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Van Dyke's Salamander vs. Dunn's Salamander

Both live on wet rock along cold streams in the Willapa Hills (records overlap). A: Pale yellow throat in the Van Dyke's Salamander; slate grey, no yellow in the Dunn's Salamander. B: A broad yellow, tan or reddish stripe in the Van Dyke's Salamander; an uneven olive stripe, its edges flecked with dark in the Dunn's Salamander. C: The stripe runs onto the tail in the Van Dyke's Salamander; the stripe fades out; the tail tip is dark in the Dunn's Salamander. Van Dyke's usually has 14 grooves along the side; counted in hand, not shown. Dunn's has 15.

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Van Dyke's Salamander

Plethodon vandykei

Dunn's Salamander

Plethodon dunni
Van Dyke's Salamander vs. Dunn's Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

Photographs via iNaturalist under Creative Commons licences; the photographers are credited on the sheet.

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