Tehachapi Slender Salamander vs. Southern California Slender Salamander

Both are stout, broad-headed slender salamanders; their records touch where the Tehachapi Mountains meet the Transverse Ranges. A: Brown with a patchy bronze or reddish wash in the Tehachapi Slender Salamander; brown or grey, finely speckled silver in the Southern California Slender Salamander. B: Pale grey with dark specks (no open photo shows it) in the Tehachapi Slender Salamander; pale, with dark specks in the Southern California Slender Salamander. Very alike; range decides.

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