Red Salamander vs. Cave Salamander
Both are red-orange with black spots. A Red Salamander is stout, with a short tail, crowded irregular spots and a yellow eye. A Cave Salamander is slender with a long tail that it uses to grip, and fewer, rounder spots; it lives at cave mouths and limestone ledges.
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