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Sierra Newt vs. Rough-skinned Newt

Both live in the northern Sierra Nevada and the southern Cascades; their records overlap there. A: Big eyes that bulge past the outline of the head in the Sierra Newt; small eyes set inside the outline of the head in the Rough-skinned Newt. B: A pale lower eyelid in the Sierra Newt; a dark lower eyelid, the same colour as the back in the Rough-skinned Newt.

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Sierra Newt

Taricha sierrae

Rough-skinned Newt

Taricha granulosa
Sierra Newt vs. Rough-skinned Newt: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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