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Ensatina Salamanders Are Heading For a Family Split

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Ensatina Salamanders Are Heading For a Family Split

Season 7 Episode 12 | 4m 38s | CC

Ensatinas are a sprawling group of colorful salamanders, each one with different strategies for avoiding predators, from bold warning colors to confusing camouflage. Their diverse family tree offers us a rare snapshot of millions of years of evolution – how one species becomes many.

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