Georgia Blind Salamander vs. Three-lined Salamander
Three-lined Salamanders and their gilled larvae live in the same Dougherty Plain springs and cave mouths. A: Pinkish white, almost no colour in the Georgia Blind Salamander; yellow to tan with a dark line down the middle of the back in the Three-lined Salamander. B: Red, feathery gills kept for life in the Georgia Blind Salamander; broad dark bands along the sides; no gills in adults in the Three-lined Salamander. Look at the head: the Georgia Blind Salamander has no eyes at all. Three-lined larvae in springs have eyes and are pigmented.
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