Pygmy Salamander vs. Seepage Salamander
Both are tiny duskies with a coppery stripe; they meet in the Nantahala and Unicoi mountains. A: A dark herringbone (chevron) line down the middle of the stripe in the Pygmy Salamander; a dark Y behind the head running on down the back as a line or dots in the Seepage Salamander. B: No pale thigh spot; silvery sides in the Pygmy Salamander; a pale round spot on top of each thigh in the Seepage Salamander. C: Rough in the Pygmy Salamander; smooth in the Seepage Salamander.
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