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Wintu Shasta Salamander vs. Ensatina

Both live under rocks and in talus around Shasta Lake; their records overlap there. A: Short and blunt, no narrowing where it joins the body in the Wintu Shasta Salamander; pinched in (narrower) where it joins the body in the Ensatina. B: Short toes joined by webbing in the Wintu Shasta Salamander; long, free toes in the Ensatina. C: Flat and broad, the eyes fairly small in the Wintu Shasta Salamander; rounded, with big bulging dark eyes in the Ensatina.

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Wintu Shasta Salamander

Hydromantes wintu

Ensatina

Ensatina eschscholtzii
Wintu Shasta Salamander vs. Ensatina: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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