Pyrenean Brook Salamander
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Pyrenean Brook Salamander

Calotriton asper

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Pyrénées National Park
262 Verified records at Pyrénées National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The Pyrenean brook salamander or Pyrenean newt (Calotriton asper), (Aragonese: guardafuents pirenenco; Catalan: tritó pirinenc; Basque: uhandre piriniarra; Spanish: tritón pirenaico), is a largely aquatic species of salamander in the family Salamandridae. It is found in the Pyrenees of Andorra, France, and Spain. The IUCN lists it as least concern. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Brook Salamander sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 262 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pyrénées National Park

🐸 No photo available
VU Endemic

Fire Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Salamandra salamandra

30–40% · Possible
Palmate Newt
LC

Palmate Newt

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Lissotriton helveticus

20–30% · Possible
Marbled Newt
VU

Marbled Newt

Amphibian

Triturus marmoratus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
2 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
3 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pyrenean Brook Salamander in Pyrénées National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrenean Brook Salamander sighting in Pyrénées National Park, based on 262 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pyrenean Brook Salamander in Pyrénées National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Pyrenean Brook Salamander in Pyrénées National Park in our monthly data.

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