European Cave Salamanders
Speleomantes
Speleomantes, the European cave salamanders, is a genus of salamanders in the family Plethodontidae, commonly known as the lungless salamanders. It is one of two genera in the family to inhabit the Old World (the other being Karsenia), with the remaining 250 or so species being found in North, Central and South America. This genus is endemic to Italy and a few nearby areas (San Marino, Monaco, and eastern Provence).
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Strinati's Cave Salamander
speciesSpeleomantes strinatii
Italian Cave Salamander
speciesSpeleomantes italicus
Ambrosi's Cave Salamander
speciesSpeleomantes ambrosii
Sardinian Cave Salamander
speciesSpeleomantes genei
Imperial Cave Salamander
speciesSpeleomantes imperialis
Supramonte Cave Salamander
speciesSpeleomantes supramontis
Monte Albo Cave Salamander
speciesSpeleomantes flavus
Sette Fratelli Cave Salamander
speciesSpeleomantes sarrabusensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27509.