Cheat Mountain Salamander vs. Four-toed Salamander
Both are small, dark-looking salamanders under moss and logs in the high spruce forest (Four-toed records in 9 of the Cheat Mountain's 21 tenth-degree squares). A: Evenly dark grey in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; bright white with bold black spots in the Four-toed Salamander. B: Five toes in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; four toes in the Four-toed Salamander. C: Black with fine gold flecks in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; orange-brown to reddish-brown in the Four-toed Salamander.
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