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Imitator Salamander vs. Seal Salamander

Both are duskies of the same Smokies streams and seeps. A: Round in the Imitator Salamander; keeled on top in the Seal Salamander. B: Dark brown to black, wavy light bands; often red cheeks in the Imitator Salamander; lighter brown with a bold net of dark worm-like lines in the Seal Salamander. C: Grey to dark in the Imitator Salamander; clean white in the Seal Salamander.

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Imitator Salamander

Desmognathus imitator

Seal Salamander

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

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