Northern Ravine Salamander vs. Northern Dusky Salamander

Both can be plain and dark. A Dusky has a pale line from behind the eye to the angle of the jaw, and hind legs much heavier than the front; it lives by streams and seeps. A Ravine has short, equal legs on a long thin body, fine silvery flecks, and lives on wooded slopes.

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