Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander vs. California Slender Salamander

The two meet in northern Monterey County; their records touch there. Range is the surest guide. A: Fairly stout for a slender salamander in the Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander; very slim and worm-like, with tiny legs in the California Slender Salamander. B: A reddish or brown stripe, often with fine white flecks in the Santa Lucia Mountains Slender Salamander; dark, with a faint stripe or none in the California Slender Salamander. Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur: Santa Lucia; Santa Cruz Mountains and north: California Slender.

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