Carolina Sandhills Salamander vs. Mud Salamander

Mud Salamanders share the Sandhills' seepage runs and blackwater streamheads; both are orange-red with black spots. A: Slim, with a narrow head and long slender body; the tail about half its length in the Carolina Sandhills Salamander; stout, with a short snout and a short tail in the Mud Salamander. B: Small, scattered black dots, often a row along each side in the Carolina Sandhills Salamander; bigger, round black spots, well spaced over the back and sides in the Mud Salamander. The Mud Salamander's eye is brown; it grows much bigger, to about 7 in.

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