Catahoula Spotted Dusky Salamander vs. Western Dwarf Salamander

Both are small brown salamanders of seeps and stream edges in the Piney Woods of eastern Texas and Louisiana. A: A pale line from the eye back to the angle of the jaw in the Catahoula Spotted Dusky Salamander; no pale line from the eye to the jaw; a dark stripe along each side in the Western Dwarf Salamander. B: Hind legs much stouter than the front legs in the Catahoula Spotted Dusky Salamander; slim legs; only four toes on each hind foot in the Western Dwarf Salamander. C: Up to 5 in, with a stout body in the Catahoula Spotted Dusky Salamander; tiny and slender: 2 to 3.5 in in the Western Dwarf Salamander. The Western Dwarf Salamander's belly is bright yellow; the dusky's is pale and speckled.

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