West Virginia Spring Salamander vs. Spring Salamander

Spring Salamanders live in the same cave stream, their larvae have gills too, and the two sometimes cross (Campbell Grant et al. 2022). A: Tiny eyes for its size; big larvae barely react to sight in the West Virginia Spring Salamander; normal-sized eyes in the Spring Salamander. B: Pale pinkish-tan, with a faint darker net and small pale spots in the West Virginia Spring Salamander; darker brownish, mottled in the Spring Salamander. C: Larvae grow past 4 in from snout to vent before they change in the West Virginia Spring Salamander; larvae rarely past 3 in from snout to vent in the Spring Salamander. D: Faint or missing on the pale skin in the West Virginia Spring Salamander; grown animals: a clear pale line, edged in dark, from the eye to the nostril in the Spring Salamander.

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