Cow Knob Salamander vs. Shenandoah Mountain Salamander
They share the same high slopes of Shenandoah Mountain, under the same rocks (Shenandoah Mountain records in 10 of the Cow Knob's 12 tenth-degree squares). A: Many white or yellowish spots on the back and a crowded row of bigger ones on each side in the Cow Knob Salamander; only fine, scattered whitish or brassy flecks in the Shenandoah Mountain Salamander. B: Shorter body for its legs (17 or 18 grooves along the side) in the Cow Knob Salamander; very long, thin body with short legs (21 or 22 trunk vertebrae) in the Shenandoah Mountain Salamander.
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