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Mabee's Salamander vs. Mole Salamander

The two small, stout mole salamanders of the southeastern coastal plain ponds; in Virginia the Mole Salamander is very rare. A: Small, with a rounded snout in the Mabee's Salamander; huge and broad, as wide as the body in the Mole Salamander. B: Silvery-white flecks crowded on the sides, few on the back in the Mabee's Salamander; plain, or with faint grey or blue-grey flecks all over in the Mole Salamander. The Mabee's has very long, slender toes.

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Mabee's Salamander

Ambystoma mabeei

Mole Salamander

Ambystoma talpoideum
Mabee's Salamander vs. Mole Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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