Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander vs. Eastern Red-backed Salamander

Young Gray-cheeked are small, plain and grey like a lead-backed Red-backed Salamander, under the same logs. A: Adults 3.5 to 5 in, stout in the Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander; adults 2.5 to 4 in, slim in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander. B: Plain slate-grey, never a red stripe in the Northern Gray-cheeked Salamander; often a red stripe (the lead-backed form is plain grey) in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander.

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