Berry Cave Salamander vs. Spring Salamander

Spring Salamanders live in the same caves (and hybridise with the Berry Cave); their larvae also have gills. A: A dark stripe across the front half of the throat in the Berry Cave Salamander; no throat stripe in the Spring Salamander. B: Very wide and flat with a spoon-shaped snout; small eyes in the Berry Cave Salamander; narrower, with a rounded snout and normal eyes in the Spring Salamander. C: Most keep their gills; the few that change stay pale in the Berry Cave Salamander; salmon to orange; a pale line from the eye to the nostril in the Spring Salamander.

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