Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander vs. Northern Shovel-nosed Salamander

Both are big, dark duskies of fast streams in the far north-east corner and Virginia. A: A big, deep, rounded head in the Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander; a small, flat, wedge-shaped head with big bulging eyes in the Northern Shovel-nosed Salamander. B: Small whitish dots along each side in the Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander; two rows of yellowish mottled blotches on the back instead in the Northern Shovel-nosed Salamander. C: Black in adults in the Kanawha Blackbelly Salamander; dark grey, often paler down the middle in the Northern Shovel-nosed Salamander.

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