Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander vs. Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
The two meet in the Monterey Bay area and the northern Santa Lucia Mountains; elsewhere range decides. A: Rather robust, with fairly long legs in the Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander; slimmer, with shorter legs in the Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander. B: A reddish or tan stripe down the back in the Gabilan Mountains Slender Salamander; a reddish or brown stripe, often with fine white flecks in the Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander. The two look nearly the same: where they meet, the location (or genetics) names them. Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur: Santa Lucia; the Gabilan Range and inland: Gabilan.
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Batrachoseps gavilanensisSanta Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps luciae
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