Taricha torosa or granulosa?

[ester]

Sold in the pet trade as T. granulosa:

I bought 3 of these about a month ago. They look different from the 2 I already had. The following things are noticeable:
- their tails are shorter
- their eyes are more frog like protruding
- the toes on their hind feet are more developed
- all three left the water
- there are more pronounced black spots in the yellow part of their skin.

 

[pin-pin]

Hi Ester,

Congrats on getting more Tarichas.

From only the photos and your description (I don't think the eyes protrude very much), they still have more T. granulosa characteristics than T. torosa.

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[uwe]

Hi Ester,

there is no (or only a very slight chanche) to distinguish these species in adult stage. But the chances for T.granulosa are >99%.

Uwe