Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander vs. Northern Dusky Salamander
Both are keel-tailed brown duskies of the same streams in the north-east corner and Virginia. A: Heavy, with a big head; up to 7 in in the Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander; smaller, with a small head; up to about 5 in in the Northern Dusky Salamander. B: Small whitish dots along each side in the Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander; dull brown, any pattern faint; no rows of dots in the Northern Dusky Salamander. C: Black in adults in the Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander; pale, mottled grey-brown in the Northern Dusky Salamander.
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