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Mud Salamander vs. Cave Salamander

The Mud Salamander is stout and red to brownish, with a dark brown eye, a short rounded snout, a short tail and a few round black spots, well spaced. The Cave Salamander is slender and bright orange, with a long tail it uses to grip.

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Mud Salamander

Pseudotriton montanus

Cave Salamander

Eurycea lucifuga
Mud Salamander vs. Cave Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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