Can anyone help me identify what subspecies this is?

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A few weeks ago i adopted this guy from some owners who had caught him in South Colorado and kept him for a few years. They didn’t feel like he could survive in the wild again so I took him. I was just curious, can anyone tell me what subspecies he is?
 

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It is a barred tiger salamander, also known as the western tiger salamander. Fun fact- (Ambystoma mavortium) was designated the official state amphibian of Colorado in 2012.
 
I wasn't sure of the exact subspecies of my two until I found out that there are two subspecies here in Alberta. The barred tiger and the grey tiger. Both of mine are the Barred Tiger variety
I live just along the northern range of the Barred tiger (In Edmonton). IMG_9350.JPGDQNL9038.JPG
 
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