They have russet coats, with greyish-black legs and backs, and white underbellies. They have rufous coats, lighter on their underbellies and darker on their backs. African clawless otters have thick, smooth fur with almost silky underbellies. Patzcuaro salamanders are usually yellowish in color, with a lighter shade on their underbellies. Using their underbellies, they burrow downward into the soil about . Females are golden-brown with white underbellies and no horns. They have light underbellies and black eyes. There is no specific pattern to what the underbellies may look like, for either sex. Their underbellies are mostly white, and their feet are orange. Their underbellies are grey, with the hairs ending in a white tip.