Fairview Slender Salamander vs. Kern Canyon Slender Salamander

Close relatives: the upper Kern River canyon (Fairview) and the lower canyon (Kern Canyon); their nearest sites are about 8 miles apart. A: Short: 18 or 19 trunk vertebrae; the tail about as long as the body in the Fairview Slender Salamander; long: 20 or 21 trunk vertebrae; a very long tail in the Kern Canyon Slender Salamander. B: Longer, broader and flattened in the Fairview Slender Salamander; narrower in the Kern Canyon Slender Salamander. C: Longer legs and larger feet in the Fairview Slender Salamander; shorter legs and smaller feet in the Kern Canyon Slender Salamander. D: Black with silvery and brassy metallic flecks in the Fairview Slender Salamander; dark with pale flecks; a back stripe may show in the Kern Canyon Slender Salamander. The Fairview is also smaller as an adult (body about 1.4 in vs up to 2.2 in).

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