Carolina Swamp Dusky Salamander vs. Many-lined Salamander

Both are small, dark salamanders in the muck and sphagnum of coastal plain swamps. A: One or two rows of tiny pale porthole spots along each side in the Carolina Swamp Dusky Salamander; fine dark and light lines along the lower sides in the Many-lined Salamander. B: A pale line, often bright yellow-orange, from the eye to the jaw in the Carolina Swamp Dusky Salamander; a small, flat head with no eye-to-jaw line in the Many-lined Salamander. The Many-lined has a short, finned tail and a yellowish belly with dark flecks; the swamp dusky a thick tail with a weak keel.

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