Samwel Shasta Salamander vs. Shasta Black Salamander

Both live on the limestone and moist talus around Shasta Lake; their records overlap there. A: Brown or grey, mottled with tan, reddish or greenish in the Samwel Shasta Salamander; black, with few or no pale flecks (some flecked white) in the Shasta Black Salamander. B: Short and blunt in the Samwel Shasta Salamander; longer and round in the Shasta Black Salamander. C: Flat, the jaws not bulging in the Samwel Shasta Salamander; big and wide, the jaw muscles bulging behind the eyes in the Shasta Black Salamander. Young Shasta Black Salamanders have greenish or bronze flecks; look at the head and the tail.

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