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Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander vs. Black-bellied Slender Salamander

Their ranges meet in southern Monterey and northern San Luis Obispo counties; their records touch there. A: Fairly stout in the Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander; very slim in the Black-bellied Slender Salamander. B: Broader in the Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander; small and narrow in the Black-bellied Slender Salamander. Range decides where they meet: the Santa Lucia Mountains (Santa Lucia) vs the southern Coast Ranges and the south (Black-bellied).

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Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps luciae

Black-bellied Slender Salamander

Batrachoseps nigriventris
Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander vs. Black-bellied Slender Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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