French Cave Salamander

French Cave Salamander

Speleomantes strinatii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Mercantour National Park
111 Verified records at Mercantour National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a French Cave Salamander sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

🐸 No photo available
VU Endemic

Fire Salamander

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Salamandra salamandra

40–50% · Possible
Italian Crested Newt
VU

Italian Crested Newt

Amphibian

Triturus carnifex

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
20–30
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a French Cave Salamander in Mercantour National Park?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a French Cave Salamander sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see French Cave Salamander in Mercantour National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for French Cave Salamander in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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