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Red Salamander vs. Long-tailed Salamander

A Red Salamander is stout and red, crowded with irregular black spots, with a short tail and a yellow eye. A Long-tailed Salamander is slender and yellow to orange, and its tail is far longer — more than half its length — with the black spots running together into vertical bars.

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Red Salamander

Pseudotriton ruber

Long-tailed Salamander

Eurycea longicauda
Red Salamander vs. Long-tailed Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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