Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander vs. Pygmy Salamander
Both live under moss and logs in the high spruce-fir of the Smokies, and both can have a coppery stripe. A: Up to about 3.5 in in the Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander; under 2 in: tiny in the Pygmy Salamander. B: A plain, straight stripe in the Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander; a dark herringbone (chevron) line down the middle of the stripe in the Pygmy Salamander. C: Plain eyelids in the Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander; bronze eyelids and silvery sides in the Pygmy Salamander.
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