Chattooga Dusky Salamander vs. Spotted Dusky Salamander

Spotted Duskies live along the same Savannah and Little Tennessee headwaters; both carry paired spots down the back. A: Paired spots run together into a wavy band with dark edges, white flecks above in the Chattooga Dusky Salamander; six to eight pairs of separate golden or reddish spots in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. B: Tail mostly round; hind legs only a little bigger than the front in the Chattooga Dusky Salamander; a keeled tail; heavy hind legs in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. Place helps: the Chattooga Dusky lives between the Tuckasegee and Little Tennessee and in the Savannah headwaters.

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