California Newt vs. Sierra Newt

Split in 2007; the two meet in a few places on the western edge of the Central Valley and in the Sierra foothills. The eyes are the same; colour and range decide. A: Tan to medium brown in the California Newt; dark reddish-brown in the Sierra Newt. B: Yellow-orange in the California Newt; deep orange to orange-red in the Sierra Newt. Away from the meeting zone, range decides: the Coast Ranges and southern California (California Newt) vs the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades (Sierra Newt).

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