Long-tailed Salamander
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Long-tailed Salamander

Eurycea longicauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
74 Verified records at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Eurycea longicauda, commonly known as the long-tailed salamander or longtail salamander, is a species of lungless salamander native to the Appalachian Region and Ohio River valley of the eastern United States. It is a "cave salamander" that frequents twilight zones of caves and also inhabits springs and surrounding forest. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Salamander sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea wilderae

40–50% · Likely
Three-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Three-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea guttolineata

5–10% · With luck
Cave Salamander
LC Endemic

Cave Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea lucifuga

<5% · Rare
Junaluska Salamander
VU Endemic

Junaluska Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea junaluska

<5% · Rare
Southern Two-lined Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Two-lined Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Eurycea cirrigera

<5% · Rare
🐸 No photo available

Brownback Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Eurycea aquatica

Insufficient data
Red-cheeked Salamander
NT Endemic

Red-cheeked Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon jordani

40–50% · Likely
Spring Salamander
LC

Spring Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Gyrinophilus porphyriticus

30–40% · Possible
Seal Salamander
LC

Seal Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Desmognathus monticola

30–40% · Possible
Imitator Salamander
NT Endemic

Imitator Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Desmognathus imitator

30–40% · Possible
Southern Red-backed Salamander
LC Endemic

Southern Red-backed Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Plethodon serratus

30–40% · Possible
Red Salamander
LC

Red Salamander

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudotriton ruber

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Salamander sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Salamander in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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