Ambrosi's Cave Salamander

Ambrosi's Cave Salamander
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)
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.

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