Many-ribbed Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
Both are slender brook salamanders of cave mouths and seeps in the Ozarks and Ouachitas (records share 5 one-degree squares). A: Yellow-brown to tan, with a dark band down each side in the Many-ribbed Salamander; bright orange to brick red with scattered round black spots in the Cave Salamander. The Cave Salamander also has a much longer tail, used to grip.
Open this comparison in Wildsight
Photographs via iNaturalist under Creative Commons licences; the photographers are credited on the sheet.
More comparisons
- Ouachita Dusky Salamander vs. Many-ribbed Salamander
- Ouachita Streambed Salamander vs. Many-ribbed Salamander
- Cave Salamander vs. Long-tailed Salamander
- Eastern Newt vs. Cave Salamander
- Red Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
- Midland Mud Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
- Spring Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
- Mud Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
- Dark-sided Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
- Northern Grotto Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
- Southern Grotto Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
Wildsight identifies the reptiles and amphibians of the United States. Every comparison