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Ocoee Salamander vs. Seal Salamander

Both have a pale line from the eye to the jaw and live along the same mountain streams; young Seals are mountain-dusky size. A: Round, with a small keel only near the tip in the Ocoee Salamander; flattened and keeled on top over most of its length in the Seal Salamander. B: Paired spots or plain, often reddish in the Ocoee Salamander; a bold net of dark worm-like lines on lighter brown in the Seal Salamander. C: Mottled grey or cream in the Ocoee Salamander; clean white, sharply set off from the sides in the Seal Salamander.

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Ocoee Salamander

Desmognathus ocoee

Seal Salamander

Desmognathus monticola
Ocoee Salamander vs. Seal Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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