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Ensatina vs. Rough-skinned Newt

Both are brown salamanders of north coast forests; their records overlap widely. A: Smooth and shiny in the Ensatina; rough and grainy in the Rough-skinned Newt. B: Big and black, bulging in the Ensatina; small, a yellow iris, a dark lower eyelid in the Rough-skinned Newt.

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Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii

Rough-skinned Newt

Taricha granulosa
Ensatina vs. Rough-skinned Newt: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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