Mud Salamander vs. Red 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 Red Salamander is built the same way but has a yellow eye and crowded spots that are crisp and sharply defined; the Mud Salamander's spots are fewer and less sharply defined.

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