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title: "Strinati's Cave Salamander"
description: "Speleomantes strinatii — Anfibi. Speleomantes strinatii, the French cave salamander, North-west Italian cave salamander, or Strinati's cave salamander is a small (10–12.5 cm (3.9–4.9 in) long) species of salamander found in northwest Italy and southeast France."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/strinati-s-cave-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Strinati's Cave Salamander

> Speleomantes strinatii — Anfibi. Speleomantes strinatii, the French cave salamander, North-west Italian cave salamander, or Strinati's cave salamander is a small (10–12.5 cm (3.9–4.9 in) long) species of salamander found in northwest Italy and southeast France.

- Scientific name: *Speleomantes strinatii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3044
- Wikidata: [Q628954](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628954)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27519](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27519)

## Names

- en: Strinati's Cave Salamander
- de: Ligurischer Höhlensalamander
- es: Salamandra cavernícola de Strinati
- fr: Spélerpès de Strinati
- nl: Ligurische grottensalamander

## Countries with the most observations

IT (1651), FR (1242)

## Summary

Speleomantes strinatii, the French cave salamander, North-west Italian cave salamander, or Strinati's cave salamander is a small (10–12.5 cm (3.9–4.9 in) long) species of salamander found in northwest Italy and southeast France. It is very similar in appearance to the Italian cave salamander (Speleomantes italicus), but has a paler belly.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speleomantes_strinatii

## Photo

![Strinati's Cave Salamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/strinati-s-cave-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Raffaele Maiorano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313515730

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/strinati-s-cave-salamander?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).