Van Dyke's Salamander vs. Columbia Torrent Salamander

Both live in seeps and splash zones along cold streams (records overlap). A: A broad stripe down the back in the Van Dyke's Salamander; plain olive with few dark spots, no stripe in the Columbia Torrent Salamander. B: A long body, a big head in the Van Dyke's Salamander; small and stout with big bulging eyes and a short tail in the Columbia Torrent Salamander. C: Pale yellow throat; the belly dark in the Van Dyke's Salamander; bright yellow-orange belly in the Columbia Torrent Salamander. Torrent salamanders live right in ice-cold trickles. Van Dyke's usually has 14 grooves along the side; counted in hand, not shown.

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