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Blue-spotted Salamander vs. Mole Salamander

Both are dark with bluish flecks. A Mole Salamander has a huge, broad head on a short, stout body, and has only two Indiana records, both in the southwest. A Blue-spotted has a normal head, bolder blue spots, and lives in northern Indiana.

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Blue-spotted Salamander

Ambystoma laterale

Mole Salamander

Ambystoma talpoideum
Blue-spotted vs. Mole Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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