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Limestone Salamander vs. Ensatina

Both are plain brown salamanders on the slopes of the Merced River canyon; their records overlap there. A: Short and blunt in the Limestone Salamander; pinched in where it joins the body in the Ensatina. B: Plain brown, the young yellowish in the Limestone Salamander; orange-brown, the legs paler orange in the Ensatina. C: Flat, the eyes fairly small in the Limestone Salamander; rounded, with big bulging dark eyes in the Ensatina.

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Limestone Salamander

Hydromantes brunus

Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii
Limestone Salamander vs. Ensatina: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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