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Foothills Dusky Salamander vs. Seal Salamander

Seal Salamanders share the Foothills Dusky's headwater streams in Henderson, Polk and Buncombe counties. A: Frosted, lichen-like sides ending sharply at a darker, plain or blotched back ('two-tone') in the Foothills Dusky Salamander; a bold net of dark, worm-like lines on lighter brown in the Seal Salamander. The Foothills Dusky is small and slender with a long, round, tapering tail; the Seal stout, with a sharply keeled tail and a clean white belly.

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Foothills Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus anicetus

Seal Salamander

Desmognathus monticola
Foothills Dusky Salamander vs. Seal Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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