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Ouachita Dusky Salamander vs. Many-ribbed Salamander

Both are brownish salamanders of rocky Ouachita streams and seeps (records share 7 one-degree squares). A: A pale line from the back of the eye to the corner of the jaw in the Ouachita Dusky Salamander; no pale line from the eye to the jaw in the Many-ribbed Salamander. B: Large and stout (to 7 in), heavy-bodied, plain or faintly mottled brown in the Ouachita Dusky Salamander; small and slender (to 3.5 in), yellow-brown with a dark band down each side in the Many-ribbed Salamander. The dusky's hind legs are much thicker than the front legs and its tail is keeled (knife-edged) on top.

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Ouachita Dusky Salamander

Desmognathus brimleyorum

Many-ribbed Salamander

Eurycea multiplicata
Ouachita Dusky Salamander vs. Many-ribbed Salamander: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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