Hillis's Dwarf Salamander vs. Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamanders meet Hillis's along the swamps of the south; the two were one species until 2017. A: Light below the side line, without white flecks or bars in the Hillis's Dwarf Salamander; dark grey to black, broken by white flecks low on the sides in the Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander. B: Pale tail sides below the line in the Hillis's Dwarf Salamander; dark sides to the tail in the Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander. The Coastal Plain Dwarf is bigger (to 3.5 in, against 2.8) with dark specks on the chin; Hillis's underside is yellow, the Coastal Plain's silvery grey.
Open this comparison in Wildsight
Photographs via iNaturalist under Creative Commons licences; the photographers are credited on the sheet.
More comparisons
- Hillis's Dwarf Salamander vs. Southern Two-lined Salamander
- Hillis's Dwarf Salamander vs. Four-toed Salamander
- Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander vs. Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
- Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander vs. Southern Two-lined Salamander
- Bog Dwarf Salamander vs. Coastal Plain Dwarf Salamander
Wildsight identifies the reptiles and amphibians of the United States. Every comparison