Shasta Salamander vs. Ensatina
Both are four-legged salamanders under rocks and in limestone talus around Shasta Lake; their records overlap there. A: Short and blunt, no narrowing where it joins the body in the Shasta Salamander; pinched in (narrower) where it joins the body in the Ensatina. B: Brown or grey, mottled with tan, reddish or greenish patches in the Shasta Salamander; plain orange-brown to reddish-brown in the Ensatina. C: Flat and broad, the eyes fairly small in the Shasta Salamander; rounded, with big bulging dark eyes in the Ensatina. Web-toed salamanders also have short, partly webbed toes and climb rock faces using the tail as a prop.
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