#1891 · 🐸 amphibians

Italian Cave Salamander

🇳🇱 Italiaanse grottensalamander ·Speleomantes italicus

ENendangered 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Dr. Sven Gippner · CC BY 4.0
2. © Lennart Schmid · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Mattia Menchetti · CC BY 4.0
4. © RICCARDO MATTEA · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Wouter Beukema · CC BY 4.0
6. Niedersachsen, DE:© Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Polino, 05030 Polino TR, Italia:© Fabio Ettori · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Holzminden, gemeindefreies Gebiet, Niedersachsen, DE:© klausweinstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Lucca, Italië:© Wouter Beukema · CC BY 4.0
10. Foresta della Lama, Forlì-Cesena, Italia:© theSigmaArts · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Italian cave salamander ( Speleomantes italicus ) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Endemic to Italy, its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 526iNaturalist observations
threat ENendangered

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
526 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.