Sequoia Slender Salamander
Sequoia Slender Salamander

Sequoia Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps kawia

Silhouette: C. Camilo Julián-Caballero · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

10 Verified sightings at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Sequoia Slender Salamander

The sequoia slender salamander (Batrachoseps kawia) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to California, in Tulare County in the western United States. This salamander is endemic the watershed of the Kaweah River at elevations from 500 metres (1,600 ft) up to 2,200 metres (7,200 ft) in the Sierra Nevada.

The sequoia slender salamander's natural habitat is in riparian woodlands and temperate coniferous forests in the western Sierra. Giant sequoia – Sequoiadendron giganteum IUCN: all species searchpage Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Gregarious Slender Salamander
LC Endemic

Gregarious Slender Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Batrachoseps gregarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Ensatina
LC Endemic

Ensatina

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Ensatina eschscholtzii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Mount Lyell Salamander
LC Endemic

Mount Lyell Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Hydromantes platycephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Sierra Newt
LC Endemic

Sierra Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Taricha sierrae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
California Newt
NT Endemic

California Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Taricha torosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Pacific chorus frog
LC

Pacific chorus frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudacris regilla

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Western Toad
LC

Western Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Anaxyrus boreas

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yosemite Toad
VU Endemic

Yosemite Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Anaxyrus canorus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
American Bullfrog

American Bullfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Lithobates catesbeianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
VU Endemic

Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rana sierrae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
EN Endemic

Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Rana muscosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sequoia Slender Salamander in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sequoia Slender Salamander sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th 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.

When is the best time to see a Sequoia Slender Salamander in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

February, April and December

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sequoia Slender Salamander in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–November, the lowest months. Those are among Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Sequoia Slender Salamander?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sequoia Slender Salamander sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Sequoia Slender Salamander?

Only Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, in our data

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sequoia Slender Salamander sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Sequoia Slender Salamander sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sequoia Slender Salamander is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (10 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.

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