander

Red Salamander

Northern Slimy Salamander

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