Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander vs. Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander
Both are big, dark duskies of the same fast, rocky streams in the Smokies. A: A big, deep, rounded head in the Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander; a small, flat, wedge-shaped head with big bulging eyes in the Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander. B: Two rows of small whitish dots along each side in the Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander; no rows of small dots: muddled pale blotches in the Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander. C: Jet black in adults in the Cherokee Blackbelly Salamander; dark grey, often paler down the middle in the Central Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander.
Open this comparison in WildsightCherokee Blackbelly Salamander
Desmognathus gvnigeusgwotliCentral Shovel-nosed Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus intermedius
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