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Lesser Slender Salamander vs. Black-bellied Slender Salamander

Their records meet in San Luis Obispo County. A: Dark with a faint tan or reddish stripe in the Lesser Slender Salamander; dark, the stripe faint or missing in the Black-bellied Slender Salamander. B: Dark grey-black with fine white flecks in the Lesser Slender Salamander; black, with fine white specks in the Black-bellied Slender Salamander. They look the same; size and range decide.

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Lesser Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps minor

Black-bellied Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps nigriventris
Lesser Slender Salamander vs. Black-bellied Slender Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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