(
Speleomantes supramontis) of Italy. '') of the
United States. (
Eurycea rathbuni). • The following species have commonly been termed "the cave salamander" without any additional modifier or adjective: • The
olm (
Proteus anguinus, or proteus), the first discovered example, a blind salamander endemic to caves of the Balkan peninsula • The spotted-tail cave salamander (
Eurycea lucifuga), a lungless salamander endemic to caves of the eastern United States •
Eurycea (of North America) and
Speleomantes (of Italy and France) are two
genera of lungless salamanders with so many individual species termed "cave salamanders" that the entire group is sometimes so designated. • Individual species of "cave salamander" (in some cases "blind salamander"), usually designated with an additional modifier or adjective in their common name, include the following lungless salamanders: •
Eurycea lucifuga, often simply known as the cave salamander, alternately the spotted-tail salamander •
Eurycea rathbuni, the Texas cave salamander, or Texas blind salamander (formerly,
Typhlomolge rathbuni) •
Eurycea tridentifera, the Honey Creek Cave blind salamander, or Comal blind salamander •
Eurycea braggi, the southern grotto salamander (formerly
Typhlotriton braggi) •
Eurycea nerea, the northern grotto salamander (formerly
Typhlotriton nereus) •
Eurycea spelaea, the western grotto salamander or Ozark blind salamander (formerly,
Typhlotriton speleus) •
Speleomantes ambrosii, Ambrosi's cave salamander, or French cave salamander, or Spezia cave salamander •
Speleomantes imperialis, imperial cave salamander, or scented cave salamander •
Speleomantes supramontis, the Supramonte cave salamander •
Speleomantes italicus, the Italian cave salamander •
Speleomantes flavus, the Monte Albo cave salamander, or Stefani's salamander •
Speleomantes strinatii, Strinati's cave salamander •
Speleomantes sarrabusensis, Sarrabus' cave salamander •
Gyrinophilus palleucus, the Tennessee cave salamander •
G. p. necturoides, the Big Mouth Cave salamander •
Gyrinophilus gulolineatus, the Berry Cave salamander •
Gyrinophilus subterraneus, West Virginia spring salamander •
Atylodes genei, the brown cave salamander, or Gene's cave salamander, Sardinian cave salamander, or simply Sardinian salamander •
Chiropterotriton mosaueri, the cave splayfoot salamander •
Haideotriton wallacei, the Georgia blind salamander (
Haideotriton is considered synonymous with
Eurycea by some experts.) •
Plethodon dixi, the Dixie Caverns salamander •
Karsenia koreana, the Korean crevice salamander ==See also==