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Northern Slimy Salamander vs. Mole Salamander

A Slimy is slender and glossy black with bold white spots. A Mole Salamander is short and stout with a huge, broad head and bluish-white flecks. Mole Salamander has only two Indiana records.

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Northern Slimy Salamander

Plethodon glutinosus

Mole Salamander

Ambystoma talpoideum
Northern Slimy vs. Mole Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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