Cave fauna of Greece database

Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Salamandridae
Genus: Salamandra

Characterisation: Accidental

Distribution: Europe, Ukrainian Carpathians

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Alistratis, Paragamian 1992, Beron 2016
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati

Comments: Triturus cristatus was mistakenly included in the list of the cave Alistrati fauna (Paragamian 1992). A living individual of Salamandra salamandra was observed and photographed at the floor of the enterance pit (March 9, 1989).

IUCN Red List: LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book: LC - Least Concern

Protection status

There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases: Fauna Europea; GBIF; IUCN Red List; PESI; NCBI

Species references

Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
Paragamian, K. 1992. Study of the environment of the cave “Alistrati”, Serres before its tourist arrangement. [In Greek with English summary]. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce, 20: 77-94.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 02.02.2018, Accessed 03.04.2026