Salamandridae (True Salamanders and Newts)

Species in this group

VU

Salamandra salamandra

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Salamandra atra

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ichthyosaura alpestris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Notophthalmus viridescens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Lissotriton helveticus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Lissotriton boscai

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT Endemic

Cynops pyrrhogaster

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Calotriton asper

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Taricha granulosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Tylototriton uyenoi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

NT

Triturus pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Pleurodeles waltl

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Triturus dobrogicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Lissotriton vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT

Chioglossa lusitanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Taricha sierrae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Taricha torosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU

Triturus marmoratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see True Salamanders and Newts

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 92 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 18	~90%
	Fire Salamander			~50%
	Alpine Newt			~50%
	Palmate Newt			~50%
	Gold-striped salamander			~20%
2	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	3 of 18	~90%
	Fire Salamander			~60%
	Alpine Salamander			~50%
	Alpine Newt			~30%
3	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 18	~80%
	Bosca's newt			~40%
	Pygmy Marbled Newt			~30%
	Spanish Newt			~30%
	Fire Salamander			~30%
4	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 18	~80%
	Fire Salamander			~80%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 18	~70%
	Fire Salamander			~50%
	Palmate Newt			~30%
	Pyrenean Brook Salamander			~30%
6	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 18	~70%
	Pyrenean Brook Salamander			~40%
	Fire Salamander			~40%
	Palmate Newt			~20%
7	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 18	~60%
	Alpine Salamander			~50%
	Alpine Newt			~30%
8	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 18	~60%
	Fire Salamander			~40%
	Palmate Newt			~20%
	Marbled Newt			~10%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 18	~60%
	Fire Salamander			~40%
	Alpine Newt			~20%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~50%
	Eastern Newt			~50%
11	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 18	~40%
	Japanese Fire Belly Newt			~40%
12	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~40%
	Rough-skinned Newt			~40%
13	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 18	~40%
	Pyrenean Brook Salamander			~40%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5 of 18	~40%
	Fire Salamander			~10%
	Pygmy Marbled Newt			~10%
	Spanish Newt			~10%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
	Marbled Newt			~10%
15	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 18	~40%
	Chiang Mai Crocodile Newt			~40%
16	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 18	~40%
	Palmate Newt			~30%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
17	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~30%
	Sierra Newt			~20%
	California Newt			~20%
18	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 18	~30%
	Danube Crested Newt			~30%
19	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~30%
	Eastern Newt			~30%
20	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~30%
	Eastern Newt			~30%
21	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 18	~30%
	Smooth Newt			~30%
22	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	Eastern Newt			~20%
23	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 18	~20%
	Fire Salamander			~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
24	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	Rough-skinned Newt			~20%
25	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	Sierra Newt			~20%
26	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~20%
	Rough-skinned Newt			~20%
27	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 18	~20%
	Palmate Newt			~20%
28	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~20%
	Eastern Newt			~20%
29	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 18	~20%
	Fire Salamander			~20%
30	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 18	~20%
	Fire Salamander			~20%
31	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	~10%
	Rough-skinned Newt			~10%
32	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 18	~10%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
33	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
34	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Eastern Newt			~10%
35	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 18	~10%
	Pygmy Marbled Newt			~10%
36	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 18	~10%
	Spanish Newt			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 18	~50%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
	Fire Salamander			~20%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
2	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	3 of 18	~40%
	Fire Salamander			~20%
	Bosca's newt			~20%
	Marbled Newt			~10%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 18	~40%
	Smooth Newt			~30%
	Palmate Newt			~10%
	Alpine Newt			<5%
4	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	3 of 18	~40%
	Fire Salamander			~20%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
5	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 18	~40%
	Alpine Newt			~20%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
	Fire Salamander			~10%
6	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 18	~30%
	Smooth Newt			~30%
	Palmate Newt			~10%
7	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 18	~30%
	Smooth Newt			~30%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
8	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 18	~30%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
	Palmate Newt			~10%
9	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 18	~30%
	Fire Salamander			~20%
	Alpine Newt			~20%
10	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 18	~30%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
11	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 18	~30%
	Fire Salamander			~10%
	Palmate Newt			~10%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
12	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 18	~30%
	Smooth Newt			~30%
13	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 18	~20%
	Smooth Newt			~20%
14	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 18	~20%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
15	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 18	~20%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
16	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 18	~20%
	Alpine Newt			~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
17	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Rough-skinned Newt			~10%
18	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
19	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
20	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 18	~10%
	Fire Salamander			~10%
21	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
22	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
23	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
24	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 18	~10%
	Fire Salamander			~10%
25	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
26	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
27	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
28	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 18	~10%
	Smooth Newt			~10%
29	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	California Newt			<5%
	Rough-skinned Newt			<5%
30	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Rough-skinned Newt			<5%
31	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 18	<5%
	Smooth Newt			<5%
32	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 18	<5%
	Smooth Newt			<5%
33	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	<5%
	Rough-skinned Newt			<5%
34	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 18	<5%
	Eastern Newt			<5%
35	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Eastern Newt			<5%
36	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	California Newt			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
4	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	California Academy of Sciences	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
8	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
9	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
10	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
11	Ecomuseum Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
12	Zoobotánico Jerez	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
13	Civic Aquarium of Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
14	Northwest Trek Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	domain of the caves of Han	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
16	Toronto Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
17	Zoológico de Brasília	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
18	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
19	Bratislava Zoo	🇸🇰 Slovakia	In captivity
20	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
22	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Hellabrunn Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
25	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
26	Wildgehege Moritzburg	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
27	Parque Faunístico de Lacuniacha	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
28	San Francisco Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Franklin Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Chiba Zoological Park	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
31	ZooTampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
32	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Miskolc Zoo	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
34	Zoo Opole	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
35	ABQ BioPark Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	San Antonio Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	Hanover Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
38	Nikolaev Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
39	Philadelphia Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	British Columbia Wildlife Park	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
41	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
42	Krakow Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
43	Faunia	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
44	bioparco	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
45	Turtle Back Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Western North Carolina Nature Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Wildwood Discovery Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
48	Rivne Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
49	Aquarium du Québec	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
50	California Living Museum	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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True Salamanders and Newts

Species in this group

Fire Salamander

Alpine Salamander

Alpine Newt

Eastern Newt

Palmate Newt

Bosca's newt

Japanese Fire Belly Newt

Pyrenean Brook Salamander

Rough-skinned Newt

Chiang Mai Crocodile Newt

Pygmy Marbled Newt

Spanish Newt

Danube Crested Newt

Smooth Newt

Gold-striped salamander

Sierra Newt

California Newt

Marbled Newt

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see True Salamanders and Newts

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found