Ambrosi's Cave Salamander | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Caudata |
Family: | Plethodontidae |
Genus: | Speleomantes |
Species: | S. ambrosii |
Binomial name | |
Speleomantes ambrosii (Lanza, 1954) |
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Synonyms | |
Hydromantes ambrosii Lanza, 1954 |
The Ambrosi's Cave Salamander, French Cave Salamander, or Spezia Cave Salamander (Speleomantes ambrosii) is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family. It is endemic to Italy.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, rocky areas, caves, and subterranean habitats (other than caves). It is threatened by habitat loss.