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title: "Italiaanse grottensalamander"
description: "Speleomantes italicus — Amfibieën. The Italian cave salamander (Speleomantes italicus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/italian-cave-salamander
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Italiaanse grottensalamander

> Speleomantes italicus — Amfibieën. The Italian cave salamander (Speleomantes italicus) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Speleomantes italicus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 514
- Wikidata: [Q1675156](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1675156)
- iNaturalist taxon: [27517](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/27517)

## Names

- en: Italian Cave Salamander
- de: Italienischer Höhlensalamander
- es: Salamandra cavernicola italiana
- fr: Spélerpès italien
- nl: Italiaanse grottensalamander
- pl: Pieczarnik włoski

## Countries with the most observations

IT (404), DE (84), SM (3)

## Summary

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.

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

## Photo

![Italiaanse grottensalamander](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/italian-cave-salamander/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Biguzzi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141339053

## Machine access

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