Dark-sided Salamander vs. Long-tailed Salamander

Two slim, long-tailed brook salamanders that meet and intergrade along the Mississippi bluffs. The Dark-sided is greenish-yellow to yellow-brown with scattered dark spots on the back and a broad dark band flecked with silver along each side; the marks on its tail form faint bars. The Long-tailed is brighter yellow to orange with black spots all over, no dark band on the sides, and bold black bars down the tail.

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