San Gabriel Slender Salamander vs. Black-bellied Slender Salamander

Both live in the San Gabriel Mountains; their records overlap there. A: Black, with silvery and coppery flecks, thickest on the head in the San Gabriel Slender Salamander; dark, with a faint tan or reddish stripe or none in the Black-bellied Slender Salamander. B: A fairly broad head and longer legs in the San Gabriel Slender Salamander; a narrow head and tiny legs in the Black-bellied Slender Salamander. C: Black (no open photo shows it) in the San Gabriel Slender Salamander; black, with fine white specks in the Black-bellied Slender Salamander. The San Gabriel Slender Salamander lives in high talus and canyon forest; the Black-bellied mostly lower down.

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