Klamath Black Salamander vs. Speckled Black Salamander

Split on genetics; the two meet at the south edge of the Klamath Mountains, and their records touch there. A: Fine, small white, silver or icy-blue flecks on slate-grey to charcoal-black in the Klamath Black Salamander; coarser, bright yellow, brassy or cream spots and specks in the Speckled Black Salamander. B: A greenish-olive, brassy or bronze wash on the back and head, darkening with age in the Klamath Black Salamander; bright yellow patches at the bases of the limbs and a bold brassy-yellow pattern in the Speckled Black Salamander. C: Noticeably expanded: broad, square-tipped toe pads for climbing rock faces and talus in the Klamath Black Salamander; moderately expanded: the pads slightly narrower and less square in the Speckled Black Salamander. Colour varies; where they meet, range decides. Klamath Black: Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity and Siskiyou counties. Speckled Black: the north Coast Ranges south of there and the Bay Area.

Photographs via iNaturalist under Creative Commons licences; the photographers are credited on the sheet.

More comparisons

• Del Norte Salamander vs. Klamath Black Salamander
• Siskiyou Mountains Salamander vs. Klamath Black Salamander
• Klamath Black Salamander vs. Clouded Salamander
• Arboreal Salamander vs. Klamath Black Salamander
• Klamath Black Salamander vs. Wandering Salamander
• Shasta Black Salamander vs. Klamath Black Salamander
• Scott Bar Salamander vs. Klamath Black Salamander
• Wintu Shasta Salamander vs. Klamath Black Salamander
• Wandering Salamander vs. Speckled Black Salamander
• Speckled Black Salamander vs. Arboreal Salamander
• Ensatina vs. Speckled Black Salamander
• Speckled Black Salamander vs. Del Norte Salamander

Wildsight identifies the reptiles and amphibians of the United States. Every comparison