Cheat Mountain Salamander vs. Northern Slimy Salamander

The Northern Slimy lives at 56% of Cheat Mountain sites (Pauley 2022; records in 20 of its 21 tenth-degree squares), and its young are Cheat Mountain-sized. A: Fine gold flecks, all small in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; bold white or brassy spots and blotches in the Northern Slimy Salamander. B: Slim; grown adults only 3 to 4.75 in in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; stout, with longer legs; up to 8 in in the Northern Slimy Salamander. C: Young look like small adults: fine flecks only in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; small young already carry white or brassy spots of mixed sizes in the Northern Slimy Salamander.

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