Fern Bank Salamander vs. Texas Blind Salamander

The Texas Blind Salamander's aquifer reaches under the lower Blanco River near Wimberley and San Marcos. A: Big dark eyes in the Fern Bank Salamander; no eyes to see: only two tiny dark dots under the skin in the Texas Blind Salamander. B: Brown with fine pale flecks in the Fern Bank Salamander; ghostly white to pinkish, with no pattern in the Texas Blind Salamander. C: Ordinary short legs in the Fern Bank Salamander; very long, thin, spidery legs in the Texas Blind Salamander. The Texas Blind Salamander also has a broad, flat, spoon-shaped snout.

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