Ocoee Salamander vs. Cumberland Dusky Salamander

Both are small mountain duskies of the Cumberland escarpment and Plateau gorges; they were one species until 2022. A: A modest keel on the end of the tail in the Ocoee Salamander; round all along, no keel at all in the Cumberland Dusky Salamander. B: Usually paired spots, not a solid stripe in the Ocoee Salamander; a stripe, spots or plain in the Cumberland Dusky Salamander. The Ocoee also has dark, horny toe tips; the Cumberland Dusky has none (seen only in the hand).

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