---
title: "Ambrosis grottensalamander"
description: "Speleomantes ambrosii — Amfibieën. Ambrosi's cave salamander or the Spezia cave salamander (Speleomantes ambrosii) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/ambrosi-s-cave-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ambrosis grottensalamander

> Speleomantes ambrosii — Amfibieën. Ambrosi's cave salamander or the Spezia cave salamander (Speleomantes ambrosii) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Speleomantes ambrosii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 350
- Wikidata: [Q1932798](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1932798)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27514](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27514)

## Names

- en: Ambrosi's Cave Salamander
- de: Ambrosi-Höhlensalamander
- es: Salamandra cavernicola de Ambrosi
- fr: Spélerpès brun
- nl: Ambrosis grottensalamander

## Countries with the most observations

IT (333)

## Summary

Ambrosi's cave salamander or the Spezia cave salamander (Speleomantes ambrosii) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. Endemic to northwestern Italy, its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosi%27s_cave_salamander

## Photo

![Ambrosis grottensalamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ambrosi-s-cave-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Raffaele Maiorano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69856005

## Machine access

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