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Patch-nosed Salamander vs. Seepage Salamander

Seepage Salamanders are the other tiny salamander of the same foothill seeps. A: Two dark stripes on a yellow back (males); no Y-mark in the Patch-nosed Salamander; a dark Y behind the head running on down the back in the Seepage Salamander. B: Bright yellow (males) to yellowish-brown in the Patch-nosed Salamander; a wavy yellowish to reddish-brown stripe on a darker body in the Seepage Salamander. Look at the snout: only the Patch-nosed has the pale patch on its tip. The Seepage Salamander has a pale spot on each thigh.

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Patch-nosed Salamander

Urspelerpes brucei

Seepage Salamander

Desmognathus aeneus
Patch-nosed Salamander vs. Seepage Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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