Cheat Mountain Salamander vs. Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander

The Allegheny Mountain Dusky lives at 79% of Cheat Mountain sites, often under the same rock (Pauley 2022; records in all 21 of its tenth-degree squares). A: No pale line from the eye to the jaw in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; a pale line from the eye to the angle of the jaw in the Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander. B: Black with fine gold flecks; no stripe in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; usually a straight-edged tan, yellow or reddish stripe in the Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander.

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