Arguello Slender Salamander vs. Channel Islands Slender Salamander

Their ranges do not meet: the coast at Point Arguello (Arguello) vs the northern Channel Islands (Channel Islands). A: A smaller head; the eyes bulge past its outline seen from above in the Arguello Slender Salamander; a broader head in the Channel Islands Slender Salamander. B: Often orange on top of the tail tip in the Arguello Slender Salamander; no orange in the Channel Islands Slender Salamander. C: Longer legs and larger feet in the Arguello Slender Salamander; shorter legs in the Channel Islands Slender Salamander. Range decides: Point Arguello (mainland) vs the northern Channel Islands. RANGE IS THE SUREST WAY TO TELL THEM APART: where you are decides which one it is; the rows below help confirm it.

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