Barton Springs Salamander vs. Jollyville Plateau Salamander

The two spring salamanders of Austin: the Barton Springs Salamander only at Barton Springs, south of the Colorado River; the Jollyville Plateau Salamander in springs of the Jollyville Plateau and Brushy Creek, north of it. A: Small, reduced eyes in a fairly small head in the Barton Springs Salamander; large, well-developed eyes in a wide head in the Jollyville Plateau Salamander. B: Mottled purplish-brown, grey or pale yellow in the Barton Springs Salamander; dark greenish-brown body with a yellowish head in the Jollyville Plateau Salamander. Cave animals of the Jollyville Plateau Salamander can be pale with small eyes; then the spring decides.

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