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Three-lined Salamander vs. Western Dwarf Salamander

Western Dwarf Salamanders live under the same logs in the Florida Parishes (a record within 10 km of 123 of 138 Louisiana Three-lined records). A: A dark line down the middle of the back in the Three-lined Salamander; no middle line; a plain bronze back in the Western Dwarf Salamander. B: Five toes on each hind foot in the Three-lined Salamander; only four toes on each hind foot in the Western Dwarf Salamander. C: Long: 4 to 7.9 in in the Three-lined Salamander; tiny: 2 to 3.5 in in the Western Dwarf Salamander.

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Three-lined Salamander

Eurycea guttolineata

Western Dwarf Salamander

Eurycea paludicola
Three-lined Salamander vs. Western Dwarf Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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