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Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander vs. Seal Salamander

Both have a pale line from the eye to the jaw and live along the same mountain streams; young Seals are mountain-dusky size. A: Round all along, no keel in the Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander; flattened and keeled on top over most of its length in the Seal Salamander. B: Usually a stripe, straight or wavy-edged in the Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander; a bold net of dark worm-like lines on lighter brown in the Seal Salamander. C: Mottled grey or cream in the Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander; clean white, sharply set off from the sides in the Seal Salamander.

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Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus orestes

Seal Salamander

Desmognathus monticola
Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander vs. Seal Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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