#1872 · 🐸 amphibians

Strinati's Cave Salamander

🇳🇱 Ligurische Grottensalamander ·Speleomantes strinatii

ENendangered 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Giacomo Gola · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Elan Zucchetti · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Roberto Sindaco · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FR:© Sébastien SANT · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, FR:© Benjamin Monod-Broca · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Toscana, IT:© Giacomo Bruni · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. La Spezia, Italië:© Wouter Beukema · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Italy:© Giacomo Gola · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Via Raffaele Doria, 64, 18034 Ceriana IM, Italy:© cassi saari · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. France:© Eliot Stein-Deffarges J. · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Speleomantes strinatii , the French cave salamander , North-west Italian cave salamander , or Strinati's cave salamander . 5cm long) species of salamander found in north-west Italy and south-east France. It is very similar in appearance to the Italian cave salamander ( Speleomantes italicus ), but has a paler belly.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,090iNaturalist 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.
3,090 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.