Olympic Torrent Salamander vs. Long-toed Salamander

Both live on the Olympic Peninsula (records overlap). A: Plain brown with few dark spots, no stripe in the Olympic Torrent Salamander; a yellow or green stripe on a black body in the Long-toed Salamander. B: Fine white flecks on the sides in the Olympic Torrent Salamander; the stripe often broken into yellow blotches in the Long-toed Salamander. The Long-toed breeds in ponds; the Olympic Torrent lives in ice-cold seeps and trickles.

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