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Clouded Salamander vs. Ensatina

Both are brown salamanders in north-coast forest; their records overlap in Del Norte and Humboldt counties. A: Round, not pinched at the base in the Clouded Salamander; pinched in where it joins the body in the Ensatina. B: Brown with brassy patches in the Clouded Salamander; plain orange-brown in the Ensatina. C: Big, with square-tipped toes in the Clouded Salamander; rounded, with big bulging dark eyes in the Ensatina.

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Clouded Salamander

Aneides ferreus

Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii
Clouded Salamander vs. Ensatina: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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