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Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander vs. Spotted Dusky Salamander

Both have a pale line from the eye to the jaw; they meet where the Smokies' streams leave the spruce-fir. A: Round all along, no keel in the Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander; keeled on top in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. B: Often a straight plain stripe in the Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander; six to eight pairs of golden or reddish spots in the Spotted Dusky Salamander. C: On the forest floor, far from water in the Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander; along streams and seeps in the Spotted Dusky Salamander.

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Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus adatsihi

Spotted Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus conanti
Cherokee Mountain Dusky Salamander vs. Spotted Dusky Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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