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Scott Bar Salamander vs. Del Norte Salamander

Both are long, slim, short-legged woodland salamanders; their records touch in the Klamath Mountains. A: 17 to 18 (usually 17); a slightly stockier, shorter trunk in the Scott Bar Salamander; 18 to 20 (usually 19); a noticeably longer trunk in the Del Norte Salamander. B: Shorter toes, joined by webbing that reaches farther toward the tips (no open photo shows the toes clearly) in the Scott Bar Salamander; longer, thinner toes with little webbing (no open photo shows the toes clearly) in the Del Norte Salamander. C: Longer legs: a gap of 5.5 to 7.5 costal folds in the Scott Bar Salamander; shorter legs: a gap of 6.5 to 8.5 costal folds in the Del Norte Salamander. D: Dull, indistinct or heavily flecked: dark brownish-red to dull bronze, stippled slate and specked white or gold in the Scott Bar Salamander; usually broad and crisp, reddish-orange to chestnut (fading in old adults) in the Del Norte Salamander.

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Scott Bar Salamander

Plethodon asupak

Del Norte Salamander

Plethodon elongatus
Scott Bar Salamander vs. Del Norte Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

Photographs via iNaturalist under Creative Commons licences; the photographers are credited on the sheet.

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