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Caddo Mountain Salamander vs. Southern Red-backed Salamander

Southern Red-backed Salamanders share the rocky Caddo Mountain slopes (records within 10 km of nearly every Caddo Mountain record); the plain grey form is small and dark too. A: Black with many tiny brassy flecks; no stripe in the Caddo Mountain Salamander; a red to orange stripe with finely saw-toothed edges (some are plain grey) in the Southern Red-backed Salamander. B: Dark grey belly; pale only on the chin and throat in the Caddo Mountain Salamander; salt-and-pepper: mottled black and white all along in the Southern Red-backed Salamander.

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Caddo Mountain Salamander

Plethodon caddoensis

Southern Red-backed Salamander

Plethodon serratus
Caddo Mountain Salamander vs. Southern Red-backed Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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