San Simeon Slender Salamander vs. Lesser Slender Salamander

Both live in the Santa Lucia Range of San Luis Obispo County; their records touch there. A: Moderate: body 38 to 46 mm, up to 100 to 115 mm with the tail in the San Simeon Slender Salamander; dwarf: body rarely over 30 to 35 mm, usually under 75 mm with the tail in the Lesser Slender Salamander. B: Normal head and body thickness for a coastal slender salamander in the San Simeon Slender Salamander; very narrow head; a tiny, thread-like body in the Lesser Slender Salamander.

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