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Cheat Mountain Salamander vs. Wehrle's Salamander

Wehrle's lives at 64% of Cheat Mountain sites (Pauley 2022; records in 18 of its 21 tenth-degree squares). A: Fine gold and silvery flecks over the whole back; no row of spots on the sides in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; a row of white or yellowish spots low along each side in the Wehrle's Salamander. B: Dark, only a little lighter than the belly in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; pale, often white or blotched with white in the Wehrle's Salamander. C: Small: 3 to 4.75 in in the Cheat Mountain Salamander; big: 4 to 6.5 in in the Wehrle's Salamander.

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Cheat Mountain Salamander

Plethodon nettingi

Wehrle's Salamander

Plethodon wehrlei
Cheat Mountain Salamander vs. Wehrle's Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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